Harry Baker (footballer, born 1990)

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Harry Baker
Personal information
Full name Harry Kenneth Baker[1]
Date of birth (1990-09-20) 20 September 1990 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth Bexleyheath, England
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Grays Athletic
Youth career
000?–2008 Leyton Orient
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Leyton Orient 7 (0)
2010 → Grays Athletic (loan) 4 (0)
2010–2012 Dover Athletic 57 (12)
2012 Welling United 21 (3)
2012–2014 Bishop's Stortford 63 (1)
2014–20?? Billericay Town
2020– Grays Athletic
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Harry Kenneth Baker (born 20 September 1990) is an English footballer, who plays for Grays Athletic in the Isthmian League.

Career[]

Baker made his professional debut on 7 October 2008 in Leyton Orient's Football League Trophy defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion, which was concluded in a penalty shootout.[2]

On 12 January 2010, he joined Grays Athletic on loan, and stayed with the Essex club until 11 February.[3] He was unable to secure a regular place in the first team on his return to Orient, and was released by manager Russell Slade on 9 May 2010.[4]

Baker joined Dover Athletic on 6 August.[5] He made his debut in the 2–2 draw with Welling United on 17 August,[6] and scored his first goal for Dover in the 6–3 victory over Farnborough on 18 September.[7]

Baker signed for Welling United in January 2012, scoring on his debut in the 3–1 league win over Havant & Waterlooville on 21 February.[8]

He signed for then Conference North club Bishop's Stortford in November 2012,[9] where he has played in a variety of positions.[10] In 2014, he signed for Isthmian League Premier Division side Billericay Town.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2009). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84596-474-0.
  2. ^ "Brighton 2–2 Leyton O (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. 7 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Baker joins Grays on loan". Leyton Orient F.C. 12 January 2010.
  4. ^ "O's release seven". LeytonOrient.com. 9 May 2010. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Four Blimey..." Dover Athletic F.C. 6 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Birchall secures Kent derby draw". Dover Athletic F.C. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  7. ^ "Six of the best from Dover". Dover Athletic F.C. 18 September 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
  8. ^ "Harry Baker stats for Welling United". Welling United F.C. Archived from the original on 1 November 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
  9. ^ "Bishops swoop for winger Baker". Blue Square South]. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Baker: 'I'm happy to be Bishop's Stortford's Mr Versatile'". Herts and Essex Observer. 1 February 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  11. ^ "Blues bring in Baker". Billericay Town F.C. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 15 April 2015. Retrieved 15 April 2015.

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