Jordan Ashleigh Baker (born 1 November 1996) is an Australian soccer player, who last played for Western Sydney Wanderers in the Australian W-League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Ashleigh Baker | ||
| Date of birth | 1 November 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Paddington, Sydney, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gymea United | |||
| 2007–2011 | Sutherland Shire | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013 | Illawarra Stingrays | 21 | (16) |
| 2013–2016 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 10 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| Australia U-20 | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2016 | |||
Playing career
editSoccer
editBaker played youth football with Gymea United FC and Sutherland Shire FA from 2007 to 2011.[1]
Baker played for Western Sydney Wanderers in the 2013–14 W-League and re-signed with the Wanderers for the 2014–15 W-League season.[2]
Baker represented the Australia Schoolgirls and Australian under-20 teams.[3]
Baker again was selected in the Wanderers squad for the 2015–16 W-League.[4]
Rugby league
editIn 2017, Baker began playing rugby league, where she represented Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the NSWRL Women's Premiership.[5] She was one of the competitions top-scorers in 2018.[6]
References
edit- ^ Haigh, Paul (30 September 2014). "Three talented Sutherland Shire Football Association women players scoring goals in W-League". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Cohen, Mitch (25 August 2014). "Star Stingrays trio back to Sydney". Illawarra Mercury.
- ^ Cohen, Mitch (30 March 2015). "Jordan Baker has the golden touch". Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Parkinson, Andrew (16 October 2015). "Western Sydney Wanderers from shire beaches will be at home in west". St George and Sutherland Shire Leader. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Airth, Jocelyn (26 April 2017). "From Soccer to Rugby League". Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
- ^ Bollen, Fiona (12 April 2018). "NRL could pick up cross code female athletes but it may not last". Perth Now. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
External links
edit- Jordan Baker at Soccerway
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