Alexandra Sylvia Bailey (born September 24, 1993) is an American former
soccer player who played as a
midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
for the
Houston Dash
The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC.
History Establishment
On November ...
in the
National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).
Playing career
Texas A&M Aggies, 2011–2014
Bailey attended
Texas A&M University
Texas A&M University (Texas A&M, A&M, or TAMU) is a public, land-grant, research university in College Station, Texas. It was founded in 1876 and became the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System in 1948. As of late 2021, T ...
, where she played for the
Aggies from 2011 to 2014.
Houston Dash, 2015
In 2015, Bailey played for expansion team
Houston Dash
The Houston Dash is a professional women's soccer team based in Houston, Texas. It joined the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the 2014 season, and is affiliated with the MLS team Houston Dynamo FC.
History Establishment
On November ...
as an amateur player called up while a number of international players were away from their professional clubs for the
2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup was the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international soccer championship contested by the women's national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament was hosted by Canada for the ...
. Bailey debuted on May 2, 2015, during a match against
FC Kansas City. She scored her first goal for the club on May 31, 2015, a late equalizer during a match against
Sky Blue FC
NJ/NY Gotham FC is a professional women's soccer team based in Harrison, New Jersey. Founded in 2006 as Jersey Sky Blue, the team was known as Sky Blue FC from 2008 until 2020. A founding member of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in 2013 ...
.
Bailey played in eight matches for the Dash. The team finished in fifth place during the regular season with a record.
References
External links
Houston Dash player profileTexas A&M player profile*
1993 births
Living people
American women's soccer players
Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer players
Houston Dash players
National Women's Soccer League players
Soccer players from San Diego
Women's association football midfielders
21st-century American women
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