Leighton Baines

**Leighton Baines** (born 11 December 1984) is a retired English footballer. He was known for his time at Everton and the England national football team.

Baines started his career with Wigan Athletic. He was a defender who plays on the left side. He wears the number 3 on his Everton shirt. He has played for England at under-21 and senior levels. He has scored only one goal while playing for England. He scored four times while at Wigan.

### Club

|rowspan="2"|Club|rowspan="2"|Season|colspan="3"|League|colspan="2"|FA Cup|colspan="2"|League Cup|colspan="2"|Other|colspan="2"|Total|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="7"|Wigan Athletic|2001–02|Second Division|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|2002–03|Second Division|6|0|2|0|2|0|2|0|12|0|||
|2003–04|First Division|26|0|1|0|1|0|—|28|0||||
|2004–05|Championship|41|1|0|0|1|0|—|42|1||||
|2005–06|Premier League|37|0|2|0|4|0|—|43|0||||
|2006–07|Premier League|35|3|1|0|1|0|—|37|3||||
|rowspan="14"|Everton|2007–08|Premier League|22|0|1|0|1|0|5|0|29|0|
|2008–09|Premier League|31|1|7|0|0|0|1|0|39|1|||
|2009–10|Premier League|37|1|2|1|1|0|8|0|48|2|||
|2010–11|Premier League|38|5|4|2|2|0|—|44|7||||
|2011–12|Premier League|33|4|6|1|3|0|—|42|5||||
|2012–13|Premier League|38|5|5|2|1|0|—|44|7||||
|2013–14|Premier League|32|5|3|1|0|0|—|35|6||||
|2014–15|Premier League|31|2|1|0|0|0|5|1|37|3|||
|2015–16|Premier League|18|2|2|0|3|0|—|23|2||||
|2016–17|Premier League|32|2|1|0|0|0|—|33|2||||
|2017–18|Premier League|22|2|0|0|1|0|6|1|29|3|||
|2018–19|Premier League|6|0|1|0|1|0|—|8|0||||
|2019–20|Premier League|8|0|0|0|1|1|—|9|1||||

### International

|National team|Year|Apps|Goals||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan="6"|England|2010|2|0|
|2011|4|0|||
|2012|7|1|||
|2013|9|0|||
|2014|7|0|||
|2015|1|0|||

- _Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baines goal._

|scope="col"|No.|scope="col" data-sort-type="date"|Date|scope="col"|Venue|scope="col"|Cap|scope="col"|Opponent|scope="col"|Score|scope="col"|Result|scope="col"|Competition|scope="col" class="unsortable"||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align="center"|1|7 September 2012|Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova|10||5–0|5–0|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification||||||||||

## Honours

**Wigan Athletic**
- Football League Championship runner-up: 2004–05
- Football League Cup runner-up: 2005–06

**Everton**
- FA Cup runner-up: 2008–09

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 2011–12 Premier League, 2012–13 Premier League
- Wigan Athletic Player of the Season: 2006–07
- Everton Player of the Season: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Everton Players' Player of the Season: 2009–10, 2010–11, 2012–13
- Everton Goal of the Season: 2010–11

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Leighton Baines
- **image**: Baines Leighton 126176 (cropped).jpg
- **image size**: 200
- **caption**: Baines playing for Everton F.C., Everton in 2015
- **fullname**: Leighton John Baines
- **birth place**: Kirkby, England
- **position**: Left-back
- **youthclubs1**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **youthclubs2**: Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic
- **years1**: 2002–2007
- **clubs1**: Wigan Athletic F.C., Wigan Athletic
- **caps1**: 145
- **goals1**: 4
- **years2**: 2007–2020
- **clubs2**: Everton F.C., Everton
- **caps2**: 348
- **goals2**: 29
- **totalcaps**: 493
- **totalgoals**: 33
- **nationalyears1**: 2004–2007
- **nationalteam1**: England national under-21 football team, England U21
- **nationalcaps1**: 16
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
- **nationalyears2**: 2010–2015
- **nationalteam2**: England national football team, England
- **nationalcaps2**: 30
- **nationalgoals2**: 1
- **managerclubs1**: Everton Academy, Everton U18
- **manageryears1**: 2022–