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Zico Bailey
American soccer player
Zico Locquiao Bailey (born August 27, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a right-back for New Mexico United in USL Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Zico Locquiao Bailey | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-08-27) August 27, 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Henderson, Nevada, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New Mexico United | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2014 | Heat FC | ||
| 2014–2018 | LA Galaxy | ||
| 2019 | Kalmar FF | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Cal State Fullerton Titans | 21 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | LA Galaxy II | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Helsingør | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | FC Cincinnati | 19 | (1) |
| 2022 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 17 | (0) |
| 2023 | San Antonio FC | 11 | (1) |
| 2023– | New Mexico United | 13 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | United States U15 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 25, 2024 | |||
Zico is the younger brother of Kainoa Bailey, who is an international footballer for the Philippines.
Bailey joined the Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer ahead of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. During his freshman year, Bailey played in 21 matches for the Titans, starting 17 matches.[1]
Bailey made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw with Orange County SC. He replaced Jorge Hernandez after 82 minutes.[2]
After a successful season with Cal State Fullerton, Bailey signed with Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF in April 2019.[3] Three months later, on July 16, it was announced that he had moved to Danish 2nd Division club FC Helsingør.[4]
On December 12, 2019, Bailey moved to Major League Soccer (MLS) side FC Cincinnati ahead of their 2020 season. Cincinnati acquired the defender’s Homegrown rights from LA Galaxy in exchange for FC Cincinnati’s natural 4th-round 2020 MLS SuperDraft pick.[5] Bailey made his MLS debut with FC Cincinnati on October 7, 2020, replacing an injured Greg Garza in the 30th minute.[6][7]
Bailey was released by Cincinnati following their 2022 season.[8]
On March 16, 2023, Bailey signed a short-term deal with USL Championship side San Antonio FC.[9]
Born in United States to a Jamaican father and a Filipina mother, Bailey is eligible to represent Jamaica, United States and Philippines at international level.
- As of match played May 29, 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| LA Galaxy II | 2017 | United Soccer League | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| FC Cincinnati | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 5 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Major League Soccer | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
- "Zico Bailey 27 D Cal State Fullerton". fullertontitans.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "Match Report: LA Galaxy II battle to a hard-fought draw against Orange County SC, 1-1". LA Galaxy. April 22, 2017. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
- Future USMNT on Twitter: "Former LA Galaxy Academy right back Zico ..., twitter.com, April 19, 2019
- UNG HØJREBACK TIL FC HELSINGØR, fchelsingor.dk, July 16, 2019
- FC Cincinnati [@fccincinnati] (October 8, 2020). "30' Zico Bailey replaces Greg Garza. #PHIvCIN" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Gelehrter, Tom and Kevin McCloskey (October 7, 2020). FC Cincinnati at Philadelphia Union (Live broadcast). FC Cincinnati and Star64.
- USLChampionship com Staff (March 16, 2023). "San Antonio adds defender Zico Bailey on 25-day contract". USL Championship.
- Zico Bailey at Soccerway
