Nathan Baxter (footballer)
Nathan Joseph Baxter (born 8 November 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Accrington Stanley, on loan from Premier League club Chelsea.
Baxter playing for Solihull Moors in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nathan Joseph Baxter[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 8 November 1998||
Place of birth | Westminster, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Accrington Stanley (on loan from Chelsea) | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
Cray Wanderers | |||
2006–2016 | Chelsea | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Chelsea | 0 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Metropolitan Police (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2017 | → Solihull Moors (loan) | 17 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Woking (loan) | 42 | (0) |
2018–2019 | → Yeovil Town (loan) | 34 | (0) |
2019–2020 | → Ross County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2020– | → Accrington Stanley (loan) | 9 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:34, 6 February 2021 (UTC) |
Club career
Born in Westminster,[2] Baxter began his career with Cray Wanderers.[4] He then joined Chelsea at the age of 8.[5] In the 2015–16 season he won the FA Youth Cup and the UEFA Youth League.[6]
In August 2016 he moved on loan to Isthmian League side Metropolitan Police on a short-term deal until January 2017.[7] He spent four months at the club, making 19 appearances, before returning to Chelsea in January 2017.[8]
He then joined National League side Solihull Moors on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 campaign.[9] On 21 January 2017, he made his Solihull debut, keeping a clean sheet during their 0–0 draw with Boreham Wood.[10] He made three clean sheets in his first four games for the club.[11] Baxter went onto appear 17 appearances in total for the club.[10]
On 21 June 2017, Baxter joined fellow National League side Woking on a season-long loan.[12] On the opening day of the campaign, Baxter went onto make his Woking debut as they recorded a 2–1 home victory over Gateshead.[10] Baxter went on to make 48 appearances in total for the club.[10] During the 2017–18 season, Baxter played more minutes (4320) than any other Chelsea loanee.[4]
On 26 June 2018, Baxter agreed to join League Two side Yeovil Town on a season-long loan.[13] Baxter made his Football League debut in their opening day of the season, in a 1–0 away defeat against Bury.[3] At Yeovil, he did not concede a goal for 10 hours 12 minutes, and set a club record after keeping 6 consecutive clean sheets in all competitions.[4]
As of 5 November 2018, he was the "only teenage goalkeeper currently in English football's professional ranks to have racked up over 100 appearances in the senior game".[4]
Baxter made 38 appearances for Yeovil during his season with the club, and won 5 awards at the club's end of season awards, all in the 'Player of the Season' and 'Young Player of the Season' categories.[14]
On 19 June 2019, Baxter joined Scottish Premiership side Ross County on a season long loan.[15] He suffered a shoulder injury early in the season before returning to first-team action, and went on to play in 14 games in a row.[16]
On 9 October 2020, Baxter joined Accrington Stanley on loan.[17][18]
Career statistics
- As of 6 February 2021
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | League Cup[lower-alpha 2] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Chelsea | 2016–17[19] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017–18[20] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[3] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2019–20[21] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2020–21[22] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Metropolitan Police (loan) | 2016–17[8] | Isthmian League Premier Division | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 19 | 0 | |
Solihull Moors (loan) | 2016–17[10] | National League | 17 | 0 | — | — | — | 17 | 0 | |||
Woking (loan) | 2017–18[10] | National League | 42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | |
Yeovil Town (loan) | 2018–19[3] | League Two | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 38 | 0 |
Ross County (loan) | 2019–20[21] | Scottish Premiership | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2020–21[22] | League One | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Career total | 129 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 148 | 0 |
- Includes FA Cup and Scottish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup and Scottish League Cup
- Two appearances in Alan Turvey Trophy, one in FA Trophy
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
- "List of players under written contract registered between 01/07/2017 and 31/07/2017" (PDF). The Football Association. p. 63. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Profile". 11v11. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "Games played by Nathan Baxter in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
- Nizaar Kinsella (5 November 2018). "Meet Nathan Baxter: The record-breaking Petr Cech fan aiming to make it at Chelsea". Goal.com. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
- "Who are Chelsea's FA Youth Cup winning stars?". The Telegraph. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Profile". Chelsea F.C. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- "Chelsea keeper makes Met Police loan move". Non League Daily. 31 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Profile". Metropolitan Police F.C. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Nathan Baxter: Chelsea goalkeeper joins Solihull Moors on loan". BBC Sport. 16 January 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- Nathan Baxter at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- Colin Stoner (13 February 2017). "How Chelsea goalkeeper Nathan Baxter is saving his best for Solihull Moors". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Nathan Baxter and Joe Ward: Chelsea goalkeeper and ex-Brighton winger join Woking". BBC Sport. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- "Chelsea's Nathan Baxter joins Yeovil Town on season-long loan". BBC Sport. 26 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
- "NEWS | Baxter claims awards clean sweep". www.ytfc.net.
- "County sign Chelsea goalkeeper on season-long loan". Press and Journal. 19 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- "Steps Up: Nathan Baxter | Official Site | Chelsea Football Club". ChelseaFC.
- "SIGNING: Baxter joins on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk.
- "Accrington sign Nottingham & Baxter" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Games played by Nathan Baxter in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Games played by Nathan Baxter in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Games played by Nathan Baxter in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Games played by Nathan Baxter in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
External links
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- Profile at the Yeovil Town F.C. website