| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bailey Sparks | ||
| Date of birth | December 30, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Tampa, Florida, United States | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Miami | ||
| Number | 83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2016–2020 | Solar SC | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | SMU Mustangs | 72 | (14) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Sporting Kansas City II | 8 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Texas United | 8 | (3) |
| 2025– | Inter Miami | 0 | (0) |
| 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.
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.
College
In the fall of 2021, Sparks began playing college soccer at Southern Methodist University.
Senior career
Sparks would be selected by Inter Miami in the second round of the 20
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played October 7, 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sporting Kansas City II | 2020 | USL Championship | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2021 | USL Championship | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | ||
Honors
- NCAA Second-Team All-American: 2023
- First-Team All-ACC: 2024
References
- ^ "Indy Eleven 1–2 Sporting Kansas City II". Soccerway.
- ^ "Bailey Sparks - Men's Soccer".
- ^ Bailey Sparks at Soccerway
- ^ "2023 NCAA Division I Men's All-Americans Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.com. United Soccer Coaches. December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
- ^ "2024 All-ACC Men's Soccer Team Announced". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. November 13, 2024. Retrieved November 13, 2024.
