Lewis Baker (footballer)
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Lewis Renard Baker (born 25 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Stoke City.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lewis Renard Baker[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-04-25) 25 April 1995 (age 29)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Luton, England[2] | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.82 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Stoke City | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Luton Town[4] | ||
2005–2014 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2022 | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2015 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2015 | → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2015–2017 | → Vitesse (loan) | 64 | (15) |
2017–2018 | → Middlesbrough (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2018–2019 | → Leeds United (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2019 | → Reading (loan) | 19 | (1) |
2019–2020 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Trabzonspor (loan) | 34 | (2) |
2022– | Stoke City | 85 | (17) |
International career | |||
2011 | England U17 | 7 | (1) |
2013–2014 | England U19 | 14 | (9) |
2014–2015 | England U20 | 7 | (1) |
2015–2017 | England U21 | 17 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:50, 27 April 2024 (UTC) |
Baker joined Chelsea from Luton Town at a young age progressing through the youth teams, making his first team debut in January 2014. He gained experience out on loan at Sheffield Wednesday and Milton Keynes Dons before spending a two year loan at Dutch club Vitesse. Baker continued to go out on loan playing for Middlesbrough, Leeds United, Reading, German side Fortuna Düsseldorf and Turkish club Trabzonspor. After briefly returning to the Chelsea first team in January 2022, Baker signed for Stoke City on a permanent basis.