Personal information | |||
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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 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2020 | Solar SC | ||
2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2024 | SMU Mustangs | 72 | (14) |
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 Major League Soccer club Inter Miami.
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]
In the fall of 2021, Sparks began playing college soccer at Southern Methodist University. [2]
Sparks would be selected by Inter Miami in the second round of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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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 |