Chris Baird

Foisted into the spotlight of an FA Cup Final appearance in 2003 after just two first-team appearances for Southampton, Chris Baird's club career was slow to develop, but he is now an integral player in the Premier League with Fulham and on the international stage...

Name: Christopher Patrick Baird
Born: 25 February 1982, Ballymena
Height: 6.01 ft
Weight: 12.00 st
Position: Right-Back/Midfielder

Representative Honours: Northern Ireland: Full Caps (2003-date), 6 Under-21 Caps (2002-2003), Under-18 Caps.
Club Honours: (with Southampton) FA Cup Runner-Up 2002/03.

Club Career: (to end 2007/08)
Clubs........... --Seasons-- ---Fee---- -League- FA Cup LgeCup Other
Ballymena United ........... .....Youth ..0(0)/0
Southampton..... 00/01-06/07 .....Youth .62(6)/3 5(0)/0 4(0)/0 2(0)/0
Walsall......... 03/04...... ......Loan .10(0)/0
Watford......... 03/04...... ......Loan ..8(0)/0
Fulham.......... 07/08- date £3,025,000 .17(1)/0 1(1)/0 1(0)/0
Totals...................... £3,025,000 .97(7)/3 6(1)/0 5(0)/0 2(0)/0

Biography:
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Official Fulham Website
Official Irish FA Website

Northern Ireland Cap Details:
03-06-2003 Italy.............. A L 0-2 FR
11-06-2003 Spain.............. H D 0-0 ECQ
06-09-2003 Ukraine............ A D 0-0 ECQ
10-09-2003 Armenia............ H L 0-1 ECQ
11-10-2003 Greece............. A L 0-1 ECQ
18-02-2004 Norway............. H L 1-4 FR
31-03-2004 Estonia............ A W 1-0 FR
28-04-2004 Serbia & Montenegro H D 1-1 FR
30-05-2004 Barbados........... A D 1-1 FR
02-06-2004 St Kitts & Nevis... A W 2-0 FR
06-06-2004 Trinidad & Tobago.. A W 3-0 FR
09-10-2004 Azerbaijan......... A D 0-0 WCQ
09-02-2005 Canada............. H L 0-1 FR
26-03-2005 England............ A L 0-4 WCQ
30-03-2005 Poland............. A L 0-1 WCQ
04-06-2005 Germany............ H L 1-4 FR
03-09-2005 Azerbaijan......... H W 2-0 WCQ
07-09-2005 England............ H W 1-0 WCQ
12-10-2005 Austria............ A L 0-2 WCQ
02-03-2006 Estonia............ H W 1-0 FR
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