Joel John Bailey (born February 17, 1980) is a forward who last played for the

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of the

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. He played three seasons in Major Indoor Soccer League.

Club career

Indoor

Bailey began his indoor soccer career in 2003 with the now defunct Cleveland Force of Major Indoor Soccer League. On March 29, 2005, the Force traded Bailey and Sipho Sibiya to the

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for Neil Gilbert and Allen Eller. During the 2005–2006 season, Bailey played twenty-nine games with the MISL championship winning Blast and he left indoor soccer at the end of the season.MAJOR INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUE FINAL OFFICIAL REPORT – 2005-2006
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Outdoor

He began his outdoor career with the Montreal Impact in 2004 where he finished fourth in scoring and helped the Impact win the championship. In 2005, he signed a two-year contract, but was waived at the end of the 2006 season. Joel Bailey training

He signed with the

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in 2007, and was traded mid-season to the RailHawks in exchange for Sola Abolaji.

International career

Bailey made his debut for

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in a January 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualifying match against

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, coming on as a substitute for Darryl Roberts. He has earned a total of 4

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Joeljohn 1980 births Living people North Carolina FC players Wheeling University alumni Expatriate soccer players in Canada Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football forwards Major Indoor Soccer League (2001–2008) players Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players People from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago expatriate footballers Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in Canada Trinidad and Tobago expatriate sportspeople in the United States Trinidad and Tobago footballers A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) players Cleveland Force (2002–2005 MISL) players Baltimore Blast (2001–2008 MISL) players TT Pro League players Trinidad and Tobago international footballers