Allie Bailey

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Allie Bailey
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Sylvia Bailey [1]
Date of birth (1993-09-24) September 24, 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth San Diego, California
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2011–2014 Texas A&M Aggies 101 (29)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Houston Dash 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 23, 2017

Alexandra Sylvia Bailey (born September 24, 1993) is an American former soccer player who played as a midfielder for the Houston Dash in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

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Playing career

Texas A&M Aggies, 2011–2014

Bailey attended Texas A&M University, where she played for the Aggies from 2011 to 2014. [2] [3] [4]

Houston Dash, 2015

In 2015, Bailey played for expansion team Houston Dash as an amateur player called up while a number of international players were away from their professional clubs for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. [5] Bailey debuted on May 2, 2015, during a match against FC Kansas City. She scored her first goal for the club on May 31, 2015, a late equalizer during a match against Sky Blue FC, which was also the first NWSL goal scored by an amateur player. [6] [7] Bailey played in seven matches for the Dash. The team finished in fifth place during the regular season with a 6–8–6 record. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ "Allie Bailey". Texas A&M Aggies . Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ↑ Maffei, John (December 16, 2014). "Texas A&M a good fit for Bailey". San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  3. ↑ Zwerneman, Brent (December 3, 2014). "Bailey leads A&M's rise to women's soccer semi-finals". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  4. ↑ Hays, Graham (November 30, 2014). "Texas A&M Finally Reaches College Cup". ESPN. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. ↑ Kaiser, Hal (January 23, 2015). "Houston Dash Secure Top Undrafted College Players". Orange in the Oven. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  6. ↑ Kaiser, Allie. "Allie Bailey Shoots Her Way into NWSL Record Book". Keeper Notes. Archived from the original on March 23, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Late Equalizer Forces Sky Blue FC to Settle for Home Draw". OurSportsCentral (Press release). Sky Blue FC. May 31, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Allie Bailey". FBref . Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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