TAMPA, Fla. – Teddy Baker has been the engine for One Knoxville SC all throughout the 2026 USL League One season. That rang true again after a two-match homestretch that saw the midfielder earn league Team of the Week honors for Week 32.
It is the club-leading seventh time that the London-native has been selected to Team of the Week, joining Weeks 1, 16, 17/18, 25, 25 and 26.
Baker set the tone in Knoxville’s 3-0 playoff-clinching victory over Chattanooga Red Wolves SC on Wednesday with a 12th minute free kick conversion for his sixth goal across all competitions in 2026. Additionally, he finished with team-high seven possessions won and two total tackles, along with a pair of chances created.
The 24-year-old followed that performance with seven chances created and three total tackles on Sunday’s match against Spokane Velocity FC.
For the season, Baker leads One Knox with seven assists, 89 chances created and 39 tackles won. He will look to add to those totals when the club concludes the USL1 regular season on the road this Saturday against the New York Cosmos.
Other One Knoxville 2026 Team of the Week selections include Eli Conway in Week 26, Johan Garibay and Jordan Skelton in Week 24, along with Conway and Will Perkins in Week 23. Scott McLeod was named for Week 19/20, while Finn McRobb was named for both Week 17/18 and 16. Kyle Linhares was also selected for Week 16.
Forwards Babacar Diene and Denis Krioutchenkov were both selected for Week 8/9 with Ian Fuller also named Coach of the Week. Diene, Linhares and John Murphy Jr. earned Week 7 honors, Garibay was named in both Week 6 and Week 5, along with Braudilio Rodrigues. Defender Jaheim Brown was named in Week 4, as well as the opening week of the 2026 season with Murphy Jr., Krioutchenkov and Stavros Zarokostas.
USL League One Team of the Week | Week 32
Goalkeeper – Lalo Delgado, FC Naples
Defenders – Joey Skinner, Charlotte Independence; Michael Rempel, Fort Wayne FC; Lucky Opara, Spokane Velocity FC
Midfielders – Kyle Evans, Westchester SC; Christopher Jaime, Charlotte Independence; Teddy Baker, One Knoxville SC; Jonathan Ricketts, AC Boise
Forwards – Koen Blommestijn, Westchester SC; Azaad Liadi, Greenville Triumph SC; Cesar Behana Jr., AV ALTA FC
Bench – Bernd Schipmann, Fort Wayne FC; Klisa Kingi, Sarasota Paradise; Tiago Dias, Fort Wayne FC; Andre Lewis, Spokane Velocity FC; Philip Mayaka, AC Boise; Jon Bakero, Charlotte Independence; Jon Bakero, Charlotte Independence; Gio Miglietti, FC Naples
Coach – Zak Gordon, FC Naples
