Jose Baxter

Jose Baxter

Personal information
Full name	Jose Baxter
Date of birth	7 February 1992 (1992-02-07)
Place of birth	Bootle, Liverpool, England
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Everton
Number	37
Youth career
1998–2008	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2008–	Everton	6	(0)
2011–2012	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	14	(3)
National team‡
2006–2008	England U16	8	(3)
2008	England U17	3	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 January 2012 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:13, 30 November 2008 (UTC)

Jose Baxter (born 7 February 1992) is an English footballer who plays for Everton as a striker. He has represented England youth teams at every age group up to Under-17's.

Club career

Born in Bootle, Baxter joined Everton as a six year old.^{[citation needed]} He remained as an Everton youth player until 2008 when he trained with the first-team squad on tours to Switzerland and the United States two months after leaving school.

Baxter made his professional début for the club on the opening day of the 2008–09 season coming on as a substitute in a home game against Blackburn Rovers, becoming Everton's youngest ever senior player in the process, aged 16 years and 191 days, beating the record previously held by team-mate James Vaughan.

Baxter was named in the Everton starting line up to play West Bromwich Albion at The Hawthorns, becoming the youngest Everton player ever to start a game In March 2009 he signed a new two-and-a-half-year contract with Everton. Baxter remained in the squad in the starting line up and in making many substitute appearances in 2009-10 season. He also made the first team at Goodison Park against BATE Borisov in the Europa League.

He joined Tranmere Rovers on loan in September 2011 and went on to score on his début against Preston North End. The loan was extended several times until January 2012, when Everton recalled Baxter.

International career

Baxter has represented England at both U16 and U17 levels.^{[citation needed]} He played in the first two games of the 2009 Under 17 European Championships but missed the third after picking up two yellow cards.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

As of 8 January 2012

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Everton	2008–09	3	0	1	0	-		-		4	0
	2009–10	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	7	0
	2010–11	1	0	0	0	1	0	-		2	0
Tranmere Rovers	2011–12	14	3	0	0	0	0	1*	0	15	3
Everton	2011–12	0	0	0	0	1	0	-		1	0
Tranmere total		14	3	0	0	0	0	1*	0	15	3
Everton total		6	0	1	0	2	0	5	0	14	0
Career total		20	3	1	0	2	0	6	0	29	3

• 1 game in JP Trophy with Tranmere

Style of Play

He has been noted as a player of immense natural talent as he can play as a forward or in midfield.

Honours

England U-16

• Victory Shield
  • Winner: 2006, 2007
• Tournoi de Montaigu
  • Winner: 2008

Personal life

Baxter was one of three men arrested in October 2009 in Kirkby on suspicion of possession of cannabis with intent to supply and on suspicion of possessing counterfeit money.

External links

• Jose Baxter career stats at Soccerbase
• Premier League profile
• Everton profile