# Beckham Baker
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{{Short description|Australian soccer player (born 2007)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Beckham Baker
| image =
| fullname = Beckham Nicolez Soares Baker
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2008|8|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Australia](/source/Australia)
| height = 1.75 m
| position = [Midfielder](/source/Midfielder), [winger](/source/Midfielder)
| currentclub = [Melbourne City](/source/Melbourne_City_FC)
| clubnumber = 38
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [Melbourne City](/source/Melbourne_City_FC)
| years1 = 2025–
| clubs1 = [Melbourne City](/source/Melbourne_City_FC)
| caps1 = 7
| goals1 = 0
| club-update = 25 November 2025
}}
'''Beckham Nicolez Soares Baker''' (born 8 August 2008) is an [Australia](/source/Australia)n professional [soccer](/source/Association_football) player who plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) or [winger](/source/Midfielder) for [Melbourne City](/source/Melbourne_City_FC).
==Early life==
Baker was born on 8 August 2008 to a [Timorese](/source/Timor-Leste) mother of Cape Verdean descent and an [Australia](/source/Australia)n father.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.criolosports.com/index.php/en/criolos-no-estrangeiro/futebol-australia-beckham-baker-um-descendente-cabo-verdiano-a-despontar-na-australia|title=Beckham Baker, um descendente cabo-verdiano a despontar na Austrália|trans-title=Beckham Baker, a Cape Verdean descendant making a name for himself in Australia|language=pt|publisher=Criolosports.com|date=9 January 2025|access-date=29 November 2025}}] Born in Australia, he is a native of [Melbourne](/source/Melbourne), Australia.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.ntnews.com.au/sport/territorian-beckham-soares-baker-on-the-football-radar-of-english-and-spanish-clubs/news-story/08a0aa6c375cef2c10415fb32afc72ce|title=Bend it like our own Beckham|trans-title=|language=en|publisher=[Northern Territory News](/source/Northern_Territory_News)|date=10 September 2020|access-date=29 November 2025}}]
==Career==
As a youth player, Baker joined the [youth academy](/source/youth_academy) of [Melbourne City](/source/Melbourne_City_FC). Baker also spent time in the United Kingdom, playing in the youth teams of English powerhouses [Manchester City](/source/Manchester_City), [Chelsea FC](/source/Chelsea_FC), and [Manchester United](/source/Manchester_United). Moreover, Baker moved to Spain in 2022 after joining the academy of Spanish club [Villarreal CF](/source/Villarreal_CF) before returning to Melbourne and rejoining the City academy. Ahead of the [2025–26 season](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_A-League_Men), he was promoted to the club's senior team.[{{WorldFootball.net|beckham-baker}}]
==Style of play==
Baker plays as a [midfielder](/source/midfielder) or [winger](/source/Midfielder). Cape Verdean news website ''Criolosports.com'' wrote in 2025 that he "distinguished himself with his speed, dribbling ability, and creativity".