Bailey Clements
{{short description|English footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bailey Clements
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname = Bailey James Clements{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/201920/general-news/efl-squad-numbering-06.09.2019.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Ipswich Town |publisher=English Football League |page=34 |accessdate=15 October 2019}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|11|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ipswich, England
| height =
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = King's Lynn Town
| clubnumber =
| youthclubs1 = Ipswich Town
| youthyears1 = 2008–2019
| years1 = 2019–2022
| clubs1 = Ipswich Town
| caps1 = 4
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = → Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2021
| clubs3 = → Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
| caps3 = 0
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = → Stevenage (loan)
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2022–2024
| clubs5 = Chesterfield
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2024–2025
| clubs6 = Hornchurch
| caps6 = 15
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2025–
| clubs7 = King's Lynn Town
| caps7 = 0
| goals7 = 0
| club-update = 15:01, 1 June 2025 (UTC)
}}
Bailey James Clements (born 15 November 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for National League North club King's Lynn Town.
Career
=Ipswich Town=
Clements joined the Ipswich Town academy at the age of 7, he progressed through the youth set up at Portman Road, including captaining the club's U16 team. He signed his first professional contract on 18 August 2018, signing an 2-year deal.{{Cite web|url=https://www.twtd.co.uk/ipswich-town-news/34271/clements-signs-first-pro-deal | title = Clements Signs First Pro Deal|publisher=TWTD |date=18 August 2018 |accessdate=13 August 2019}} He made his first-team debut for the club in a 3–1 loss to Luton Town in an EFL Cup first round tie, on 13 August 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49245271 | title = Luton Town 3–1 Ipswich Town |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 August 2019 |accessdate=13 August 2019}} On 8 November 2019, he joined National League South side Hemel Hempstead Town on a one-month loan deal.{{cite web |title=Town Duo Go Out On Loan |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2019/november/ndaba-and-clements-loan-to-hemel-hempstead/ |publisher=Ipswich Town F.C. |accessdate=8 November 2019}} On 27 February 2020, Ipswich took up the one-year extension option on Clements' contract, extending his stay at the club until 2021.{{cite web |title=Town Take Up Option On Clements |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2020/february/town-take-up-year-option-on-bailey-clements/ |publisher=Ipswich Town F.C. |accessdate=27 February 2020}}
==Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)==
On 4 September, Clements joined National League side Dagenham & Redbridge on loan until January 2021.{{Cite web |url= https://www.daggers.co.uk/news/-MGJnPquDWipDWdl1vxx |title=Daggers sign Ipswich Town duo |publisher=Dagenham and Redbridge FC |date=4 September 2020 |accessdate=7 January 2021}} He left the Daggers in January 2021 after having appeared just once for the club in a FA Trophy game against Ebbsfleet United.{{Cite web |url= https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/january/bailey-clements-and-kai-brown-return-from-loan/ |title=Brown and Clements return from loan |publisher=Ipswich Town FC |date=7 January 2021}}
==Return to Ipswich==
In June 2021, Clements signed a new one-year contract at Ipswich, with the option of an additional years' extension.{{Cite web |url= https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2021/june/bailey-clements-signs-new-contract/ |title=Bailey Signs New Deal |date=9 June 2021 |website=Ipswich Town F.C. |language=en |access-date=9 June 2021}} He made his first appearance of the 2021–22 season in a 0–1 EFL Cup defeat against Newport County on 10 August.{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58065887 |title=Ipswich Town 0 - 1 Newport County |date=10 August 2021 |website=BBC Sport |language=en |access-date=15 November 2021}} On 13 November, Clements made his league debut for Ipswich in a 0–0 home draw with Oxford United at Portman Road.{{Cite web |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/59187388 |title=Ipswich Town 0 - 0 Oxford United |date=13 November 2021 |website=BBC Sport |language=en |access-date=15 November 2021}} Clements was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2022/may/ipswich-town-u23s-retained-list/|title=Eight Youngsters Depart Town|website=www.itfc.co.uk|date=13 May 2022|accessdate=16 May 2022}}
==Stevenage (loan)==
On 31 January 2022, Clements joined League Two side Stevenage on loan until the end of the 2021–22 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.stevenagefc.com/news/2022/january/bailey-clements-ipswich-town-loan-news-stevenage-fc-football-club-sky-bet-league-two-efl-english-football-league-monday-31-january-2022/|title=Bailey Clements joins Stevenage on loan|website=www.stevenagefc.com|date=31 January 2022}}
=Chesterfield=
On 18 June 2022, Clements agreed to join National League club Chesterfield upon the expiration of his Ipswich Town contract.{{cite web|url=https://chesterfield-fc.co.uk/news/young-defender-agrees-to-join-spireites|title=Young defender agrees to join Spireites|website=chesterfield-fc.co.uk|date=18 June 2022|accessdate=18 June 2022}}
=Hornchurch=
On 9 August 2024, Clements joined National League South club Hornchurch.
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 19 February 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="4"|Ipswich Town
|2019–20{{soccerbase season|122961|2019|accessdate=13 August 2019}} |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|122961|2020|accessdate=18 August 2021}}
|League One |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|122961|2021|accessdate=18 August 2021}}
|League One |4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total
!4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Hemel Hempstead Town (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dagenham & Redbridge (loan)
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 1{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance in FA Trophy}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stevenage (loan)
|4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| colspan=3|Career total
!8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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Honours
Chesterfield
- National League: 2023–24{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/tournaments/tournament.sd?tourn_id=2020 |title=National League: 2023/24: Current table |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=28 April 2024}}
{{cite web |url=https://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=656&teamTabs=stats&season_id=156 |title=Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=28 April 2024}}
References
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External links
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Category:Footballers from Ipswich
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Ipswich Town F.C. players
Category:Hemel Hempstead Town F.C. players
Category:Dagenham & Redbridge F.C. players
Category:Stevenage F.C. players
Category:Chesterfield F.C. players