| Courtney Baker-Richardson | |
| Fullname: | Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1995 12, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Coventry, England |
| Height: | 1.88m |
| Currentclub: | Newport County |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthclubs1: | Coventry City |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs1: | Coventry City |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2014 |
| Clubs2: | → Tamworth (loan) |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014 |
| Clubs3: | → Ilkeston (loan) |
| Caps3: | 2 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs4: | Romulus |
| Years5: | 2015 |
| Clubs5: | Nuneaton Town |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015 |
| Clubs6: | Redditch United |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs7: | Kettering Town |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs8: | Leamington |
| Caps8: | 62 |
| Goals8: | 22 |
| Years9: | 2017–2020 |
| Clubs9: | Swansea City |
| Caps9: | 17 |
| Goals9: | 3 |
| Years10: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs10: | → Accrington Stanley (loan) |
| Caps10: | 2 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs11: | Barrow |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2021 |
| Clubs12: | → Barnet (loan) |
| Caps12: | 17 |
| Goals12: | 3 |
| Years13: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs13: | Newport County |
| Caps13: | 31 |
| Goals13: | 8 |
| Years14: | 2022–2024 |
| Clubs14: | Crewe Alexandra |
| Caps14: | 65 |
| Goals14: | 17 |
| Years15: | 2024– |
| Clubs15: | Newport County |
| Caps15: | 1 |
| Goals15: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 20:09, 10 August 2024 (UTC) |
Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson (born 5 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for 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.[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] He subsequently joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Ilkeston on loan in March 2014.[5]
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.[6]
After a successful 2016–17 season with Leamington, Baker-Richardson went on trial with Premier League team Leicester City in August 2017.[7]
On 14 August 2017, Baker-Richardson joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal.[8] He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup.[9] He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers[10]
On 9 August 2019, Baker-Richardson joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.[11]
On 8 October 2020, following release from Swansea, Baker-Richardson joined League Two side Barrow on a free transfer.[12] On 28 January 2021, he joined Barnet on loan for the rest of the season.[13] He was released by Barrow at the end of the season.[14]
In June 2021 he joined Newport County on a one-year deal for the 2021-22 season.[15] He made his debut for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win against Walsall on 18 September 2021.[16] Baker-Richardson scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.[17]
On 31 May 2022, it was reported that Baker-Richardson was joining Crewe Alexandra, newly relegated to League Two, on a two-year deal.[18] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland on 30 July 2022,[19] 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 Town at Gresty Road on 6 August 2022.[20] He made his first Crewe start on 9 August 2022, playing in an EFL League Cup first round defeat at Grimsby Town.[21] 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.[22] He missed Crewe's match at Carlisle United on 1 October 2022 after injuring his leg while playing Xbox,[23] but recovered to play six games in October, scoring once, before sustaining a serious hamstring injury.[24] 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,[25] finishing the season with nine goals in 32 matches.
In the 2023–24 season, Baker-Richardson beat his previous season's tally, scoring ten times in 40 appearances before incurring a dislocated shoulder at the start of Crewe's 1–0 victory over Sutton United at Gresty Road on 12 March 2024,[26] [27] ruling him out for six weeks.[28] He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's final game of the regular season at Colchester United on 27 April 2024.[29] Having helped the club reach the League 2 play-off final in May 2024, Baker-Richardson was offered a new contract by Crewe.[30]
On 10 July 2024, Baker-Richardson returned to League Two side Newport County on a two-year deal.[31]
As of 21 May 2024
| Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Coventry City | 2013–14[32] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2013–14[33] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Ilkeston (loan) | 2013–14[34] [35] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Nuneaton Town | 2014–15[36] | Conference Premier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Redditch United | 2014–15[37] | Southern League Premier Division | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Kettering Town | 2015–16[38] | Southern League Premier Division | 18 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 24 | 7 | ||
| Leamington | 2016–17[39] | Southern League Premier Division | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | 19 | 7 | ||
| 2017–18 | Southern League Premier Division | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 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[40] | 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[41] | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Accrington Stanley (loan) | 2019–20[42] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
| Barrow | 2020–21[43] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Barnet (loan) | 2020–21 | National League | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||
| Newport County | 2021–22 | League Two | 31 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | |
| Crewe Alexandra | 2022–23[44] | League Two | 29 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 32 | 9 | |
| 2023–24 | League Two | 36 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 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 | |||