Bristol City defender Nathan Baker has sadly confirmed his retirement from professional football on medical grounds after sustaining two serious concussions last season.
Baker hasn't played for City since leaving the field against Sheffield United on November 28 after landing awkwardly following an aerial challenge, which left him hospitalised for 24 hours. That came five weeks after a similar injury at West Brom.
After nine months of assessments coupled with treatment and recuperation at home, Baker has been advised by medical professionals that carrying on playing at a professional level would, "represent a significant risk to his ongoing and future health".
