Personal information | |||
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Full name | Matthew Baker[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 February 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Kent, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2021 | Gillingham | ||
2021–2022 | Stoke City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Stoke City | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Newport County (loan) | 18 | (0) |
2023–2024 | → Newport County (loan) | 32 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Wales U17 | |||
Wales U19 | |||
2023– | Wales U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:54, 27 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:10, 22 March 2024 (UTC) |
Matthew Baker (born 6 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Stoke City[2] and the Wales under-21 national team.
Baker progressed through the Gillingham youth system and signed for Stoke City in June 2021.[3][4] He moved on loan to Newport County in January 2023 for the remainder of the 2022–23 season.[5][6][7][8] He made his Football League debut for Newport on 14 February 2023 in the League Two 2–2 draw against Stevenage.[9] Baker made 18 appearances for Newport helping them finish in 15th position.[10] In September 2023 Baker re-joined Newport County on loan for the 2023–24 season.[11] Baker made 39 appearances for the Exiles as they finished in 18th position.[12][13]
Baker is from Kent and qualifies for Wales through his mother who was born in Narberth, Pembrokeshire.[14] He is a Wales youth international and captained them at under-19 level.[15] On 26 March 2023 Baker made his Wales under-21 debut in the starting line-up for the 3–0 friendly match win against Scotland under-21 in Spain.[16]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Stoke City | 2022–23[10] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24[12] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Newport County (loan) | 2022–23[10] | League Two | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
Newport County (loan) | 2023–24[12] | League Two | 32 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 0 |
Career total | 50 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0 |