Dorian Josey Bailey (born January 28, 1997) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for the Washington Spirit in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dorian Josey Bailey[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-01-28) January 28, 1997 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth | Mission, Kansas, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Washington Spirit | ||
Number | 19 | ||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | North Carolina[2] | 86 | (17) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Washington Spirit | 39 | (1) |
National team | |||
2013–2014 | United States U17 | ||
2014 | United States U18 | ||
2015 | United States U19 | ||
2016 | United States U20 | ||
2017–2018 | United States U23 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 October 2021 |
Bailey grew up in the Kansas City metropolitan area and went to St. Teresa's Academy.[3]
Bailey attended University of North Carolina where she played for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2015 to 2018. In 2015, she was named to the Freshman All-ACC Team.[4] In four years, she played in 86 games, scoring 17 times and registering 17 assists.[2]
Bailey was drafted 8th overall in the first round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit.[5] In April, she was signed to their active roster in advance of the 2019 NWSL season.[6] Bailey made her first professional appearance on April 13, 2019, as a 79th-minute substitute in Washington's season opening win over Sky Blue FC.[7]
In 2013, Bailey was called up to the United States under-17 national team, winning a bronze medal in the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship. She scored her first youth international goal in a group stage win over Guatemala.[8] In April 2014, she received an invitation to the United States under-18 squad's training camp.[9] The following year, Bailey received invitations to training camps with both the United States under-19 and United States under-20 national teams.[10][11] Bailey played in the 2018 Thorns Spring Invitational with the United States under-23 national team.[12]
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