Ash Baker

Last updated

Ash Baker
Personal information
Full name Ashley Thomas Baker [1]
Date of birth (1996-10-30) 30 October 1996 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth Bridgend, Wales
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [2]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
 Penybont
Number 21
Youth career
–2017 Cardiff City
2017–2018 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2020 Sheffield Wednesday 12 (0)
2020–2021 Newport County 8 (0)
2021–2025 The New Saints 45 (10)
2025– Penybont 0 (0)
International career‡
Wales U19 1 (0)
2018 Wales U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 12 October 2018 (UTC)

Ashley Thomas Baker (born 30 October 1996) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Cymru Premier club Penybont.

Contents

Club career

Sheffield Wednesday

Born in Bridgend, Baker began his career as a youth player with Cardiff City at under-14 level. [3] He was released by the club in January 2017, [4] signing his first professional contract for Sheffield Wednesday in the same month. [5]

In May 2018, he made his first team debut for the club, starting at right-back as Wednesday beat Norwich City in the final Football League Championship match of the season. [6]

Newport County

On 13 January 2020, Baker signed for League Two club Newport County on a one-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee. [7] He made his debut for Newport on 18 January 2020, starting in a 2–0 league win against Swindon Town. [8] He scored his first goal for Newport in the 2–1 FA Cup first-round win against Leyton Orient on 7 November 2020. [9] On 4 June 2021 it was announced that he would leave Newport County at the end of the 2020-21 season, following the expiry of his contract. [10]

The New Saints

In July 2021 he joined Cymru Premier club The New Saints. [11]

He left the club at the end of the 2024–25 season. [12]

Penybont

He then joined Penybont in summer 2025. [13]

International career

Having earned one cap for Wales at under-19 level, [14] Baker made his debut for the under-21 side on 7 September 2018, in a 2–1 victory over Liechtenstein. [15]

Career statistics

As of 6 February 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup League Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sheffield Wednesday
2017–18 [16] Championship 1000000010
2018–19 [17] Championship110001000120
2019–20 [18] Championship0000000000
Total120001000130
Newport County 2019–20 [18] League Two 4000000040
2020–21 [19] League Two 4010003080
Total80100030120
Career total200101030250

Honours

The New Saints

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Newport County" (PDF). English Football League. p. 45. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Ash Baker". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ↑ Terry Phillips (20 May 2015). "Cardiff City's 20 best players under 20: The hottest young talent the Bluebirds fans should keep an eye out for". WalesOnline. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Defender joins Owls Under-23 squad". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 22 January 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  5. ↑ "Defender joins Owls Under-23 squad". www.swfc.co.uk. 6 May 2018.
  6. ↑ "Report: Sheffield Wednesday 5–1 Norwich City". www.bbc.co.uk. 6 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "County Sign Welsh Defender Ashley Baker on Permanent Transfer from Sheffield Wednesday". Newport County Official Site. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Newport County 2–0 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 18 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ↑ Baker first goal for Newport
  10. ↑ "Newport County AFC retained list confirmed". www.newport-county.co.uk.
  11. ↑ Jones, Jordan (18 July 2021). "New Saints snap up Ash Baker after Newport County exit". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
  12. ↑ "The New Saints confirm 2024/25 retained list". The New Saints. 28 May 2025. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "JD Cymru Leagues summer transfer tracker – 2025/26". Football Association of Wales. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
  14. ↑ Howson, Dom (5 September 2018). "Ash Baker on his Wales Under-21 call-up and the Owls' start to the season". The Star. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  15. ↑ Howson, Dom (7 September 2018). "Ash Baker wins his first Wales Under-21 cap in Euro qualifier". The Star. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "Games played by Ash Baker in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  17. ↑ "Games played by Ash Baker in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Ash Baker in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  19. ↑ "Games played by Ash Baker in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "Cymru Premier: The New Saints win title with point against Penybont". BBC Sport. 12 March 2022. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.