Reed Baker-Whiting (born March 31, 2005) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back, left-back, or midfielder for Major League Soccer club Seattle Sounders FC and the United States national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | March 31, 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Right-back, left-back, midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2022 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | Tacoma Defiance | 46 | (3) |
2021– | Seattle Sounders FC | 31 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) |
2022 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
2022– | United States U19 | 7 | (1) |
2024– | United States U20 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 2, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 12, 2024 |
Career
editIn July 2020, Baker-Whiting signed with Tacoma Defiance.[1]
In May 2021, Baker-Whiting signed with Seattle Sounders FC.[2] He made his MLS debut for the Sounders on May 16 as a substitute against Los Angeles FC. He was 16 years and 46 days old, making him among the youngest players to play in league history.[3]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played June 2, 2024[4]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Tacoma Defiance | 2020 | USL | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
2021 | USL | 16 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
2022 | MLS Next Pro | 15 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
2023 | MLS Next Pro | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | |||
Total | 46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 3 | ||
Seattle Sounders FC | 2021 | MLS | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
2022 | MLS | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2023 | MLS | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
2024 | MLS | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
Total | 31 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
Career total | 77 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81 | 4 |
References
edit- ^ Defiance, Tacoma. "Tacoma Defiance signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting". Tacoma Defiance.
- ^ "Sounders FC signs midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting". Seattle Sounders FC.
- ^ Peterson, Anne M. (May 19, 2021). "Youth movement afoot in MLS". The Seattle Times. Associated Press. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
- ^ Reed Baker-Whiting at Soccerway
External links
edit- Reed Baker-Whiting at Soccerway