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Elkan William Tio Baggott (born 23 October 2002) is an Indonesian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for League Two club Gillingham, on loan from League One club Ipswich Town, and the Indonesia national team.

Elkan Baggott

Personal information
Full name	Elkan William Tio Baggott[1]
Date of birth	(2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 20)
Place of birth	Bangkok, Thailand
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.94 m)[2]
Position(s)	Centre-back
Club information
Current team	Gillingham (on loan from Ipswich Town)
Number	23
Youth career
2016–2022	Ipswich Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Ipswich Town	2	(0)
2021	→ King's Lynn Town (loan)	7	(0)
2022–	→ Gillingham (loan)	16	(2)
National team‡
2020	Indonesia U19	2	(0)
2021–	Indonesia	12	(2)
Honours Men's football Representing  Indonesia AFF Championship Runner-up 2020 Singapore Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:08, 19 November 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:10, 27 September 2022 (UTC+7)

Born in Thailand and raised in England, Baggott represents his mother's country of Indonesia, where he first learned to play football as a child.[3]

Early life

Baggott was born in Bangkok, Thailand, to an Indonesian mother and an English father and chose to represent Indonesia internationally.[4][5] Baggott attended the British School Jakarta in 2008. He learned to play football at the Soccer School Jakarta and was appointed as captain for his British International School squad. His family eventually decided to settle in England in 2011.[6]

Club career

Ipswich Town

Having joined Ipswich Town on a two-year scholarship in 2019,[7] Baggott made his senior debut for the club on 6 October 2020, in a 2–0 victory over Gillingham in the EFL Trophy.[6] On 28 January 2021, Baggott penned his first professional contract with Ipswich, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option of an additional year's extension.[8] On 16 April 2022, he became the first Indonesian player to play in an English professional league when he appeared for Ipswich Town in an EFL League One match against Rotherham United.[9] Baggott signed a new three-year deal with the club in June 2022.[10]

King's Lynn Town (loan)

On 22 March 2021, Baggott joined National League side King's Lynn Town on a youth loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season.[11][12] He made his debut for the club on 23 March 2021, playing 90 minutes in a 3–0 loss to Altrincham.[13]

Gillingham (loan)

On 8 July 2022, Baggott joined League Two club Gillingham on a season-long loan deal.[14] He made his league debut for the club on 30 July 2022 in a 2–0 away loss to AFC Wimbledon.[15] On 15 October 2022, Baggot scored his first goal for Gillingham against Stevenage.[16]

International career

Baggott has played for Indonesia at the under-19 level.[17] He won his first cap for the under-19 team on 11 October 2020 in a friendly against North Macedonia U19.[18] He received a call to join the senior Indonesian national football team in May 2021 but rejected it due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.[19]

On 22 October 2021, the Chief of PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan, stated that Baggott had refused to play for Indonesia after rejecting multiple call-ups.[20] Baggott immediately sent a letter to PSSI explaining his absence and his willingness to accept the next call-up, citing the fact that the COVID-19 situation in the United Kingdom and Indonesia have been much better. Iriawan openly accepted his explanation three days later.[21][22]

On 16 November 2021, he made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Afghanistan. He played for 68 minutes and was substituted by Victor Igbonefo due to a concussion head injury, which resulted in an England Football Association mandatory 14 day 'no footballing activity' recuperation period. Elkan was cleared to play again on 2 December 2021, after a neurological MRI scan concluded no lasting damage.[23] On 12 December 2021, Elkan made his senior team competitive debut against Laos in the AFF Suzuki Cup, played in Singapore. Indonesia won the match 5–1.[24] He scored his first goal for the national team on 19 December 2021, netting a header for the last goal of a 4–1 win against Malaysia.[25]

Baggott again represented the senior national team at an AFC Finals qualification competition in Kuwait from 8 to 14 June. Baggott played in all 3 matches versus Kuwait (won 2-1), Jordan (lost 1-0) and Nepal (won 7-0). This performance helped Indonesia secure qualification for the Asian Cup being played in the summer of 2023. Baggott scored his 2nd international goal in the 7-0 win over Nepal.[26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 November 2022[27]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other[lower-alpha 1]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Ipswich Town	2020–21[28]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	2021–22[29]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0
King's Lynn Town (loan)	2020–21[28]	National League	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	7	0
Gillingham (loan)	2022–23[30]	League Two	16	2	2	0	3	0	3	0	24	2
Career total			25	2	2	0	3	0	4	0	34	2

International

As of match played 27 September 2022

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Indonesia	2021	6	1
	2022	6	1
Total		12	2

As of match played 14 June 2022. Indonesia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Baggott goal.

List of international goals scored by Elkan Baggott

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	19 December 2021	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Malaysia	4–1	4–1	2020 AFF Championship
2	14 June 2022	Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait	Nepal	5–0	7–0	2023 AFC Asian Cup Qualification

Honours

Indonesia

• AFF Championship runner-up: 2020[31]

References

External links

• Elkan Baggott at Ipswich Town
• Elkan Baggott at Soccerbase
• Elkan Baggott at PSSI

На других языках

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- [en] Elkan Baggott

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[fr] Elkan Baggott

Elkan Baggott, né le 23 octobre 2002 à Bangkok en Thaïlande, est un footballeur international indonésien. Il joue au poste de défenseur à Gillingham en prêt d'Ipswich Town.

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