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Ash Baker
Personal information
Full name Ashley Thomas Baker[1]
Date of birth (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth Bridgend, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Right Back
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 2
Youth career
–2017 Cardiff City
2017–2018 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Sheffield Wednesday 12 (0)
2020– Newport County 7 (0)
International career‡
Wales U19 1 (0)
2018– Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:45, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Ashley Thomas Baker (born 30 October 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Newport County. He is a Wales Under-21 international.

Club career

Sheffield Wednesday

Born in Bridgend, Baker began his career as a youth player with Cardiff City at under-14 level.[3] He was released by the club in January 2017,[4] signing his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in the same month.[5]

In May 2018, he made his first team debut for the club, starting at right-back as Wednesday beat Norwich City in the final Football League Championship match of the season. [6]

Newport County

On 13 January 2020, Baker signed for League Two club Newport County on a one-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[7] He made his debut for Newport on 18 January 2020, starting in a 2–0 league win against Swindon Town.[8] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 2-1 FA Cup First Round win against Leyton Orient on 7 November 2020.[9]

International career

Having earned one cap for Wales at under-19 level,[10] Baker made his debut for the under-21 side on 7 September 2018, in a 2–1 victory over Liechtenstein.[11]

Career statistics

As of 19 September 2020
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield Wednesday
2017–18[12] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19[13] Championship 11 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
2019–20[14] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 12 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 0
Newport County 2019–20[14] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2020–21[15] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
Career total 17 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 19 0

References

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Newport County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 45. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Ash Baker". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ Terry Phillips (20 May 2015). "Cardiff City's 20 best players under 20: The hottest young talent the Bluebirds fans should keep an eye out for". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Defender joins Owls Under-23 squad". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Defender joins Owls Under-23 squad". www.swfc.co.uk. 6 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Report: Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Norwich City". www.bbc.co.uk. 6 May 2018.
  7. ^ "County Sign Welsh Defender Ashley Baker on Permanent Transfer from Sheffield Wednesday". Newport County Official Site. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ^ "Newport County 2–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ Baker first goal for Newport
  10. ^ Howson, Dom (5 September 2018). "Ash Baker on his Wales Under-21 call-up and the Owls' start to the season". The Star. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  11. ^ Howson, Dom (7 September 2018). "Ash Baker wins his first Wales Under-21 cap in Euro qualifier". The Star. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Games played by Ash Baker in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  13. ^ "Games played by Ash Baker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  14. ^ a b "Games played by Ash Baker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  15. ^ "Games played by Ash Baker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
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