Elkan Baggott

Ipswich Town

Having joined Ipswich Town on a two-year scholarship in 2019, Baggott made his senior debut for the club on 6 October 2020, in a 2–0 victory over Gillingham in the EFL Trophy. On 28 January 2021, Baggott penned his first professional contract with Ipswich, signing a two-and-a-half-year contract with the option of an additional year's extension. On 16 April 2022, he became the first Indonesian player to play in an English professional league when he appeared for Ipswich Town in an EFL League One match against Rotherham United. Baggott signed a new three-year deal with the club in June 2022. On 1 November 2023, Baggott scored his first goal for the Blues against Fulham in a 1–3 defeat in the fourth round of the EFL Cup, making him the first Indonesian to score a goal in the competition.

King's Lynn Town (loan)

On 22 March 2021, Baggott joined National League side King's Lynn Town on a youth loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. He made his debut for the club on 23 March 2021, playing 90 minutes in a 3–0 loss to Altrincham.

Gillingham (loan)

On 8 July 2022, Baggott joined League Two club Gillingham on a season-long loan deal. He made his league debut for the club on 30 July 2022 in a 2–0 away loss to AFC Wimbledon. On 15 October 2022, Baggott scored his first goal for Gillingham against Stevenage. He was the first Indonesian player to score in English football. Baggott scored another goal the next week against Barrow.

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Even though he was born in Thailand into a mixed English and Indonesian family, he decided to represent Indonesia at the international level. Baggott has played for Indonesia at the under-19 level. He won his first cap for the under-19 team on 11 October 2020 in a friendly against North Macedonia U19. He received a call to join the senior Indonesia national football team in May 2021 but rejected it due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. On 22 October 2021, the Chief of PSSI, Mochamad Iriawan, stated that Baggott had refused to play for Indonesia after rejecting multiple call-ups. Baggott immediately sent a letter to PSSI explaining his absence and his willingness to accept the next call-up, citing the fact that the COVID-19 situation in the United Kingdom and Indonesia have been much better. Iriawan openly accepted his explanation three days later. On 16 November 2021, he made his debut for the senior team in a friendly match against Afghanistan. He played for 68 minutes and was substituted by Victor Igbonefo due to a concussion head injury, which resulted in a Football Association mandatory 14-day 'no footballing activity' recuperation period. Baggott was cleared to play again on 2 December 2021, after a neurological MRI scan concluded no lasting damage. On 12 December 2021, Baggott made his senior team competitive debut against Laos in the AFF Suzuki Cup, played in Singapore, in which Indonesia won the match 5–1. He scored his first goal for the national team on 19 December…

Club

As of match played 12 September 2026

International

As of match played 9 June 2026

As of match played 28 January 2024 Scores and results list Indonesia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Baggott goal.

Elkan William Tio Baggott was born on 23 October 2002 in Bangkok, Thailand, to an Indonesian mother and an English father. He learned to play football at the Soccer Schools International (SSI), Jakarta. The organisation was primarily funded by Arsenal and run by Max Belli, who quickly realised Baggott's potential. Baggott attended the British International School during his time in Jakarta and was appointed as captain for his school team. His family eventually decided to settle in England in 2011. Following the move, he attended St Benedict's Catholic College in Colchester.