Lewis Baker (footballer)

Lewis Baker
Baker with Fortuna Düsseldorf in 2019
Personal information
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
Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Stoke City)
Number 42
Youth career
2004–2005 Luton Town[4]
2005–2014 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2022 Chelsea 0 (0)
2015Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 4 (0)
2015Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 12 (3)
2015–2017Vitesse (loan) 64 (15)
2017–2018Middlesbrough (loan) 12 (1)
2018–2019Leeds United (loan) 11 (0)
2019Reading (loan) 19 (1)
2019–2020Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) 8 (0)
2020–2021Trabzonspor (loan) 34 (2)
2022– Stoke City 86 (18)
2024–Blackburn Rovers (loan) 1 (0)
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 13:42, 10 August 2024 (UTC)

Lewis Renard Baker (born 25 April 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on loan from Stoke City.

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.

  1. ^ "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Lewis Baker player profile". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Lewis Baker". Stoke City F.C. Archived from the original on 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  4. ^ "Striker, 9, joins league leaders". BBC. 2 March 2005. Retrieved 10 June 2016.