Lewis Robert George Baines (born 10 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for

Altrincham Altrincham ( , locally ) is a market town in Trafford, Greater Manchester, England, south of the River Mersey. It is southwest of Manchester city centre, southwest of Sale and east of Warrington. At the 2011 Census, it had a population ...

Career

Baines turned professional with Fleetwood Town in the summer of 2017, and spent loan spells with

Bamber Bridge Bamber Bridge is an urban village in Lancashire, England, south-east of Preston, in the borough of South Ribble. The name derives from the Old English "bēam" and "brycg", which probably means "tree-trunk bridge". The population was 13,945 at ...

and Ashton United before signing a new contract in July 2018. He made his senior debut on 13 November 2018 in the EFL Trophy. He moved on loan to Chorley in December 2018, and to

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

in January 2019. On 25 July 2019, Baines completed a permanent deal to join newly promoted

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side Chorley. On 30 May 2022, Baines returned to the National League to join

for an undisclosed fee.

International career

On 28 March 2022, he was called-up to the

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squad for the friendly against Wales C in Caernarfon. He came on for the final fifteen minutes as a substitute in the 4–0 defeat.

Career statistics

Honours

Ashton United * Northern Premier League Premier Division play-offs: 2017–18

References

1998 births Living people English footballers Fleetwood Town F.C. players Bamber Bridge F.C. players Ashton United F.C. players Chorley F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Altrincham F.C. players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Association football defenders {{England-footy-defender-1990s-stub