Lewis Baker

Following his move to Bursaspor, Baker's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 27. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 33).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Bursaspor · 5th	2	0	0	6.5	27	15
2025/26	Stoke City · 17th	17	4	1	6.76	27	15
2024/25	Stoke City	2	1	0	6.95	—	—
2024/25	Blackburn · 7th	26	2	0	6.81	39	15
2023/24	Stoke City · 17th	20	2	0	6.97	42	12
2022/23	Stoke City · 16th	43	7	5	6.96	57	33

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

England · international

Side	Apps	G
England U21	17	8
England U20	1	1
England U19	18	14
England U17	3	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headDefensive midfielder

L. Baker is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder at Stoke City, rated 27.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.57 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baker.

On the season, Baker graded 19 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 1 assist and 1.565 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28. At 31 Baker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelInjury-hit 2025/264 clubs

27.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

18.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.6%

Minutes

limited game time

1.57

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.57

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 17 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (17th of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.36 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.57 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.6%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.285

Assists / 900.071

Goal contribution / 900.356

Defensive actions / 901.565

Player flow

Goal involvements5

Cards / 900.213

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around age 31 (~7), then tapers with age. At 31, Baker sits on 6.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Baker's projected Rating — 27.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among defensive midfielders in the 1. Lig with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles12

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

About L. Baker

Lewis Renard Baker is a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for Bursaspor, born on April 25, 1995 in Luton, standing 182 cm tall. He is from England.

This season

In the current season, L. Baker has made 2 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 24 minutes.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Baker at 27.5 with a Season form score of 18.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Super Cup and the KNVB Beker. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, L. Baker has totalled 311 club appearances with 53 goals and 17 assists for 17 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 43 appearances for Stoke City.

On the international stage, L. Baker has represented England U21, England U20, England U19, England U17 — 39 caps and 23 goals in our records.

Transfer news

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