Baker-Richardson with Crewe Alexandra in 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-12-05) 5 December 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Coventry, England | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Newport County | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Coventry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Coventry City | 0 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Tamworth (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | → Ilkeston (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Romulus | ||
| 2015 | Nuneaton Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | Redditch United | 5 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Kettering Town | 18 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Leamington | 62 | (22) |
| 2017–2020 | Swansea City | 17 | (3) |
| 2019–2020 | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Barrow | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Barnet (loan) | 17 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Newport County | 31 | (8) |
| 2022–2024 | Crewe Alexandra | 65 | (17) |
| 2024– | Newport County | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:55, 10 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson (born 5 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League Two club Newport County.
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.[3]
On 20 February 2014, Baker-Richardson joined Conference side Tamworth on a youth loan.[4] 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.[5] He subsequently joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Ilkeston on loan in March 2014.[6]
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.[7]
After a successful 2016–17 season with Leamington, Baker-Richardson went on trial with Premier League team Leicester City in August 2017.[8]
On 14 August 2017, Baker-Richardson joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal.[9] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[10] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers[11]
On 9 August 2019, Baker-Richardson joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[12]
On 8 October 2020, following release from Swansea, Baker-Richardson joined League Two side Barrow on a free transfer.[13] On 28 January 2021, he joined Barnet on loan for the rest of the season.[14] He was released by Barrow at the end of the season.[15]
In June 2021 he joined Newport County on a one-year deal for the 2021-22 season.[16] He made his debut for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win against Walsall on 18 September 2021.[17] Baker-Richardson scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[18]
On 31 May 2022, it was reported that Baker-Richardson was joining Crewe Alexandra, newly relegated to League Two, on a two-year deal.[19] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over RochdaleatSpotland on 30 July 2022,[20] and, after again coming on as a second-half substitute, scored his first Crewe goal in the following game, a 3–0 win over Harrogate TownatGresty Road on 6 August 2022.[21] He made his first Crewe start on 9 August 2022, playing in an EFL League Cup first round defeat at Grimsby Town.[22] Baker-Richardson then scored three times in two home league games, one against Sutton United on 16 August and a first-half brace against Northampton Town on 20 August 2022.[23] He missed Crewe's match at Carlisle United on 1 October 2022 after injuring his leg while playing Xbox,[24] but recovered to play six games in October, scoring once, before sustaining a serious hamstring injury.[25] He eventually returned to first-team action on 4 March 2023, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Sutton United,[26] finishing the season with nine goals in 32 matches.[27]
In the 2023–24 season, Baker-Richardson beat his previous season's tally, scoring ten times in 40 appearances[28] before incurring a dislocated shoulder at the start of Crewe's 1–0 victory over Sutton United at Gresty Road on 12 March 2024,[29][30] ruling him out for six weeks.[31] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's final game of the regular season at Colchester United on 27 April 2024.[32] Having helped the club reach the League 2 play-off final in May 2024, Baker-Richardson was offered a new contract by Crewe.[33]
On 10 July 2024, Baker-Richardson returned to League Two side Newport County on a two-year deal.[34]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Coventry City | 2013–14[35] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2013–14[35][36] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Ilkeston (loan) | 2013–14[37][38] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Nuneaton Town | 2014–15[39] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Redditch United | 2014–15[40] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |
| Kettering Town | 2015–16[41] | Southern League Premier Division | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 24 | 7 | |
| Leamington | 2016–17[41][42] | Southern League Premier Division | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 2 | 19 | 7 | |
| 2017–18[41][42] | Southern League Premier Division | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 10[d] | 4 | 55 | 21 | ||
| Leamington Total | 62 | 22 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 6 | 74 | 28 | |||
| Swansea City | 2017–18 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018–19[43] | Championship | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Swansea Total | 17 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Swansea City U21s | 2017–18[44] | — | — | — | 4[e] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2019–20[45] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[e] | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| Barrow | 2020–21[46] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barnet (loan) | 2020–21[46] | National League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | |
| Newport County | 2021–22[2] | League Two | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2022–23[27] | League Two | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[e] | 1 | 32 | 9 |
| 2023–24[28] | League Two | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4[f] | 0 | 44 | 10 | |
| Crewe total | 65 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 76 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 222 | 58 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 264 | 71 | ||
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