page_title: Carl Baker
hierarchical_section_title: Carl Baker
caption_attribution_description: English: County Stars Anthony Pilkington, Carl Baker, Stephen Gleeson &amp; Tommy Rowe Line-Up In A Wall Against Leeds United In Dec 2008.
context_page_description: Carl Paul Baker is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for National League North club Brackley Town.
  He has made over 450 professional career appearances in the Football League and Conference as well as domestic cup competitions, including 160 appearances for Coventry City.
  Born on 26 December 1982 in Prescot, Merseyside, Baker came up through the Liverpool Academy before moving to Prescot Cables. Shortly after, he moved to Southport in 2003, with whom he helped win the Conference North title. An impressive four-year spell saw him earn a move into the Football League with Morecambe, where he found the net 11 times in 48 appearances. Two years at Stockport County followed prior to completing a switch to then-Championship club Coventry City in the summer of 2010. He went on to play 182 times for Steven Pressley's men and was captain for the final two years of his four-year stay. In September 2014, he signed for Milton Keynes Dons, after being released by Coventry. Baker signed for Portsmouth in June 2016.
context_section_description: Carl Paul Baker (born 26 December 1982) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or as an attacking midfielder for National League North club Brackley Town.
  He has made over 450 professional career appearances in the Football League and Conference as well as domestic cup competitions, including 160 appearances for Coventry City.
  Born on 26 December 1982 in Prescot, Merseyside, Baker came up through the Liverpool Academy before moving to Prescot Cables. Shortly after, he moved to Southport in 2003, with whom he helped win the Conference North title. An impressive four-year spell saw him earn a move into the Football League with Morecambe, where he found the net 11 times in 48 appearances. Two years at Stockport County followed prior to completing a switch to then-Championship club Coventry City in the summer of 2010. He went on to play 182 times for Steven Pressley's men and was captain for the final two years of his four-year stay. In September 2014, he signed for Milton Keynes Dons, after being released by Coventry. Baker signed for Portsmouth in June 2016. He signed with Indian Super League franchise ATK in the following year but was released without playing in any match due to an injury which ruled him out of the entire season. On 9 March 2018, Carl returned to Coventry City on a short-term deal until the end of the 2017-18 English Football League Two season.
  He has represented England at semi-professional level playing for England C.
caption: Baker playing for Stockport County in 2008
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