Ava Baker

Ava Baker

Baker training with Birmingham City in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Ava Baker
Date of birth	(2006-01-09) 9 January 2006 (age 20)
Place of birth	England,
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Ipswich Town
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)
International career‡
2022–2023	England U17	13	(11)
2023–	England U19	10	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:33, 30 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:59, 28 October 2024 (UTC)

Ava Baker (born 9 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Women's Super League 2 club Ipswich Town on loan from Birmingham City ^[1] . She has been capped internationally for England up to under-19 level.

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. ^[2] 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. ^{[3] [4]}

On 24 June 2024, Baker was announced at Birmingham City. ^[5]

On 29 January 2026, Ipswich Town announced that Baker had signed on loan for the remainder of the 2025-26 season. ^[6]

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. ^{[7] [8]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2026

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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

1. "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.
2. "Ava Baker". Leicester City Football Club. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
3. "BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS. LEICESTER CITY 0 – 1". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
4. 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.
5. "Ava Baker signs for Blues Women!". www.bcfc.com.
6. FC, Ipswich Town (29 January 2026). "AVA BAKER IS A BLUE". Ipswich Town FC. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
7. "ENGLAND U17 VS. FRANCE U17 1 – 2". Soccerway. Archived from the original on 20 November 2023. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
8. "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