Leighton Baines

English association football player (born 1984)

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.

Leighton Baines
Baines playing for Everton in 2015
Personal information
Full name Leighton John Baines[1]
Date of birth (1984-12-11) 11 December 1984 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Kirkby, England
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3]
Position(s) Left-back
Youth career
Everton
Wigan Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2007 Wigan Athletic 145 (4)
2007–2020 Everton 348 (29)
Total 493 (33)
National team
2004–2007 England U21 16 (1)
2010–2015 England 30 (1)
Teams managed
2022– Everton U18
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wigan Athletic 2001–02[4] Second Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2002–03[5] Second Division 6 0 2 0 2 0 2[a] 0 12 0
2003–04[6] First Division 26 0 1 0 1 0 28 0
2004–05[7] Championship 41 1 0 0 1 0 42 1
2005–06[8] Premier League 37 0 2 0 4 0 43 0
2006–07[9] Premier League 35 3 1 0 1 0 37 3
Total 145 4 6 0 9 0 2 0 162 4
Everton 2007–08[10] Premier League 22 0 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 29 0
2008–09[11] Premier League 31 1 7 0 0 0 1[b] 0 39 1
2009–10[12] Premier League 37 1 2 1 1 0 8[c] 0 48 2
2010–11[13] Premier League 38 5 4 2 2 0 44 7
2011–12[14] Premier League 33 4 6 1 3 0 42 5
2012–13[15] Premier League 38 5 5 2 1 0 44 7
2013–14[16] Premier League 32 5 3 1 0 0 35 6
2014–15[17] Premier League 31 2 1 0 0 0 5[c] 1 37 3
2015–16[18] Premier League 18 2 2 0 3 0 23 2
2016–17[19] Premier League 32 2 1 0 0 0 33 2
2017–18[20] Premier League 22 2 0 0 1 0 6[c] 1 29 3
2018–19[21] Premier League 6 0 1 0 1 0 8 0
2019–20[22] Premier League 8 0 0 0 1 1 9 1
Total 348 29 33 7 14 1 25 2 420 39
Career total 493 33 39 7 23 1 27 2 582 43
  1. Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. 2.0 2.1 Appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[23]
National team Year Apps Goals
England 2010 2 0
2011 4 0
2012 7 1
2013 9 0
2014 7 0
2015 1 0
Total 30 1
Scores and results list England's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baines goal.
List of international goals scored by Leighton Baines[23]
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 7 September 2012 Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova 10   Moldova 5–0 5–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification [24]

Honours

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Wigan Athletic

Everton

Individual

References

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  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2010). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2010–11. Edinburgh: Mainstream Publishing. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-84596-601-0.
  3. "Leighton Baines: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
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  14. "Games played by Leighton Baines in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  15. "Games played by Leighton Baines in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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  17. "Games played by Leighton Baines in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  18. "Games played by Leighton Baines in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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  20. "Games played by Leighton Baines in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  21. "Games played by Leighton Baines in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  22. "Games played by Leighton Baines in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  23. 23.0 23.1 "Baines, Leighton". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  24. McNulty, Phil (7 September 2012). "Moldova 0–5 England". BBC Sport. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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  26. "Arsenal striker Robin van Persie named PFA Player of the Year". BBC Sport. 22 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  27. "Gareth Bale wins PFA Player of Year and Young Player awards". BBC Sport. 28 April 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  28. "Player of the Year". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014. Retrieved 13 August 2013.
  29. 29.0 29.1 29.2 Clark, Adam (19 May 2011). "Awards: As they happened". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  30. 30.0 30.1 Clark, Adam. "12/13 end of season awards". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  31. Clark, Adam (4 May 2010). "Awards: As they happened". Everton F.C. Archived from the original on 23 May 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2018.