L. Baker
Profile
Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Stoke City.
Injury-affected season
Missed 22 of Stoke City's ~46 games this season through 22 injury absences (inactive, ankle). He still appeared 17 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1265 | 6.76 |
 League Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 6.9 |
Scout report
L. Baker is a 31-year-old attacking midfielder at Stoke City, rated 32.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 418th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option this season (58.6% of available minutes). He brings 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.07 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Baker.
Judged on this season alone, Baker graded 28 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 28th of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship, on 4 goals and 1 assist in 17 appearances (0.356 involvements per 90).
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 28). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 33, 62nd of 69 of the 69 attacking midfielders in the Championship. At 31 Baker is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Baker missed 22 games through injury (inactive, ankle) out of roughly 46 this season. The 17 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Stoke City finished 17th of 24 · a lower-table side
4 goals in 17 appearances (0.24 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 5 goal contributions in all.
Strengths
- Final-third output. 0.36 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0.07 assists) — productive for the role.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 58.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Defensive numbers. Modest 1.57 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
- 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
With a Rating of 32.7, Baker carries the 62nd-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Championship of 69, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Stoke City finished 17th of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.36 goal contributions 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.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
