Ramon Bailey
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 Bailey in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Kingston, Jamaica | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | MetroStars | 0 | (0) |
| 2006 | Kokkolan Palloveikot | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Waterhouse | ||
| 2008–2011 | Portugal FC | ||
| 2012–2013 | Serbian White Eagles | ||
| 2014–2017 | SC Waterloo Region | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ramon Bailey (born February 22, 1984) is a former Jamaican footballer who played as a midfielder.
Early career
Bailey played college soccer for Merced College, where he was named to the All-American first team and received the MVP award.[1][2] In 2005, he signed a contract with the MetroStars of Major League Soccer.[3] Bailey was assigned to the team's reserve squad in his debut season.[4] After a change in management, he was released by the club in 2006.[5]
Finland
Following his release from New York, he secured a contract abroad in the Finnish Ykkönen with Kokkolan Palloveikot.[6][7] Bailey would appear in the 2006 Finnish Cup final, where Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi defeated Kokkolan.[8]
Jamaica
In 2007, he returned to his native country to sign with defending champions Waterhouse F.C. in the Jamaica Premier League.[9][10]
Canada
Bailey joined the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League in the summer of 2008 to play for Portugal FC.[11] He re-signed with the Toronto-based club in 2009.[12] In 2012, he signed with league rivals the Serbian White Eagles.[13] He would help the Serbs secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the league's first division.[14] In the opening round of the playoffs, the White Eagles defeated his former team, Portugal FC (renamed SC Toronto).[15] Their playoff journey would conclude in the next round after a defeat by Toronto Croatia.
Bailey returned to play with the Serbs for the 2013 season.[16] He helped the team secure another playoff berth by finishing eighth in his sophomore year with Serbia.[17] Kingston FC would eliminate Serbia in the opening round of the postseason.[18] In 2014, he joined SC Waterloo Region.[19] He helped Waterloo secure a playoff berth in his debut season.[20] He recorded a goal against Toronto Croatia in the opening match of the playoffs.[21] Bailey re-signed with Waterloo for the 2015 season.[22] Waterloo would reach the championship finals where they lost the match to Toronto Croatia.[23] In 2017, he contributed a goal against his former club the Serbian White Eagles in the preliminary round of the postseason.[24]
Honors
Kokkolan Palloveikot
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2006[8]
SC Waterloo Region
- CSL Championship runner-up: 2015[23]
References
- ↑ "Media Day with Ramon Bailey - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer". www.metrofanatic.com. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Metros sign Mendes, Bailey, Ibrahim, draftees - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer". metrofanatic.com. 21 March 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ Bell, Jack (22 March 2005). "A Home With the MetroStars". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ Lara, Elizabeth (5 May 2005). "MLS: Reserve division helps fight rust, adds roster spots". The Herald News.
- ↑ Bell, Jack (10 January 2006). "Johnston Changing MetroStars' Roster". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Chad ja Ramon, miehet maailmalta" [Chad and Ramon, men from the world] (PDF). PALLOVEIKKO Kevät (in Finnish). p. 7. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Kakkosjoukkue tavoitteeseen – nousu Kakkoseen toteutui" [The second team reached its goal - promotion to the second team was achieved] (PDF). PALLOVEIKKO Syksy (in Finnish). Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- 1 2 "HJK:lle yhdeksäs cup-mestaruus" [HJK's ninth cup championship]. Yle Urheilu (in Finnish). 4 November 2006. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Waterhouse adds US based player to its line up". Radio Jamaica News. 5 October 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ Wright, Nodley (14 October 2007). "Waterhouse keen to keep rolling along in CPPL". old.jamaica-gleaner.com. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "2008 Portugal FC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "2009 Portugal FC roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "The Impact U21 shuts out the Serbian White Eagles 1-0". CF Montréal. 9 September 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Toronto Croatia kicks off CSL title defence Oct. 14 at Centennial Stadium". Etobicoke Guardian. 11 October 2012.
- ↑ Hayakawa, Michael (15 October 2012). "York Shooters in CSL semifinals". Vaughan Citizen.
- ↑ "York Shooters suffer first loss". Vaughan Citizen. 27 May 2013.
- ↑ "Kingston FC loses final match". Kingston Whig-Standard. 8 October 2013. p. 13.
- ↑ Kennedy, Patrick (15 October 2013). "Kingston FC wins in extra time". Kingston Whig-Standard. p. 15.
- ↑ "Croatia marches on to semi-finals". Mississauga News. 14 October 2014.
- ↑ "Croatia set for quarter-final against Waterloo". Mississauga News. 8 October 2014.
- ↑ "SC Waterloo out of playoffs". Waterloo Region Record. 15 October 2014. pp. C9.
- ↑ "2015 SC Waterloo Region roster". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 25 May 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- 1 2 Adamson, Stan (26 October 2015). "Toronto Croatia Win a Squeaker for CSL Championship.....Milton score Second Division victory". Canadian Soccer League. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ↑ "Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto" [Eagles Through Drama to Semifinals]. serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 15 September 2017. Archived from the original on 28 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.