Ava Baker
 Baker training with Birmingham City in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ava Ann Louise Baker | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | England, | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield United (on loan from Birmingham City) | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2022 | Leicester City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | Leicester City | 19 | (1) |
| 2024– | Birmingham City | 19 | (1) |
| 2026 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Sheffield United (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | England U17 | 13 | (10) |
| 2023– | England U19 | 21 | (8) |
| 2025– | England U20 | 2 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:33, 30 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:59, 21 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Ava Ann Louise Baker (born 9 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 club Sheffield United, on loan from Birmingham City, and the England under-20 national team.
Club career
Baker is a product of the Leicester City academy and on 12 January 2022 she made her senior debut as a starter against Manchester City in the FA Women's League Cup just three days after turning sixteen. She made her Women's FA Cup debut later that month, coming on as a substitute during a win against Tottenham Hotspur, before making her FA Women's Super League debut against Reading on 1 May 2022.
She also holds the record as the Foxes' youngest ever goalscorer, when she scored in Leicester's 5–0 League Cup victory against Sunderland on 11 January 2023, two days after her 17th birthday. On 27 May 2023, she scored her first WSL goal for the club in a 1–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion, which saved the club from relegation.
On 24 June 2024, Baker was announced at Birmingham City.
On 29 January 2026, Ipswich Town announced that Baker had signed on loan for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
On 3 September 2026, Baker was announced at Sheffield United on loan.
International career
Baker has been capped by England at up to under-19 level, making her debut for the England under-17s against France on 24 March 2022, before a first goal against Poland.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 January 2026
| Club | Season | League | League Cup | FA Cup | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leicester City | 2021-2022 | Women's Super League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022-2023 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 2 | ||
| 2023-2024 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2024-2025 | Women's Super League 2 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| 2025-2026 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| Ipswich Town (loan) | 2025-2026 | |||||||||
| Career total | 38 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 55 | 5 | ||
References
- ↑ "Football Agent Transactions 2 February 2024 to 3 February 2025". The Football Association. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 3 November 2026.
- ↑ "Ava Baker". Leicester City Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS. LEICESTER CITY 0 – 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ↑ Simi, Iluyomade (29 September 2023). "12 WSL Ballers Ready to Rise in 2023/24". Versus. Archived from the original on 4 March 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ↑ "Ava Baker signs for Blues Women!". www.bcfc.com.
- ↑ "Ava Baker signs for Blues Women!". Birmingham City F.C. 24 June 2024. Archived from the original on 26 June 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ↑ FC, Ipswich Town (29 January 2026). "AVA BAKER IS A BLUE". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ↑ "Baker's a Blade". Sheffield United F.C. 3 September 2026. Retrieved 3 September 2026.
- ↑ "ENGLAND U17 VS. FRANCE U17 1 – 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ↑ "POLAND U17 VS. ENGLAND U17 0 – 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links
- Ava Baker at Soccerway