Courtney Romello Baker-Richardson (born 5 December 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a forward for club Tranmere Rovers.
Club career Coventry City Baker-Richardson made his professional debut with Coventry City as a substitute on 7 December 2013 in a 1–1 FA Cup Second Round draw with Hartlepool United, coming on to replace Franck Moussa after 71 minutes.
Non-league On 20 February 2014, Baker-Richardson joined Conference side Tamworth on a youth loan. He made his debut on 22 February 2014, coming on in the 68th minute for Lee Hildreth in the 1–1 draw against Welling United. He subsequently joined Northern Premier League Premier Division team Ilkeston on loan in March 2014.
On Friday 7 August 2015, Baker-Richardson signed for Southern League Premier side Kettering Town for the 2015–16 season. However following a bad injury in October that year he was ignored by manager Marcus Law and switched to fellow Southern League Premier team Leamington in February 2016.
After a successful 2016–17 season with Leamington, Baker-Richardson went on trial with Premier League team Leicester City in August 2017.
Swansea City On 14 August 2017, Baker-Richardson joined Premier League side Swansea City on a two-year deal. He made his debut for Swansea on 28 August 2018 in a 1–0 defeat to Crystal Palace in the EFL Cup. He scored his first goal for the club on 29 September 2018 during a 3–0 win over Queens Park Rangers
On 9 August 2019, Baker-Richardson joined Accrington Stanley on loan until the end of the season.
Barrow On 8 October 2020, following release from Swansea, Baker-Richardson joined League Two side Barrow on a free transfer. On 28 January 2021, he joined Barnet on loan for the rest of the season. He was released by Barrow at the end of the season.Bluebirds Confirm Retained List
Newport County In June 2021 he joined Newport County on a one-year deal for the 2021-22 season. He made his debut for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win against Walsall on 18 September 2021. Baker-Richardson scored his first goal for Newport on 2 October 2021 in the 3-0 League Two win against Scunthorpe United.
Crewe Alexandra On 31 May 2022, it was reported that Baker-Richardson was joining Crewe Alexandra, newly relegated to League Two, on a two-year deal. He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland on 30 July 2022, and, after again coming on as a second-half substitute, scored his first Crewe goal in the following game, a 3–0 win over Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 6 August 2022. He made his first Crewe start on 9 August 2022, playing in an EFL League Cup first round defeat at Grimsby Town. Baker-Richardson then scored three times in two home league games, one against Sutton United on 16 August and a first-half brace against Northampton Town on 20 August 2022. He missed Crewe's match at Carlisle United on 1 October 2022 after injuring his leg while playing Xbox, but recovered to play six games in October, scoring once, before sustaining a serious hamstring injury. He eventually returned to first-team action on 4 March 2023, coming on as a 71st minute substitute in a 1–1 draw at Sutton United, finishing the season with nine goals in 32 matches.
In the 2023–24 season, Baker-Richardson beat his previous season's tally, scoring ten times in 40 appearances before incurring a dislocated shoulder at the start of Crewe's 1–0 victory over Sutton United at Gresty Road on 12 March 2024, ruling him out for six weeks. He made a substitute appearance in Crewe's final game of the regular season at Colchester United on 27 April 2024. Having helped the club reach the League 2 play-off final in May 2024, Baker-Richardson was offered a new contract by Crewe.
Newport County return On 10 July 2024, Baker-Richardson returned to League Two side Newport County on a two-year deal. He was released by the club at the end of the 2025–26 season.
Tranmere Rovers On 30 July 2026, Baker-Richardson joined Tranmere Rovers in a one-year deal.
Career statistics
+Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsCoventry City2013–14League One0010000010Tamworth (loan)2013–14Conference Premier1000—1020Ilkeston (loan)2013–14Northern Premier League Premier Division2000—0020Nuneaton Town2014–15Conference Premier1000—0010Redditch United2014–15Southern League Premier Division5100—0051Kettering Town2015–16Southern League Premier Division18343—21247Leamington2016–17Southern League Premier Division17500—221972017–18Southern League Premier Division451700—1045521Total622200—1267428Swansea City2017–18Premier League00000000002018–19Championship1733110002142019–20Championship0000000000Total173311000214Swansea City U21s2017–18———4040Accrington Stanley (loan)2019–20League One2000101141Barrow2020–21League Two0000000000Barnet (loan)2020–21National League17300—00173Newport County2021–22League Two318100000328Crewe Alexandra2022–23League Two2980010213292023–24League Two3693110404410Total65173120617619Newport County2024–25League Two3641010214042025–26League Two304102020354Total668203040758Career total288661457030833979
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