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'{{Infobox football biography | name = Lewis Baker | image = [[http://www4.pictures.zimbio.com/gi/Lewis+Baker+Manchester+City+v+Chelsea+ETKe8X1lrP6l.png]] | caption = Baker captaining the Chelsea Under-21s side in the 2013/14 season | fullname = Lewis Renard Baker<ref>{{cite web|title=Barclays Premier League Squad Lists 2013/14 are revealed|url=http://www.premierleague.com/en-gb/news/news/2013-14/sep/premier-league-squad-lists-201314.html|publisher=Premier League|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|25|df=y}}<ref name="Chelsea">{{cite web|title=Lewis Baker player profile|url=http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/lewis-baker.html|work=http://www.chelseafc.com/|publisher=Chelsea FC|accessdate=4 September 2014}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Luton]], [[England]]<ref name="Chelsea" /> | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.75}}<ref name="Chelsea" /> | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | clubnumber = 34<ref name="Chelsea" /> | youthyears1 = 2004–2005 | youthclubs1 = [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]<ref name=Luton>{{cite web|title=Striker, 9, joins league leaders|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/4311163.stm|website=http://news.bbc.co.uk/|publisher=BBC|accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> | youthyears2 = 2005–2014 | youthclubs2 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | years1 = 2014– | clubs1 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2011 | nationalteam1 = [[England national under-17 football team|England U17]] | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2013–2014 | nationalteam2 = [[England national under-19 football team|England U19]] | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 9 | nationalyears3 = 2014– | nationalteam3 = [[England national under-20 football team|England U20]] | nationalcaps3 = 1 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = 16:36, 5 January 2014 (UTC) | ntupdate = 16:08, 29 May 2014 (UTC)<ref name="FA">{{cite web|title=Lewis Baker|url=http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/b/lewis%20baker|work=http://www.thefa.com/|publisher=The FA|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> }} '''Lewis Renard Baker''' (born 25 April 1995) is an [[England|English]] professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. ==Career== Baker joined [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] as a nine-year-old in 2005, having previously attended [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]]'s "centre of excellence" and attracted the attention of [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]], [[Charlton Athletic F.C.|Charlton Athletic]], [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]], [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]], [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]], and [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]].<ref name=Luton /> He subsequently progressed through Chelsea's academy and reserve teams.<ref name="Chelsea" /> On 5 January 2014, Baker made his professional debut as a [[Substitute (association football)|substitute]] in the 87th minute of an [[FA Cup]] third round win over [[Derby County F.C.|Derby County]].<ref name=Debut>{{cite web|title=Derby 0 – 2 Chelsea|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/25539733|work=http://www.bbc.co.uk/|publisher=BBC|accessdate=5 January 2014}}</ref> On 29 July 2014, [[Jose Mourinho]] said that he should be blamed if Baker doesn't become a senior [[England national football team|England]] international under his management.<ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2709249/Jose-Mourinho-says-Chelsea-kids-Lewis-Baker-Izzy-Brown-Dominic-Solanke-dont-play-England-blame-ME.html</ref> Baker became a permanent member of Chelsea's first team squad at the beginning of the [[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|2014-15 season]].<ref>http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2014/09/academy-graduates-in-first-team-squad.html</ref> ==International career== Baker has represented England at [[England national under-17 football team|under-17]], [[England national under-19 football team|under-19]] and [[England national under-20 football team|England under-20]] levels.<ref name="FA" /> In August 2014, Baker was called up to the [[England national under-20 football team|England under-20]] squad and named as captain of the side for the forthcoming season, making a goalscoring debut against Romania on 5 September.<ref>{{cite web|title=Boothroyd's boys hit Romania for six in Telford|url=http://www.thefa.com/news/england/development/2014/sep/england-v-romania-u20-match-report-050914|website=http://www.thefa.com/|publisher=The Football Association|accessdate=5 September 2014}}</ref> In September 2014, Baker was called up to the [[England national under-21 football team|England under-21]] squad for the first time for a two legged [[2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification play-offs|2015 European U21 Championship play-off]] tie against [[Croatia national under-21 football team|Croatia]].<ref>http://www.thefa.com/news/england/under-21/2014/oct/squad-named-for-croatia-play-off-021014</ref> ==Career statistics== {{updated|5 September 2014.}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] |[[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="13/14 appearances">{{cite web |title=Games played by Lewis Baker in 2013/2014 |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72642&season_id=143|publisher=Soccerbase (Centurycomm) |accessdate=5 September 2014 }}</ref> |[[Premier League]] |0||0||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 !1!!0 |- |[[2014–15 Chelsea F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref name="14/15 appearances">{{cite web |title=Games played by Lewis Baker in 2014/2015 |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=72642&season_id=144|publisher=Soccerbase (Centurycomm) |accessdate=5 September 2014 }}</ref> |Premier League |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 !0!!0 |- !colspan=2|Total !0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0 !1!!0 |- !colspan=3|Career totals !0!!0!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!1!!0 |} ==Honours== ===Individual=== * [[NextGen Series]] Player of the Tournament (1): [[2012–13 NextGen Series|2012-13]] * [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] Young Player of the Year (1): [[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Chelsea POTY awards 2014">{{cite web|title=Player of the Year Awards 2014|url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGqcDCdbGLw|website=http://www.youtube.com/|publisher=Chelsea FC|accessdate=14 July 2014}}</ref> * [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] Goal of the Year (1): [[2013–14 Chelsea F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref name="Chelsea POTY awards 2014" /> ==References== {{Reflist|2}} ==External links== * [http://www.chelseafc.com/teams/first-team/lewis-baker.html Chelsea F.C. player profile] * {{soccerbase|id=72642|name=Lewis Baker}} {{Chelsea F.C. squad}} {{Persondata |NAME =Baker, Lewis |ALTERNATIVE NAMES = |SHORT DESCRIPTION =Footballer |DATE OF BIRTH =1995-04-25 |PLACE OF BIRTH = Luton |DATE OF DEATH = |PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Baker, Lewis}} [[Category:English footballers]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1995 births]] [[Category:People from Luton]] [[Category:Association football midfielders]] [[Category:Chelsea F.C. players]] [[Category:England youth international footballers]]'