Andrew Macdonald Baker (born 8 October 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays for Fleetwood Town, as a centre-back.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Andrew Macdonald Baker[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-10-08) 8 October 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Cheshire, England | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fleetwood Town | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2017 | Manchester City | ||
| 2017–2019 | Crewe Alexandra | ||
| 2019–2021 | Oldham Athletic | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | FC United of Manchester | 20 | (1) |
| 2022– | Fleetwood Town | 10 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:56, 24 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Baker was born in Cheshire but attended Manchester Grammar School.[2] Whilst at the school, he was called up in November 2019 to the England Independent Schools Under-18 age group matches against Wales Colleges and England Colleges.[3] He started his youth career in the Academy at Manchester City where he played for ten years from the under-4 to under-14 level, winning the Premier League Championship three times.[2] He subsequently spent two years in the youth team at Crewe Alexandra before signing a two-year scholarship at EFL League Two side Oldham Athletic.[2] In May 2021, it was announced that he would not be offered a professional contract at Oldham and that he would be released at the end of his scholarship.[4]
He dropped down to Non-League when he signed for Northern Premier League Premier Division side FC United of Manchester for the 2021–22 campaign, following a trial during pre-season.[5] As the club only trained part-time, he also worked as an IT Consultant.[6] He was an ever-present in the backline going onto make twenty-seven appearances in all competitions, scoring one goal in a 3–1 win over Witton Albion.[5]
On 4 January 2022, he signed for EFL League One side Fleetwood Town on a deal until the summer of 2023, with the club holding an option for another one-year extension.[5] Upon signing, he was immediately placed into the Development Squad.[5] On 23 August 2022, he made his professional debut at the age of 19, when he started in the 1–0 EFL Cup second round defeat at home to Premier League side Everton.[6] On 3rd September he made his League One Debut against Wycombe Wanders in a 1-1 Draw.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC United of Manchester | 2021–22[7] | NPL Premier Division | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 27 | 1 | |
| Fleetwood Town | 2022–23[8] | League One | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Career total | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Fleetwood Town F.C. – current squad | |
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