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Height
4
Shirt
23 years
Feb 6, 2003
Right
Preferred foot
Wales
Country
€344K
Transfer value
Jun 30, 2026
Contract end
Position
Primary
Center-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches16%Shot attempts24%Goals33%
Chances created24%Aerial duels won73%Defensive contributions58%
Transfer value: €344K
Highest: €827.5K(May 31, 2025)
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League Two 2025/2026

1
Goals
2
Assists
34
Started
35
Matches
3,079
Minutes played
6.77
Rating
4
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

Apr 11

Harrogate Town
W2-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.4

Apr 6

Notts County
L3-1
90
0
0
0
0
5.8

Apr 3

Crawley Town
L0-2
90
0
0
0
0
6.4

Mar 28

Shrewsbury Town
W1-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0

Mar 21

Walsall
L2-1
90
0
0
0
0
6.3

Mar 17

Bromley
L0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Mar 14

Barnet
W1-2
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Mar 7

Colchester United
L1-2
90
0
1
0
0
7.4

Mar 3

Tranmere Rovers
W3-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5

Feb 28

Fleetwood Town
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
7.0
Newport County

Apr 11

League Two
Harrogate Town
2-1
90‎’‎
7.4

Apr 6

League Two
Notts County
3-1
90‎’‎
5.8

Apr 3

League Two
Crawley Town
0-2
90‎’‎
6.4

Mar 28

League Two
Shrewsbury Town
1-0
90‎’‎
7.0

Mar 21

League Two
Walsall
2-1
90‎’‎
6.3
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 23%
  • 13Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 1.57xG
2 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.46xG0.89xGOT
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Season performance
Minutes played: 3,079

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
1.57
xG on target (xGOT)
1.23
Non-penalty xG
1.57
Shots
13
Shots on target
3
Headed shots
8

Passing

Assists
2
Expected assists (xA)
0.85
Successful passes
1,043
Successful passes %
79.5%
Accurate long balls
81
Accurate long balls %
36.3%
Chances created
6
Big chances created
2
Successful crosses
1
Successful crosses %
25.0%

Possession

Successful dribbles
4
Successful dribbles %
50.0%
Duels won
184
Duels won %
55.4%
Aerial duels won
116
Aerial duels won %
52.0%
Touches
1,820
Touches in opposition box
34
Dispossessed
4
Fouls won
18

Defending

Defensive contributions
336
Tackles
47
Interceptions
25
Blocked shots
22
Fouls committed
23
Penalties conceded
3
Recoveries
120
Possession won final 3rd
2
Dribbled past
10
Clearances
242
Clean sheets
6
Goals conceded while on pitch
54
xG against while on pitch
50.31

Discipline

Yellow cards
4
Red cards
0

News

About

Matthew Baker is a 23-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Newport County, born on February 6, 2003, who is right-footed. Follow Matthew Baker on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League Two season, Matthew Baker has recorded 1 goal, 2 assists, 3,079 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.77, 4 yellow cards.

Matthew Baker scores highly on Minutes, Started, and Assists compared to center backs in the League Two.

Matthew Baker's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Matthew Baker's next match is on April 18, 2026 when Newport County face Cheltenham Town in the League Two.

Explore Matthew Baker's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Matthew Baker's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Matthew Baker currently plays for Newport County alongside Riley Lonergan, Sam Watkins, Cameron Evans, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Sven Sprangler, Ciarán Brennan, Bobby Kamwa, Matt Smith, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Harrison Biggins, Joe Thomas, Shaun MacDonald, Kai Whitmore, Lee Jenkins, James Crole, Thomas Davies, Liam Shephard, Gerard Garner, Ben Lloyd, Michael Spellman, Habeeb Ogunneye, Lewis Jamieson, Ryan Delaney, Nathaniel Opoku, Moses Alexander-Walker, Jordan Wright, Nelson Sanca, Jaden Warner, Armani Babah, Tanatswa Nyakuhwa, Harri Pugh, Myles McKenzie, and Cole Jarvis. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Matthew Baker's career has also included time at Newport County and Stoke City.

On the international stage, Matthew Baker has represented Wales, Wales U21, Wales U19, and Wales U17.

Matthew Baker is from Wales, and the national teams include Adam Davies, Ben Davies, Rubin Colwill, Karl Darlow, Jay Dasilva, Neco Williams, Dylan Lawlor, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, David Brooks, Harry Wilson, Lewis Koumas, Liam Cullen, Brennan Johnson, Danny Ward, Ben Cabango, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Ronan Kpakio, Joel Colwill, Jordan James, Rabbi Matondo, Mark Harris, Sorba Thomas, Daniel James, Tom King, Josh Sheehan, Nathan Broadhead, Kai Andrews, Olivia Clark, Poppy Soper, Soffia Kelly, Lily Woodham, Gemma Evans, Sophie Ingle, Rhiannon Roberts, Mia Ross, Ceri Holland, Tianna Teisar, Angharad James, Elise Hughes, Mared Griffiths, Hannah Cain, Lucy Farrell, Rachel Rowe, Hayley Ladd, Annie Wilding, Mary McAteer, Charlotte Estcourt, Lois Joel, Phoebie Poole, Esther Morgan, Ella Powell, Carrie Jones, Safia Middleton Patel, Gnwenaelle Zimmermann, Olivia Francis, and Ffion Morgan. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Matthew Baker has competed in League Two, EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A, EFL Cup Qualification, and FA Cup. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Matthew Baker, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Matthew Baker to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches16%Shot attempts24%Goals33%
Chances created24%Aerial duels won73%Defensive contributions58%

Career

Senior career

Newport CountyJul 2024 - now
84
5
39
0
18
0

Youth career

1
0
20
0
19
0
Gillingham Under 18Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

National team

6
0
3
0
3
1
  • Matches
  • Goals

News

About

Matthew Baker is a 23-year-old football player who plays as a center back for Newport County, born on February 6, 2003, who is right-footed. Follow Matthew Baker on FotMob for live match updates, detailed statistics, career history, transfer news, FotMob ratings, and comprehensive performance analytics.

In the 2025/2026 League Two season, Matthew Baker has recorded 1 goal, 2 assists, 3,079 minutes, an average FotMob rating of 6.77, 4 yellow cards.

Matthew Baker scores highly on Minutes, Started, and Assists compared to center backs in the League Two.

Matthew Baker's 10 most recent matches are shown below. Visit each match page for full details including lineups, match events, and advanced statistics:

Matthew Baker's next match is on April 18, 2026 when Newport County face Cheltenham Town in the League Two.

Explore Matthew Baker's playing style with FotMob's interactive trait graph, which visualizes key attributes like attacking threat, defensive work rate, and passing ability based on performance data.

View Matthew Baker's shot map on FotMob to see a visual breakdown of every shot taken this season, including expected goals (xG) for each attempt.

Matthew Baker currently plays for Newport County alongside Riley Lonergan, Sam Watkins, Cameron Evans, Anthony Driscoll-Glennon, Sven Sprangler, Ciarán Brennan, Bobby Kamwa, Matt Smith, Courtney Baker-Richardson, Harrison Biggins, Joe Thomas, Shaun MacDonald, Kai Whitmore, Lee Jenkins, James Crole, Thomas Davies, Liam Shephard, Gerard Garner, Ben Lloyd, Michael Spellman, Habeeb Ogunneye, Lewis Jamieson, Ryan Delaney, Nathaniel Opoku, Moses Alexander-Walker, Jordan Wright, Nelson Sanca, Jaden Warner, Armani Babah, Tanatswa Nyakuhwa, Harri Pugh, Myles McKenzie, and Cole Jarvis. Visit their player pages on FotMob to explore detailed statistics, performance ratings, and career information.

Matthew Baker's career has also included time at Newport County and Stoke City.

On the international stage, Matthew Baker has represented Wales, Wales U21, Wales U19, and Wales U17.

Matthew Baker is from Wales, and the national teams include Adam Davies, Ben Davies, Rubin Colwill, Karl Darlow, Jay Dasilva, Neco Williams, Dylan Lawlor, Ethan Ampadu, Joe Rodon, David Brooks, Harry Wilson, Lewis Koumas, Liam Cullen, Brennan Johnson, Danny Ward, Ben Cabango, Rhys Norrington-Davies, Ronan Kpakio, Joel Colwill, Jordan James, Rabbi Matondo, Mark Harris, Sorba Thomas, Daniel James, Tom King, Josh Sheehan, Nathan Broadhead, Kai Andrews, Olivia Clark, Poppy Soper, Soffia Kelly, Lily Woodham, Gemma Evans, Sophie Ingle, Rhiannon Roberts, Mia Ross, Ceri Holland, Tianna Teisar, Angharad James, Elise Hughes, Mared Griffiths, Hannah Cain, Lucy Farrell, Rachel Rowe, Hayley Ladd, Annie Wilding, Mary McAteer, Charlotte Estcourt, Lois Joel, Phoebie Poole, Esther Morgan, Ella Powell, Carrie Jones, Safia Middleton Patel, Gnwenaelle Zimmermann, Olivia Francis, and Ffion Morgan. Explore each player's page on FotMob for comprehensive statistics, match history, and international career data.

Matthew Baker has competed in League Two, EFL Trophy Southern Grp. A, EFL Cup Qualification, and FA Cup. Each league page on FotMob provides comprehensive coverage including standings, fixtures, top scorers, and detailed team statistics.

FotMob provides comprehensive coverage of Matthew Baker, including career statistics, match-by-match ratings, transfer history, market value trends, and detailed performance analytics. Follow Matthew Baker to receive notifications about upcoming matches, goals, and other key events.