Ava Baker (born 9 January 2006) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Birmingham City[1] in the FA Women's Championship.
Baker is a product of the Leicester City academy and on 12 January 2022 she made her senior debut as a starter against Manchester City in the FA Women's League Cup just three days after turning sixteen.
She made her Women's FA Cup debut later that month, coming on as a substitute during a win against Tottenham Hotspur, before making her FA Women's Super League debut against Reading on 1 May 2022.
She also holds the record as the Foxes' youngest ever goalscorer, when she scored in Leicester's 5–0 League Cup victory against Sunderland on 11 January 2023, two days after her 17th birthday.
[3][4] On 24 June 2024, Baker was announced at Birmingham City.