Reed Baker-Whiting
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Baker-Whiting with the Seattle Sounders in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 31, 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Seattle, Washington, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nashville SC | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2022 | Seattle Sounders FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Tacoma Defiance | 46 | (3) |
| 2021–2025 | Seattle Sounders FC | 47 | (0) |
| 2026– | Nashville SC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | United States U15 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022 | United States U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | United States U19 | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | United States U20 | 11 | (0) |
| 2025– | United States U23 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of December 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of November 18, 2025 | |||
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 Nashville SC.
Career
In 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]
On February 18th, 2026, Baker-Whiting was traded to Nashville SC.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played December 7, 2024[5]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | 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 | 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 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 93 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 106 | 4 | ||
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ mlssoccer. "Nashville SC acquire Reed Baker-Whiting from Seattle Sounders | MLSSoccer.com". mlssoccer. Retrieved February 20, 2026.
- ^ Reed Baker-Whiting at Soccerway
External links
- Reed Baker-Whiting at Major League Soccer
- Reed Baker-Whiting at Soccerway