Taylor Bailey

Taylor Logan Bailey (born February 27, 1997) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Oakland Roots in the USL Championship.

Taylor Bailey
Bailey with Oakland Roots in 2022
Personal information
Full name Taylor Logan Bailey
Date of birth (1997-02-27) February 27, 1997
Place of birth Greeneville, Tennessee, United States
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Oakland Roots
Number 47
Youth career
0000 Greeneville Galaxy
0000 FC Dallas-Tri
0000 FC Alliance
0000 TN ODP
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Nova Southeastern Sharks 13 (0)
2017 CCSF Rams 19 (0)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Tri-Cities Otters 1 (0)
2017–2018 San Francisco City 5 (0)
2020– Oakland Roots 7 (0)
2022 → Forward Madison (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 22, 2022

Career

Early career

Bailey was a three-sport athlete at Greeneville High School, playing soccer, basketball, and football. During his senior season, he played as both a forward and a goalkeeper, scoring 24 goals and recording nine assists as a forward and making 110 saves and 12 shutouts as a keeper. Bailey was named first-team All-District and the District MVP, and was named All-State as both a goalkeeper and a forward. Bailey also played club soccer for Greeneville Galaxy, FC Dallas-Tri, and FC Alliance.[1] Bailey was selected to the Tennessee Olympic Development Program team and went on to be a starting keeper for the U.S. Region III squad.

College

In 2015, Bailey attended Nova Southeastern University to play college soccer. In his freshman season, Bailey made 13 appearances for the Sharks.[1] In 2017, he also played one season at City College of San Francisco, making 19 appearances and, as team Captain, won First-team All Conference accolades and made the All Western Region team, as recognized by the United Soccer Coaches Association.[2][3]

As well as college soccer, Bailey played in the USL PDL, appearing for Tri-Cities Otters in 2016,[4] and San Francisco City in 2017 and 2018.[5]

Professional

In their 2020 season, Bailey signed with NISA side Oakland Roots, going on to make two appearances for the club in their Spring Season.[6] He re-signed with the club on April 20, 2021, following their move to the USL Championship.[7]

Personal life

Bailey is an animal advocate who was trained as a therapy dog handler by Therapy Dogs International. He has worked with exotic animals and with over 280 big cats, including tigers, lions, leopards, cougars, and jaguars at Tiger Haven, a big cat sanctuary and rescue facility in East Tennessee.

References
  1. "Taylor Bailey - Men's Soccer". Nova Southeastern University Athletics.
  2. "Taylor Bailey". City College of San Francisco.
  3. "Former Ram Taylor Bailey Makes Professional Debut With Oakland Roots". ccsfathletics.com. March 3, 2020.
  4. "Tri-Cities Otters - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Taylor Bailey -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  5. "San Francisco City FC - 2018 Regular Season - Roster - # - Taylor Bailey -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. "Player Details | National Independent Soccer Association". www.nisaofficial.com.
  7. SC, Roots (April 20, 2021). "Roots Re-sign Goalkeeper Taylor Bailey from the 2020 Squad". Oakland Roots SC.
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