Bailey Sparks

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Bailey Sparks
Personal information
Full name Bailey Sparks
Date of birth (2002-12-30) December 30, 2002 (age 22)
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
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2024 SMU Mustangs 72 (14)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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Club career

Youth

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

In the fall of 2021, Sparks began playing college soccer at Southern Methodist University. [2]

Senior career

Sparks would be selected by Inter Miami in the second round of the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 7, 2021 [3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting Kansas City II 2020 USL Championship 2121
2021 USL Championship 6060
Career total81000081

Honors

References

  1. "Indy Eleven 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II". Soccerway.
  2. "Bailey Sparks - Men's Soccer".
  3. Bailey Sparks at Soccerway
  4. "2023 NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
  5. "2024 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.