# Ava Baker > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ava_Baker > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ava_Baker.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ava_Baker > Source revision: 1339093695 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) **Ava Baker** (born 9 January 2006) is an English professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who plays as a [midfielder](/source/Midfielder_(association_football)) for [Women's Super League 2](/source/Women's_Super_League_2) club [Ipswich Town](/source/Ipswich_Town_F.C._Women), on loan from [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_W.F.C.), and the [England under-20 national team](/source/England_women's_national_under-20_football_team). ## Club career Baker is a product of the [Leicester City](/source/Leicester_City_W.F.C.) academy and on 12 January 2022 she made her senior debut as a starter against [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City_W.F.C.) in the [FA Women's League Cup](/source/FA_Women's_League_Cup) just three days after turning sixteen. She made her [Women's FA Cup](/source/Women's_FA_Cup) debut later that month, coming on as a substitute during a win against [Tottenham Hotspur](/source/Tottenham_Hotspur_W.F.C.), before making her [FA Women's Super League](/source/FA_Women's_Super_League) debut against [Reading](/source/Reading_W.F.C.) 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.[1] On 27 May 2023, she scored her first WSL goal for the club in a 1–0 win against [Brighton & Hove Albion](/source/Brighton_%26_Hove_Albion_W.F.C.), which saved the club from relegation.[2][3] On 24 June 2024, Baker was announced at [Birmingham City](/source/Birmingham_City_W.F.C.).[4][5] On 29 January 2026, [Ipswich Town](/source/Ipswich_Town_F.C._Women) announced that Baker had signed on loan for the remainder of the [2025-26 season](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Women's_Super_League).[6] ## International career Baker has been capped by England at up to [under-19](/source/England_women's_national_under-19_football_team) level, making her debut for the [England under-17s](/source/England_women's_national_under-17_football_team) against [France](/source/France_women's_national_under-17_football_team) on 24 March 2022, before a first goal against [Poland](/source/Poland_women's_national_under-17_football_team).[7][8] ## Career statistics ### Club 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"](https://www.lcfc.com/players/womens/2768168/ava-baker/profile?lang=en). *Leicester City Football Club*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231120103442/https://www.lcfc.com/players/womens/2768168/ava-baker/profile?lang=en) 20 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2023. 1. ["BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION VS. LEICESTER CITY 0 – 1"](https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/27/england/wsl/brighton--hove-albion/leicester-city-wfc/3856439/). *Soccerway*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231122143407/https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/05/27/england/wsl/brighton--hove-albion/leicester-city-wfc/3856439/) 22 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2023. 1. Simi, Iluyomade (29 September 2023). ["12 WSL Ballers Ready to Rise in 2023/24"](https://www.versus.uk.com/articles/12-wsl-ballers-ready-to-rise-in-2023-24). *Versus*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240304160525/https://www.versus.uk.com/articles/12-wsl-ballers-ready-to-rise-in-2023-24) 4 March 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 November 2023. 1. ["Ava Baker signs for Blues Women!"](https://www.bcfc.com/pages/en/media-article/ava-baker-signs-for-blues-women). *www.bcfc.com* 1. ["Ava Baker signs for Blues Women!"](https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/ava-baker-signs-for-blues-women). *Birmingham City F.C.*. 24 June 2024. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240626190110/https://www.bcfc.com/news/all/ava-baker-signs-for-blues-women) 26 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 28 July 2024. 1. FC, Ipswich Town (2026-01-29). ["AVA BAKER IS A BLUE"](https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2026/january/29/ava-baker-is-a-blue/). *Ipswich Town FC*. Retrieved 2026-01-30. 1. ["ENGLAND U17 VS. FRANCE U17 1 – 2"](https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/24/europe/uefa-u17-championship-women-qualification/england-under-17/france-under-17/3758481/). *Soccerway*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231120123104/https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/24/europe/uefa-u17-championship-women-qualification/england-under-17/france-under-17/3758481/) 20 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 20 November 2023. 1. ["POLAND U17 VS. ENGLAND U17 0 – 1"](https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/27/europe/uefa-u17-championship-women-qualification/poland-under-17/england-under-17/3758484/). *Soccerway*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231120114546/https://uk.soccerway.com/matches/2022/03/27/europe/uefa-u17-championship-women-qualification/poland-under-17/england-under-17/3758484/) 20 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. 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