Skip to main content
News
Advertise

Matthew Baker

Newport County
Height
4
Shirt
22 years
6 Feb 2003
Right
Preferred foot
Wales
Country
€342.3K
Market value
30 Jun
Contract end
Position
Primary
Centre-back
CB

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches28%Shot attempts18%Goals57%
Chances created31%Aerial duels won77%Defensive contributions83%

League Two 2025/2026

1
Goals
1
Assists
15
Started
16
Matches
1,369
Minutes played
6.74
Rating
3
Yellow cards
0
Red cards
Match stats

1 Jan

Bromley
L2-1
90
0
0
1
0
6.1

29 Dec 2025

Crewe Alexandra
W2-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.9

26 Dec 2025

Barnet
D0-0
90
0
0
0
0
6.7

20 Dec 2025

Colchester United
L4-1
45
0
0
0
0
5.9

11 Oct 2025

Accrington Stanley
W0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.8

7 Oct 2025

Cardiff City
W0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

4 Oct 2025

Swindon Town
L0-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.3

27 Sept 2025

Chesterfield
L4-1
90
0
0
0
0
5.3

20 Sept 2025

Gillingham
L1-3
90
0
0
1
0
6.2

13 Sept 2025

Tranmere Rovers
D1-1
90
0
0
0
0
7.5
Newport County

1 Jan

League Two
Bromley
2-1
90‎’‎
6.1

29 Dec 2025

League Two
Crewe Alexandra
2-0
90‎’‎
6.9

26 Dec 2025

League Two
Barnet
0-0
90‎’‎
6.7

20 Dec 2025

League Two
Colchester United
4-1
45‎’‎
5.9

11 Oct 2025

League Two
Accrington Stanley
0-1
90‎’‎
7.8
2025/2026

Season shot map

On target: 20%
  • 5Shots
  • 1Goals
  • 0.99xG
2 - 1
Shot typeRight footSituationRegular playResultGoal
0.46xG0.89xGOT
Filter

Season performance
Minutes played: 1,369

Shooting

Goals
1
Expected goals (xG)
0.99
xG on target (xGOT)
0.89
Non-penalty xG
0.99
Shots
5
Shots on target
1

Passing

Assists
1
Expected assists (xA)
0.45
Successful passes
559
Successful passes %
80.3%
Accurate long balls
38
Accurate long balls %
34.9%
Chances created
2

Possession

Successful dribbles
2
Successful dribbles %
50.0%
Touches
908
Touches in opposition box
19
Dispossessed
2
Fouls won
10

Defending

Penalties conceded
2
Tackles
22
Duels won
87
Duels won %
54.4%
Aerial duels won
54
Aerial duels won %
52.9%
Interceptions
13
Blocked shots
12
Fouls committed
16
Recoveries
54
Dribbled past
5

Discipline

Yellow cards
3
Red cards
0

News

Player traits

Stats compared to other center-backs
Touches28%Shot attempts18%Goals57%
Chances created31%Aerial duels won77%Defensive contributions83%

Career

Senior career

Newport CountyJul 2024 - now
65
5
Newport County (on loan)Sept 2023 - Jun 2024
39
0
Newport County (on loan)Jan 2023 - Jun 2023
18
0
Stoke CitySept 2022 - Jan 2023

Youth career

Stoke City U21 (back from loan)Jul 2023 - Sept 2023
1
0
Stoke City U21Aug 2022 - Jan 2023
20
0
Stoke City U23Jul 2021 - Jan 2023
19
0
Gillingham Under 18Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

National team

WalesJun 2024 - Aug 2024
Wales U21May 2023 - Aug 2025
6
0
Wales U19Oct 2021 - Aug 2022
3
0
Wales U17Oct 2019 - Oct 2019
3
1
  • Matches
  • Goals

News