Theo Baker

Theodore Phillip Thomas “Theo” Baker^[1][2] (born: March 31, 1996 (1996-03-31) [age 29])^[3], is an English^[4] YouTuber known for his football-related videos, challenges, and collaborations with other YouTubers. He gained popularity through his football skills, participation in charity matches, and association with The Sidemen and other sports influencers.^[5]

Early life

Theo Baker was born on March 31, 1996.^[3] He is from Eastbourne, England. When he was 2, Theo won a Boots Baby of the Year competition.^[6]

Between 2012 and 2015, Theo worked for McDonald's, which preceded a four-year stint at Bournemouth University up until 2019.^[7]

Career

On December 29, 2014, Theo started a YouTube channel, and introduced himself in a “Welcome to my channel” video at the beginning of 2015.^[8][9] Theo has played for Newhaven, Seaford, and Crystal Palace’s development team.^[10]

His every video is related to football. Some of the most popular YouTube videos are ‘WHO IS THE PENALTY KING?’, ‘FA CUP KNOCKOUT PENALTIES’, ‘ALL SPORTS PENALTY SHOOTOUT VS F2Freestylers!’, ‘ULTIMATE SET PIECE CHALLENGE’, ‘ULTIMATE FREE KICK CHALLENGE’, ’10 SHOT CHALLENGE VS W2S, CALFREEZY & CHARLIE MORLEY’, ‘ULTIMATE VOLLEY CHALLENGE’, and many more.^{[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]}

Additionally, he has created his second YouTube channel under ‘Theo Baker Plays’ where he uploads Fortnite and occasionally vlogs. He joined it on June 20, 2017. He has gained quite an impressive number of subscribers on his second channel too.^[18]

Some most popular YouTube videos from his second YouTube channel contains ‘RONALDO IN A PACK!! PACK & PLAY VS MINIMINTER’, ‘1 Kill = 1000 V BUCKS with MY 11 Year Old NEPHEW! Fortnite: Battle Royale’, ‘MY FIRST SOLO WIN?! *HIGHEST KILLS YET* – FORTNITE BATTLE ROYALE’, ‘Fifa 20 Squad Builder Showdown!!! ICON FRANK LAMPARD SBSD!!’, ‘FIFA 20 SQUAD BUILDER SHOWDOWN!! CB MOMENTS KYLE WALKER!! TOTW Moments Walker’, and many more.^{[citation needed]}

On August 1, 2017, Theo competed in a boxing match against Joe Weller at Underground Gym in East Sussex. Weller was declared the winner.^[19] Theo had a podcast with Weller and Luke Martin called Wafflin.^[20]

On May 27, 2019, Theo and Joe Weller started a podcast called Wafflin.^[21] In 2020, Luke Martin joined the podcast. Wafflin was later updated in 2022.^[22] In 2024, it was announced that Wafflin would be under The Fellas Studios.^[23]

In 2021, Theo started a Football podcast called Pitch Side with REEV and Tom Garrett.^[24]

Some most popular YouTube videos from his third channel contains ‘We Tested The Worlds RAREST Football Boots!’,^[25] ‘Guess The Footballer w/ Alisha Lehmann’,^[26], ‘We Climbed a Mountain!’,^[27], ‘Beat Me at Pullups, Win £100!!’,^[28], ‘Beat Me At Golf, Win £100!!’,^[29], ‘My Injury Results Are... | SUB6 E2’,^[30] and many more.

In September 2021, Theo and REEV started a football podcast under The Fellas Studios called Pitch Side, later Tom Garratt joined them as their third host.^[31] In August 2024, the trio along with Lewis Bowden started a podcast called Back Side.^[32]

On May 31, 2022, Theo hit one million subscribers on his main channel.^[33] He has created his third YouTube channel under ‘Theo Baker Extra’ where he uploads vlogs and football challenges. He joined it on September 23, 2022. He has gained quite an impressive number of subscribers on his third channel.^[34]

On September 24, 2022, Theo participated in the 2022 Sidemen Charity football match, playing for YouTube Allstars with the number 14 alongside with his friends ChrisMD, WillNE and AnEsonGib. Sidemen FC went on to defeat YouTube Allstars 8-7, raising over £1m for charity in a fifteen goal thriller. Theo scored one goal in the match, his received a total match rating of 7.4.^[35]

In September 2023, Theo participated in the next year charity football match, as the captain for the YouTube Allstars. Sidemen FC went on to defeat YouTube Allstars 8-5. Theo suffered an injury in the first half of the game and had to be taken to hospital, his received a total match rating of 5.70.^[35][36] Late that month, Theo and W2S started a golfing YouTube channel called 'Harry & Theo Go Golfing', when they play golf against YouTubers such as REEV and ChrisMD. They uploaded their first video on December 3, 2023 titled "W2S vs THEO - OUR FIRST VIDEO EVER!!".^[37]

On June 9, 2024, Theo participated in Soccer Aid 2024, a football charity match held at the Stamford Bridge stadium in London, England, where he played for team Soccer Aid World XI.^[38]

On March 8, 2025, Theo participated in the 2025 Sidemen Charity Match, held at Wembley Stadium in London, United Kingdom, this time playing for team YouTube Allstars. He managed to score a hat-trick.^[39]

Personal life

Theo started dating Janine Curcher on Valentine's Day 2014. The two later split.^[1]

In February 2022, Theo posted a video to his YouTube, surprising girlfriend Jodie Hopcroft with a trip to Dubai.^[40]

Subscriber milestones

Note: The following dates are according to Social Blade. Dates may vary by one or two days due to differences in time zones.

• 1 million subscribers: May 31, 2022^[33]

Trivia

• Theo is a supporter of Arsenal F.C.^[41]
• Theo is asthmatic.^[42]
• Theo favourite YouTubers are CaseyNeistat and David Dobrik.^[43]
• He had a hair transplant in December 2019.^[44]

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