Bailey in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1984-02-22) 22 February 1984 (age 40) | ||
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.
Club career
Early career
Bailey played college soccer with Merced College where he was named to the All-American first team and received the MVP award. In 2005, he signed a contract with the MetroStars of the Major League Soccer. Bailey was confided to the team's reserve squad in his debut season. After a change in management, he was released by the club in 2006.
Finland
Following his release from New York, he secured a contract abroad in the Finnish Ykkönen with Kokkolan Palloveikot. Bailey would appear in the 2006 Finnish Cup final where Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi defeated Kokkolan.
Jamaica
In 2007, he returned to his native country to sign with defending champions Waterhouse F.C. in the Jamaica Premier League.
Canada
Bailey joined the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League in the summer of 2008 to play with Portugal FC. He re-signed with the Toronto-based club in 2009. In 2012, he signed with league rivals the Serbian White Eagles. He would help the Serbs secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the league's first division. In the opening round of the playoffs, the White Eagles defeated his former team Portugal FC (renamed SC Toronto). 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. He helped the team secure another playoff berth by finishing eighth in his sophomore year with Serbia. Kingston FC would eliminate Serbia in the opening round of the postseason. In 2014, he joined SC Waterloo Region. He helped Waterloo secure a playoff berth in his debut season. He recorded a goal against Toronto Croatia in the opening match of the playoffs. Bailey re-signed with Waterloo for the 2015 season. Waterloo would reach the championship finals where they lost the match to Toronto Croatia. In 2017, he contributed a goal against his former club the Serbian White Eagles in the preliminary round of the postseason.
Honors
Kokkolan Palloveikot
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2006
SC Waterloo Region
- CSL Championship runner-up: 2015
References
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- "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.
- ^ "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.
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- "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.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Men's association football midfielders
- Jamaican men's footballers
- Kokkolan Palloveikot players
- Waterhouse F.C. players
- SC Toronto players
- Serbian White Eagles FC players
- SC Waterloo Region players
- Ykkönen players
- National Premier League players
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- Footballers from Kingston, Jamaica