Everything about Leighton Baines totally explained
Leighton John Baines (born
11 December 1984 in
Liverpool,
Merseyside) is an
English footballer, who plays left-back for
Everton in the English
Premier League. He won 16
caps for the
England Under-21 team.
Playing career
Wigan
Baines made his debut for
Wigan Athletic in 2002, and soon became an established member of the Wigan first team, and was a regular when Wigan earned promotion to the Premiership in
2004–05, in which he scored his first goal for the club, a spectacular strike from long-range against
Ipswich Town.
Baines signed a new contract with Wigan in February 2005 despite being linked to a number of
Premiership clubs, including
Manchester United,
Arsenal and Everton, and extended his contract again after impressive displays in his first season in the Premiership.
He scored a vital goal for England against
Germany on
6 October,
2006, securing a 1–0 win in the first leg of a UEFA European U21 Championship play-off. He played all four of England's matches in the
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship finals.
Everton
Transfer rumours surrounded Baines throughout the summer before the
2007–08 Premiership season, as he was linked with Everton,
Newcastle and
Sunderland. On
25 July,
2007, Baines rejected a move to Sunderland, after their bid of a reported £6 million was accepted by Wigan, with it being suggested that the player favoured a move back to his home city of Liverpool. On
6 August 2007, it was confirmed by Wigan and the player himself that Everton had completed the signing of Baines, for an initial £5 million, with another £1m in add-ons, depending on Baines' appearances for Everton.
However, he hasn't played much this season (13 starts, 9 as sub) due to the good form of
Phil Jagielka and
Joseph Yobo at centre back which has kept
Joleon Lescott at left back. Unless Lescott can displace either Yobo or Jagielka and return to his favoured role in the centre of defence, Baines' future at Everton looks bleak.
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