Bailey Sparks
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bailey Sparks | ||
| Date of birth | December 30, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SMU Mustangs | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Solar SC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–23 | SMU Mustangs | 34 | (3) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | 8 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Texas United | 8 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | United States U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 30, 2022 | |||
Bailey Sparks (born December 30, 2002) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Southern Methodist University.
Club career
[edit]Youth
[edit]Sparks made his professional debut for Sporting Kansas City II, the USL Championship affiliate of Sporting Kansas City, on September 30, 2020, against Indy Eleven. He came on as an 86th-minute substitute and scored in the game winner in the 5th minute of stoppage time as Sporting Kansas City II won 2–1.[1]
College
[edit]In the fall of 2021, Sparks began playing college soccer at Southern Methodist University.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played October 7, 2021[3]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City II | 2020 | USL Championship | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | USL Championship | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Honors
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Indy Eleven 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II". Soccerway.
- ^ "Bailey Sparks - Men's Soccer".
- ^ Bailey Sparks at Soccerway
- ^ "2023 NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
External links
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- American men's soccer players
- Men's association football midfielders
- Sporting Kansas City II players
- USL Championship players
- Soccer players from Dallas
- SMU Mustangs men's soccer players
- USL League Two players
- All-American college men's soccer players
- 21st-century American sportsmen
- American soccer midfielder stubs