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Benicio Baker-Boaitey (born 9 January 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left winger for EFL League Two club Port Vale, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion. He previously had spells in the youth academies of West Ham United and Porto. He is also an England youth international.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benicio Baker-Boaitey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 2004[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Port Vale (on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion) | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | West Ham United | ||
| 2020–2022 | Porto | ||
| 2022 | → Brighton & Hove Albion (loan) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Port Vale (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | England U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024 | England U20 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:37, 26 October 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Having come through the youth academy of West Ham United, Baker-Boaitey was 16 when he rejected a professional contract with them to join FC Porto in 2020.[4] He also had the opportunity to join Bundesliga sides Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach, though opted for the Primeira Liga side.[5][6][7] Porto paid West Ham compensation in the region of £190,000.[8]
Brighton & Hove Albion
Baker-Boaitey signed for the academy of Brighton & Hove Albion on transfer deadline day in January 2022, initially on a six-month loan deal.[9][10] The move became permanent in June 2022 after he impressed academy coach Andrew Crofts.[11][12] He played in the Sussex Community Shield final and scored his penalty in the shoot-out victory over Littlehampton Town.[13] He featured ten times for Brighton under-21's in Premier League 2 during the 2022–23 season. He signed a new one-year contract with the club in July.[14] On 12 November 2023, he was named among the match day squad in the Premier League as Brighton played against Sheffield United at Falmer Stadium.[15] Three weeks later on 3 December, Baker-Boaitey made his senior and professional debut with the Albion, coming on as a late substitution in a 3–2 loss to Chelsea.[16] He featured in six games under manager Roberto De Zerbi and agreed a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[17]
Port Vale (loan)
On 7 August 2024, Benicio completed a season-long loan move to League Two club Port Vale.[18] On 7 September, he started in a 4–1 win at Newport County and was subsequently named in the EFL League Two Team of the Week.[19]
Baker-Boaitey has been described as a left-footed wide player, with comparisons made in his style of play to former Juventus player Douglas Costa.[20] He has pace and can play as a wide or inside winger.[21]
On 7 June 2024, Baker-Boaitey made his England U20 debut in a 2–1 win over Sweden at Stadion ŠRC Sesvete.[22]
- As of match played 2 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24[25] | Premier League | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024–25[26] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2022–23[27] | — | — | — | — | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[25] | — | — | — | — | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Port Vale (loan) | 2024–25[26] | League Two | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
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