Market value
—
Rating · 21/22
5.2
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
08/09
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Bristol City
top club · 148 apps
Position rank · 21/22
#1808
goals rank
#2294
assists rank
5
season goals
7
season assists
Among 3,306 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€4.00m
peak value · 2018
€4.33m
top transfer fee · 17/18
1
best season · 15/16
17 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1991-04-23 · 6 players total
324Appearances
5Goals
7Assists
44Yellow cards
4Red cards
104Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Nathan Baker |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Nathan Luke Baker |
| Date of birth | 1991-04-23 (35 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Worcester, England |
| Citizenship |  England |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 189.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2022-08-29 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Outfitter | Nike |
Aug 2022
Transfer: Bristol City → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
36 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Bristol City
15 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
25 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Bristol City
3 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2019
19/20 — Bristol City
37 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Bristol City
17 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Aston Villa → Bristol City
17/18 · Transfer · €4.33m
Jul 2017
17/18 — Bristol City
38 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Aston Villa
34 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Bristol City → Aston Villa
15/16 · Return from loan
Sep 2015
Transfer: Aston Villa → Bristol City
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Bristol City, Aston Villa, Aston Villa U21
40 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Nov 2014
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2014
14/15 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa U21
14 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2014
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — Aston Villa
31 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Dec 2012
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2012
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa U21
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Millwall → Aston Villa
11/12 · Return from loan
Nov 2011
Transfer: Aston Villa → Millwall
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — Millwall FC, Aston Villa, Aston Villa Reserves
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: Aston Villa Res. → Aston Villa
11/12 · Transfer
Jul 2010
10/11 — Aston Villa, Aston Villa Reserves
14 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
May 2010
Transfer: Lincoln City → Aston Villa Res.
09/10 · Return from loan
Oct 2009
Transfer: Aston Villa Res. → Lincoln City
09/10 · Loan
Jul 2009
09/10 — Lincoln City, Aston Villa Reserves
24 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
Transfer: Aston Villa U18 → Aston Villa Res.
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2008
08/09 — Aston Villa
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €4.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2847 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals1 total · 0.09/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A1 total · 0.09/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.09/90
Minutes played by club
Bristol City
72.9%
Aston Villa
27.1%
Aston Villa U21
0.0%
Millwall FC
0.0%
Aston Villa Reserves
0.0%
Lincoln City
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol City | 6 | 15/16 | 21/22 | 148 | 4 | 4 | 6,833 |
| Aston Villa | 8 | 08/09 | 16/17 | 123 | 1 | 2 | 2,545 |
| Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 12/13 | 15/16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Millwall FC | 1 | 11/12 | 11/12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aston Villa Reserves | 3 | 09/10 | 11/12 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lincoln City | 1 | 09/10 | 09/10 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Championship | Bristol City | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,006 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Bristol City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | Bristol City | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Bristol City | 34 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2,682 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Bristol City | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Championship | Bristol City | 34 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Bristol City | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Aston Villa | 32 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2,545 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Bristol City | 36 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2,830 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Bristol City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Aston Villa U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U21 PL | Aston Villa U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 30 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL | Aston Villa U21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Millwall FC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | League Cup | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Reserve League | Aston Villa Reserves | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Reserve League Play Offs | Aston Villa Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Europa League Qualifying | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Premier League | Aston Villa | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Reserve League | Aston Villa Reserves | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | League Two | Lincoln City | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Reserve League South | Aston Villa Reserves | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | UI Cup | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/10 | 2009-07-01 | Aston Villa U18 | Aston Villa Res. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2009-10-23 | Aston Villa Res. | Lincoln City | Loan | 0 | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-31 | Lincoln City | Aston Villa Res. | Return from loan | 75000 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-07-01 | Aston Villa Res. | Aston Villa | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-11-22 | Aston Villa | Millwall | Loan | 0 | — |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Millwall | Aston Villa | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Aston Villa | Bristol City | Loan | 2500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Bristol City | Aston Villa | Return from loan | 2500000 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-28 | Aston Villa | Bristol City | Transfer | 2500000 | €4.33m |
| 22/23 | 2022-08-29 | Bristol City | Retired | Transfer | 1500000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Ankle injury | 2012-10-20 | 2012-11-10 | 22 | 5 |
| 12/13 | Hamstring injury | 2012-12-26 | 2013-01-04 | 10 | 3 |
| 12/13 | Head injury | 2013-03-16 | 2013-03-31 | 16 | 5 |
| 13/14 | concussion | 2014-01-14 | 2014-01-21 | 8 | 1 |
| 14/15 | Knee injury | 2014-11-09 | 2015-01-08 | 61 | 15 |
| 14/15 | Knee injury | 2015-04-20 | 2015-05-17 | 28 | 4 |
| 19/20 | Hamstring injury | 2020-07-16 | 2020-12-25 | 163 | 25 |
| 21/22 | Head injury | 2021-11-28 | 2023-06-30 | 580 | 36 |
Current—
Peak€4.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€75k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €25k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #22907 | #3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21340 | — | 9 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9565 | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Paterson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Niclas Eliasson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Lowton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Bentley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Benteke | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Fielding | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby De Cordova-Reid | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Callum O'Dowda | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andreas Weimann | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Bryan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Famara Diédhiou | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Guzan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aden Flint | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Brownhill | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley Westwood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Korey Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marlon Pack | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Bristol City | 1 | 4 |
| 21/22 | Championship | Bristol City | 1 | 15 |
| 16/17 | Championship | Aston Villa | 1 | 32 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Championship | Bristol City | 2 | 34 |
| 15/16 | Championship | Bristol City | 1 | 36 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Aston Villa | 1 | 1 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-05-31 | Bristol City | Aston Villa | Return from loan | — | €2.50m |
| 15/16 | 2015-09-01 | Aston Villa | Bristol City | Loan | — | €2.50m |
| 11/12 | 2012-01-01 | Millwall | Aston Villa | Return from loan | — | — |
| 11/12 | 2011-11-22 | Aston Villa | Millwall | Loan | — | — |
| 09/10 | 2010-05-31 | Lincoln City | Aston Villa Res. | Return from loan | — | €75k |
| 09/10 | 2009-10-23 | Aston Villa Res. | Lincoln City | Loan | — | — |
Teams faced most often by Nathan Baker's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 31% |
| Queens Park Rangers | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 54% |
| Derby County | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 33% |
| Cardiff City | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 33% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 33% |
| Brentford FC | 12 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -14 | 0% |
| Nottingham Forest | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 50% |
| Leeds United | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 17% |
| Reading FC | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 50% |
| Birmingham City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 25% |
| Fulham FC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 50% |
| Norwich City | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 42% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 15 | 1,006 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 20/21 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | 37 | 2,682 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 17/18 | 38 | 315 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.29 |
| 16/17 | 34 | 2,545 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.21 |
| 15/16 | 40 | 2,830 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.29 |
| 13/14 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10/11 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Championship
176 apps
4 G
4 A
League Cup
12 apps
1 G
1 A
FA Cup
9 apps
0 G
1 A
Reserve League
17 apps
0 G
1 A
Premier League
80 apps
0 G
0 A
U21 PL
5 apps
0 G
0 A
League Two
18 apps
0 G
0 A
Reserve League South
6 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Nathan Baker?
Nathan Baker is an England professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Nathan Baker?
Nathan Baker is 35 years old. He was born on April 23, 1991 in Worcester.
What position does Nathan Baker play?
Nathan Baker plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Nathan Baker play for?
Nathan Baker currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Nathan Baker scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Nathan Baker has scored 5 goals in 324 appearances.