By Aston Villa FC

Aston Villa is pleased to announce Lamare Bogarde has signed a new long-term contract with the Club.

The Netherlands youth international has been at Villa since he was 16 and was part of the side who won the 2020/21 FA Youth Cup.

Bogarde joins the likes of fellow Academy products Jacob Ramsey and Tim Iroegbunam in penning a new contract with the Club.

Comfortable operating at both centre-half and as a holding midfielder, Bogarde has also trained with the first team on a number of occasions alongside other Academy graduates, three of whom have played a key role in helping England’s Under-19s reach tonight’s final of the UEFA EURO U19 Championships.

Academy Manager Mark Harrison said: “It’s fantastic to see Lamare commit his future to Aston Villa.

“We have been really pleased with the progress he has made and we see a lot of potential in him for the future.

“We are all looking forward to seeing how he develops.”

Lamare Bogarde