Dorian Bailey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dorian Josey Bailey[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 28, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Mission, Kansas, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bay FC | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2018 | North Carolina Tar Heels[2] | 86 | (17) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Washington Spirit | 39 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bay FC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2013–2014 | United States U17 | ||
| 2014 | United States U18 | ||
| 2015 | United States U19 | ||
| 2016 | United States U20 | ||
| 2017–2018 | United States U23 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021 | |||
Dorian Josey Bailey (born January 28, 1997) is an American professional soccer midfielder who currently plays for Bay FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Early life[edit]
Bailey grew up in the Kansas City metropolitan area and went to St. Teresa's Academy.[3]
North Carolina Tar Heels[edit]
Bailey attended University of North Carolina where she played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2015 to 2018. In 2015, she was named to the Freshman All-ACC Team.[4] In four years, she played in 86 games, scoring 17 times and registering 17 assists.[2]
Club career[edit]
Washington Spirit[edit]
Bailey was drafted 8th overall in the first round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit.[5] In April, she was signed to their active roster in advance of the 2019 NWSL season.[6] Bailey made her first professional appearance on April 13, 2019, as a 79th-minute substitute in Washington's season opening win over Sky Blue FC.[7] Bailey was traded to NWSL expansion club Bay FC on December 12, 2023.[8]
International career[edit]
In 2013, Bailey was called up to the United States under-17 national team, winning a bronze medal in the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. She scored her first youth international goal in a group stage win over Guatemala.[9] In April 2014, she received an invitation to the United States under-18 squad's training camp.[10] The following year, Bailey received invitations to training camps with both the United States under-19 and United States under-20 national teams.[11][12] Bailey played in the 2018 Thorns Spring Invitational with the United States under-23 national team.[13]
Honors[edit]
Washington Spirit
- NWSL Championship: 2021
References[edit]
- ^ "Candidates for the Diploma". St. Teresa's Academy 142nd Commencement. Kansas City, Missouri: St. Teresa's Academy. May 17, 2015. p. 2. Retrieved September 22, 2022.
- ^ a b "Dorian Bailey". University of North Carolina Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ McDowell, Sam (June 13, 2015). "Desire to do things right helped Dorian Bailey become The Star's 2014-15 female Scholar-Athlete winner". Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "Four Tar Heels Named To All-ACC Teams". University of North Carolina Athletics. November 5, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "NWSL Draft 2019: Washington Spirit select North Carolina midfielder Dorian Bailey". Black and Red United. January 10, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Washington Spirit announces updated 25-player roster ahead of 2019 NWSL season". Washington Spirit. April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Debut goals from Sam Staab & Megan Crosson hand Washington Spirit 2–0 win over Sky Blue FC". Black and Red United. April 13, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Washington Spirit Completes Trades with Expansion Sides Bay FC and Utah Royals FC". December 12, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. U-17 WNT Defeats Guatemala 7–0 to Qualify for Semifinals at CONCACAF U-17 Women's Championship". U.S. Soccer. November 2, 2013. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "U-18 WNT Head to OTC Training Camp May 11–18". U.S. Soccer. April 28, 2014. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "U-20 WNT Opens 2015 with Florida Camp and Match vs. Bayern Munich". U.S. Soccer. January 11, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "U.S. U-19 WNT Opens 2015 Programming With Camp at the NTC". U.S. Soccer. April 6, 2015. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
- ^ "Snow Names 24-Player USA Roster for 2018 Thorns Spring Invitational". U.S. Soccer. March 8, 2018. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
External links[edit]
- Washington Spirit player profile
- Dorian Bailey at Soccerway