Courtney Baker-Richardson

Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson (born 5 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for Swansea City.

Courtney Baker-Richardson
Personal information
Full name Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson[1]
Date of birth (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995
Place of birth Coventry, England
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
(on loan from Swansea City)
Number 31
Youth career
Coventry City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Coventry City 0 (0)
2014 → Tamworth (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Romulus
2015 Nuneaton Town 1 (0)
2015 Redditch United
2015–2016 Kettering Town 18 (3)
2016–2017 Leamington 62 (21)
2017– Swansea City 17 (3)
2019– → Accrington Stanley (loan) 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:12, 20 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Baker-Richardson made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 7 December 2013 in a 1–1 FA Cup Second Round draw with Hartlepool United, coming on to replace Franck Moussa after 71 minutes.[2]

On 20 February 2014, Baker-Richardson joined Conference side Tamworth on a youth loan.[3] He made his debut on 22 February 2014, coming on in the 68th minute for Lee Hildreth in the 1–1 draw against Welling United.[4]

On Friday 7 August 2015, Baker-Richardson signed for Southern League Premier side Kettering Town for the 2015–16 season. However following a bad injury in October that year he was ignored by manager Marcus Law and switched to fellow Southern League Premier team Leamington in February 2016.[5]

After a successful 2016–17 season with Leamington, Baker-Richardson went on trial with Premier League team Leicester City in August 2017.[6]

On 14 August 2017, Baker-Richardson joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal.[7] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers[9]

On 9 August Baker-Richardson Joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[10]

References
  1. "List of players registered as scholars in accordance with rule C.3 between 01/07/2012 and 31/07/2012" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 37. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
  2. "Hartlepool United 1–1 Coventry City". CCFC Official Site. 7 December 2013. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  3. "New Loan signings named". Tamworth FC. 20 February 2014.
  4. "The foot of Godden brings a point". Tamworth FC. 22 February 2014.
  5. "Former Sky Blues youngster signs". Leamington FC Official Site. 4 February 2016. Archived from the original on 5 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  6. "Leicester City take former Coventry City starlet on trial". Coventry Telegraph. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  7. "Swans seal Baker-Richardson signing". Swansea City A.F.C. 14 August 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2017.
  8. Marsh, Philip (28 August 2018). "Swansea City 0–1 Crystal Palace". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. Pritchard, Dafydd (29 August 2018). "Swansea City 3–0 Queen's Park Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  10. https://accringtonstanley.co.uk/2019/08/courtney-joins-on-loan/
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