Zico Bailey
{{short description|Filipino footballer (born 2000)}}
{{Use Filipino English|date=June 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Philippine name|Locquiao|Bailey}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Zico Bailey
| image =
| upright =
| caption =
| full_name = Zico Alika Lefroy Locquiao Bailey{{cite web|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/soccer/zico-bailey/177101/|title=Zico Bailey|website=Global Sports Archive|accessdate=6 June 2024}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|8|27}}
| birth_place = Henderson, Nevada, United States
| height = 1.70 m
| position = Defensive midfielder, right-back
| currentclub = New Mexico United
| clubnumber = 19
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014
| youthclubs1 = Heat FC
| youthyears2 = 2014–2018
| youthclubs2 = LA Galaxy
| youthyears3 = 2019
| youthclubs3 = Kalmar FF
| collegeyears1 = 2018
| college1 = Cal State Fullerton Titans
| collegecaps1 = 21
| collegegoals1 = 1
| years1 = 2017
| clubs1 = LA Galaxy II
| caps1 = 5
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = Helsingør
| caps2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2020–2022
| clubs3 = FC Cincinnati
| caps3 = 19
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = FC Cincinnati 2
| caps4 = 17
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2023
| clubs5 = San Antonio
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = New Mexico United
| caps6 = 38
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = United States U15
| nationalcaps1 = 5
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2024–
| nationalteam2 = Philippines
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| club-update = November 17, 2024
| nationalteam-update = 15:15; 25 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Zico Alika Lefroy Locquiao Bailey (born August 27, 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a right-back for USL Championship club New Mexico United. Born in the United States, he represents the Philippines at international level.
Personal life
Zico is the younger brother of Kainoa Bailey, who is an international footballer for the Philippines.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/05/new-mexico-uniteds-zico-bailey-living-up-to-the-name|title=New Mexico United's Zico Bailey Living up to the Name|website=www.ussoccer.com}}
College career
Bailey joined the Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer ahead of the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. During his freshman year, Bailey played in 21 matches for the Titans, starting 17 matches.{{cite web |title=Zico Bailey 27 D Cal State Fullerton |url=http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/2018-19/players/zicobaileywwmp |website=fullertontitans.com |access-date=November 2, 2018}}
Club career
Bailey made his professional debut in a 1–1 draw with Orange County SC. He replaced Jorge Hernandez after 82 minutes.{{cite web|url=https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2017/04/22/match-report-la-galaxy-ii-battle-hard-fought-draw-against-orange-county-sc-1-1 |title=Match Report: LA Galaxy II battle to a hard-fought draw against Orange County SC, 1-1 |date=April 22, 2017 |access-date=June 11, 2017 |work=LA Galaxy}}
After a successful season with Cal State Fullerton, Bailey signed with Allsvenskan side Kalmar FF in April 2019.[https://twitter.com/futureusmnt/status/1119399438089379841 Future USMNT on Twitter: "Former LA Galaxy Academy right back Zico ...], twitter.com, April 19, 2019 Three months later, on July 16, it was announced that he had moved to Danish 2nd Division club FC Helsingør.[https://fchelsingor.dk/2019/07/16/ung-hoejreback-til-fc-helsingoer/ UNG HØJREBACK TIL FC HELSINGØR], fchelsingor.dk, July 16, 2019
On December 12, 2019, Bailey moved to Major League Soccer (MLS) side FC Cincinnati ahead of their 2020 season. Cincinnati acquired the defender's Homegrown rights from LA Galaxy in exchange for FC Cincinnati's natural 4th-round 2020 MLS SuperDraft pick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/defensive-depth-bolstered-bailey-acquisition|title=Defensive depth bolstered by Bailey acquisition | FC Cincinnati|website=fccincinnati}} Bailey made his MLS debut with FC Cincinnati on October 7, 2020, replacing an injured Greg Garza in the 30th minute.{{cite tweet |number=1313994671375486976 |user=fccincinnati |author=FC Cincinnati |title=30' Zico Bailey replaces Greg Garza. #PHIvCIN |date=October 7, 2020}}{{cite AV media |people=Gelehrter, Tom and Kevin McCloskey |date=October 7, 2020 |title=FC Cincinnati at Philadelphia Union |medium=Live broadcast |language=en |url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/stream |publisher=FC Cincinnati and Star64}}
Bailey was released by Cincinnati following their 2022 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.fccincinnati.com/news/fc-cincinnati-announce-roster-decisions-ahead-of-2023-season|title=FC Cincinnati announce roster decisions ahead of 2023 season | FC Cincinnati|website=fccincinnati}}
On March 16, 2023, Bailey signed a short-term deal with USL Championship side San Antonio FC.{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/news_article/show/1265016-san-antonio-adds-defender-zico-bailey-on-25-day-contract|title=San Antonio adds defender Zico Bailey on 25-day contract|author=USLChampionship com Staff|date=March 16, 2023|website=USL Championship}}
Bailey signed with New Mexico United of USL Championship on August 22, 2023.{{cite web |last1=Staff |title=NEW MEXICO UNITED ANNOUNCES SIGNING OF ZICO BAILEY |url=https://www.newmexicoutd.com/news/2023/08/22/new-mexico-united-announces-signing-of-zico-bailey/ |website=NewMexicoUtd |publisher=New Mexico United |access-date=11 May 2024}}
International career
Born in United States to a Jamaican father and a Filipina mother, Bailey is eligible to represent Jamaica, United States and Philippines at international level.
=Philippines=
In March 2024, Bailey was reportedly one of the players being recruited by head coach Tom Saintfiet and team manager Freddy Gonzalez to play for the Philippines.{{cite news|last1=Terrado|first1=Reuben|url=https://www.spin.ph/football/pmnt-philippine-football-team-to-be-bolstered-by-more-european-us-based-players-a795-20240329|title=Fresh batch of Europe, US-based players to bolster PMNT|publisher=Spin PH|date=29 March 2024|accessdate=15 May 2024}}
In May 2024, Bailey was included in the Philippines 28-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Vietnam and Indonesia.{{cite news|last1=Malihan|first1=Drew|url=https://www.dugout.ph/2024/05/demuynck-zico-bailey-headlines-pmnft-28.html|title=Demuynck, Zico Bailey headlines PMNFT 28-man squad vs. Vietnam, Indo|publisher=Dugout PH|date=27 May 2024|accessdate=30 May 2024}} He made his debut against the former on 6 June 2024 at the Mỹ Đình National Stadium. He played the full game as Vietnam won 3–2.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/687452/|title=Vietnam v Philippines game report|date=6 June 2024}}
Bailey scored his first international goal on 14 October 2024 against Tajikistan at the Tinsulanon Stadium during the 2024 King's Cup, which ended in a 3–0 victory.{{cite web | url=https://www.sofascore.com/football/match/tajikistan-philippines/QVbsNuj | title=Philippines vs Tajikistan live score, H2H and lineups | Sofascore }}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played September 22, 2024}}{{soccerway|zico-bailey/479534}}
| class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| LA Galaxy II
|2017 |7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| FC Cincinnati
|2020 |5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| FC Cincinnati
|2021 |11 | 1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 1 | |||
| FC Cincinnati 2
|2022 |17 |0 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |17 |0 | ||||||||
| FC Cincinnati
|2022 |3 |0 |2 |0 | colspan="2" |— |5 |0 | ||||||||
| San Antonio FC
|2023 |11 |1 |1 |0 | colspan="2" |— |12 |1 | ||||||||
| New Mexico United
|2023 |12 |1 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |12 |1 | ||||||||
| New Mexico United
|2024 |25 |0 |4 |2 | | |29 |2 | ||||||||
| colspan="3" |Career total
!91 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 5 |
=International=
{{updated|match played 14 October 2024}}
:Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bailey goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Zico Bailey | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 14 October 2024 | Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand | {{fb|TJK}} | align="center"|3–0 | align="center"| 3–0 | 2024 King's Cup |
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References
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External links
- [https://www.mlssoccer.com/players/zico-bailey/ Profile] at FC Cincinnati
- [http://www.fullertontitans.com/sports/m-soccer/2018-19/bios/bailey_zico_c066 CSU Fullerton Profile]
- {{USL player|zico-bailey}}
{{New Mexico United squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bailey, Zico}}
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:Filipino men's footballers
Category:Philippines men's international footballers
Category:American men's soccer players
Category:United States men's youth international soccer players
Category:Filipino people of Jamaican descent
Category:American sportspeople of Jamaican descent
Category:American sportspeople of Filipino descent
Category:American expatriate men's soccer players
Category:Cal State Fullerton Titans men's soccer players
Category:Ventura County FC players
Category:FC Cincinnati players
Category:FC Cincinnati 2 players
Category:San Antonio FC players
Category:New Mexico United players
Category:USL Championship players
Category:Sportspeople from Henderson, Nevada
Category:Soccer players from Las Vegas
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Category:Homegrown Players (MLS)
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