Cody Baker (born January 7 ,2004) is an American soccer player who plays as a

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and

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for

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club

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Club career

Born in

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, Baker joined the youth setup of

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Seattle Sounders FC Seattle Sounders Football Club is an American professional men's soccer club based in Seattle. The Sounders compete as a member of the Western Conference of Major League Soccer (MLS). The club was established on November 13, 2007, and began ...

in 2018. While in the academy, Baker began as a centre-back before converting to right-back. In March 2021, Baker was named by Sounders FC head coach

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as one of the academy players who could be called-up to the first team: "I would say that Cody Baker is another one on my list. He’s been a surprise. He might not quite be ready, but he’s going to be ready". On May 13, 2021, Baker made his professional debut for Sounders FC's

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San Diego Loyal San Diego Loyal Soccer Club is an American professional soccer team based in San Diego, California. The team was founded by Warren Smith and Landon Donovan. San Diego Loyal made its debut in 2020 as an expansion team in the USL Championship. ...

, coming on as a 79th minute substitute in a 3–1 victory. On July 21, 2021, Baker signed a professional contract with Tacoma.

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