Benicio Baker-Boaitey

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Benicio Baker-Boaitey
Personal information
Full name Benicio Baker-Boaitey [1]
Date of birth (2004-01-09) 9 January 2004 (age 20) [2]
Place of birth Hammersmith, England [3]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Youth career
–2020 West Ham United
2020–2022 Porto
2022 → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan)
2022–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 5 (0)
2024–2025 → Port Vale (loan) 10 (0)
International career
2019 England U16 2 (0)
2024 England U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 January 2025

Benicio Baker-Boaitey (born 9 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger for the academy of Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He previously had spells in the youth academies of West Ham United and Porto. He is also an England youth international.

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Career

Early career

Having come through the youth academy of West Ham United, Baker-Boaitey was 16 when he rejected a professional contract with them to join FC Porto in 2020. [4] He also had the opportunity to join Bundesliga sides Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach, though opted for the Primeira Liga side. [5] [6] [7] Porto paid West Ham compensation in the region of £190,000. [8]

Brighton & Hove Albion

Baker-Boaitey signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion on transfer deadline day in January 2022, initially on a six-month loan deal. [9] [10] The move became permanent in June 2022 after he impressed academy coach Andrew Crofts. [11] [12] He played in the Sussex Community Shield final and scored his penalty in the shoot-out victory over Littlehampton Town. [13] He featured ten times for Brighton under-21's in Premier League 2 during the 2022–23 season. He signed a new one-year contract with the club in July. [14] On 12 November 2023, he was named among the match day squad in the Premier League as Brighton played against Sheffield United at Falmer Stadium. [15] Three weeks later on 3 December, Baker-Boaitey made his senior and professional debut with the Albion, coming on as a late substitution in a 3–2 loss to Chelsea. [16] He featured in six games under manager Roberto De Zerbi and agreed a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season. [17]

Port Vale (loan)

On 7 August 2024, Benicio completed a season-long loan move to League Two club Port Vale. [18] On 7 September, he started in a 4–1 win at Newport County and was subsequently named in the EFL League Two Team of the Week. [19] However, he was sidelined with a pelvic injury at the start of December. [20] He was recalled to Brighton on 8 January after having made 14 appearances for the Valiants, claiming two assists, with manager Darren Moore remarking that he had been "a real game changer when on his game". [21] [22]

Style of play

Baker-Boaitey has been described as a left-footed wide player, with comparisons made in his style of play to former Juventus player Douglas Costa. [23] He has pace and can play as a wide or inside winger. [24]

International career

On 7 June 2024, Baker-Boaitey made his England U20 debut in a 2–1 win over Sweden at Stadion ŠRC Sesvete. [25]

Personal life

From London, he has Ghanaian heritage. [26] [27]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brighton & Hove Albion 2023–24 [28] Premier League 5010000060
2024–25 [29] Premier League000000—00
Total5010000060
Brighton & Hove Albion U21 2022–23 [30] ————1 [a] 010
2023–24 [28] ————3 [a] 030
Total0000004040
Port Vale (loan) 2024–25 [29] League Two 10010102 [a] 0140
Career total150201060240
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

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