Lamare Trenton Chansey Bogarde (born 5 January 2004) is a Dutch

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who plays as a defender or

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for EFL League One club

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, on loan from

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club Aston Villa. He is youth international for the Netherlands, having played at under-15, under-16, and under-18 levels. Bogarde started his football career in the

Feyenoord Feyenoord Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club (association football), football club in Rotterdam, which plays in the Eredivisie, the top tier in Dutch football. Founded as Wilhelmina in 1908, the club changed to various names bef ...

academy, before signing on for the

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in 2020.

Early life

Bogarde was born in

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Club career

Bogarde joined Aston Villa from

's academy in September 2020. He was named in the Aston Villa starting line-up for his senior debut on 8 January 2021 in an

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third round tie against

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. On 12 January 2021, after impressing in his debut, Bogarde was given his first professional contract at Aston Villa. On 24 May 2021, Bogarde was part of the Aston Villa U18s team that won the FA Youth Cup, beating Liverpool U18s 2–1 in the final. On 1 July 2022, Bogarde signed a new, long-term contract with Aston Villa. In the same summer, Bogarde was part of a first team squad for a pre-season tour of Australia. On 31 January 2023, Bogarde joined EFL League One club

on loan for the remainder of the season. On 4 February, Bogarde made his

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debut as a late substitute in a 2–0 defeat to

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Personal life

Born in the Netherlands, Bogarde is of Surinamese descent. He is the brother of

Melayro Bogarde Melayro Chakewno Jalaino Bogarde (born 28 May 2002) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a centre-back for German club TSG Hoffenheim. Club career Bogarde joined the youth team of TSG Hoffenheim from the Feyenoord Academy in 2018. On 30 May 202 ...

and the nephew of

Winston Bogarde Winston Lloyd Bogarde (born 22 October 1970) is a Dutch retired professional footballer, and was the assistant coach at Ajax. He was known for his physical strength, and played mostly as a central defender although he could occasionally play as ...

, both professional footballers.

Career statistics

Honours

Aston Villa U18s * FA Youth Cup:

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References

2004 births Living people Dutch sportspeople of Surinamese descent Dutch footballers Association football midfielders Netherlands youth international footballers Feyenoord players Aston Villa F.C. players Dutch expatriate footballers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate footballers in England {{Netherlands-footy-midfielder-stub Bristol Rovers F.C. players English Football League players