Ramon Bailey Explained

Ramon Bailey
Birth Date:22 February 1984
Birth Place:Kingston, Jamaica
Position:Midfielder
Years1:2005
Years2:2006
Years3:2006–2007
Years4:2008–2011
Years5:2012–2013
Years6:2014–2017
Clubs1:MetroStars
Clubs3:Waterhouse
Clubs4:Portugal FC
Clubs5:Serbian White Eagles
Clubs6:SC Waterloo Region
Caps1:0
Caps2:2
Goals1:0
Goals2:0

Ramon Bailey (born February 22, 1984) is a former Jamaican footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Early career

Bailey played college soccer with Merced College where he was named to the All-American first team and received the MVP award.[1] [2] In 2005, he signed a contract with the MetroStars of the Major League Soccer.[3] Bailey was confided to the team's reserve squad in his debut season.[4] After a change in management, he was released by the club in 2006.[5]

Finland

Following his release from New York, he secured a contract abroad in the Finnish Ykkönen with Kokkolan Palloveikot.[6] [7] Bailey would appear in the 2006 Finnish Cup final where Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi defeated Kokkolan.[8]

Jamaica

In 2007, he returned to his native country to sign with defending champions Waterhouse F.C. in the Jamaica Premier League.[9] [10]

Canada

Bailey joined the interprovincial Canadian Soccer League in the summer of 2008 to play with Portugal FC.[11] He re-signed with the Toronto-based club in 2009.[12] In 2012, he signed with league rivals the Serbian White Eagles.[13] He would help the Serbs secure a playoff berth by finishing sixth in the league's first division.[14] In the opening round of the playoffs, the White Eagles defeated his former team Portugal FC (renamed SC Toronto).[15] Their playoff journey would conclude in the next round after a defeat by Toronto Croatia.

Bailey returned to play with the Serbs for the 2013 season.[16] He helped the team secure another playoff berth by finishing eighth in his sophomore year with Serbia.[17] Kingston FC would eliminate Serbia in the opening round of the postseason.[18] In 2014, he joined SC Waterloo Region.[19] He helped Waterloo secure a playoff berth in his debut season.[20] He recorded a goal against Toronto Croatia in the opening match of the playoffs.[21] Bailey re-signed with Waterloo for the 2015 season.[22] Waterloo would reach the championship finals where they lost the match to Toronto Croatia.[23] In 2017, he contributed a goal against his former club the Serbian White Eagles in the preliminary round of the postseason.[24]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 21 March 2005 . Media Day with Ramon Bailey - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer . 9 June 2024 . www.metrofanatic.com.
  2. Web site: 21 March 2005 . Metros sign Mendes, Bailey, Ibrahim, draftees - MetroStars / Red Bull New York - Major League Soccer . 9 June 2024 . metrofanatic.com.
  3. News: Bell . Jack . 22 March 2005 . A Home With the MetroStars . 9 June 2024 . . en-US . 0362-4331.
  4. News: Lara . Elizabeth . 5 May 2005 . MLS: Reserve division helps fight rust, adds roster spots . The Herald News.
  5. News: Bell . Jack . 10 January 2006 . Johnston Changing MetroStars' Roster . 9 June 2024 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.
  6. News: Chad ja Ramon, miehet maailmalta . Chad and Ramon, men from the world . 9 June 2024 . PALLOVEIKKO Kevät . 7 . Finnish.
  7. News: Kakkosjoukkue tavoitteeseen – nousu Kakkoseen toteutui . The second team reached its goal - promotion to the second team was achieved . 9 June 2024 . PALLOVEIKKO Syksy . Finnish.
  8. Web site: 4 November 2006 . HJK:lle yhdeksäs cup-mestaruus . HJK's ninth cup championship . 9 June 2024 . Yle Urheilu . fi.
  9. News: 5 October 2007 . Waterhouse adds US based player to its line up . 9 June 2024 . Radio Jamaica News.
  10. Web site: Wright . Nodley . 14 October 2007 . Waterhouse keen to keep rolling along in CPPL . 9 June 2024 . old.jamaica-gleaner.com.
  11. Web site: 2008 Portugal FC roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080801202741/http://www.canadiansoccerleague.ca/page.php?page_id=9312 . 1 August 2008 . 9 June 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  12. Web site: 2009 Portugal FC roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090507233319/http://www.portugalfc.ca/team_roster.php?team_id=49963&league_id=4346 . 7 May 2009 . 9 June 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  13. Web site: 9 September 2012 . The Impact U21 shuts out the Serbian White Eagles 1-0 . 9 June 2024 . CF Montréal . en.
  14. News: 11 October 2012 . Toronto Croatia kicks off CSL title defence Oct. 14 at Centennial Stadium . Etobicoke Guardian.
  15. News: Hayakawa . Michael . 15 October 2012 . York Shooters in CSL semifinals . Vaughan Citizen.
  16. News: 27 May 2013 . York Shooters suffer first loss . Vaughan Citizen.
  17. News: 8 October 2013 . Kingston FC loses final match . . 13.
  18. News: Kennedy . Patrick . 15 October 2013 . Kingston FC wins in extra time . . 15.
  19. News: 14 October 2014 . Croatia marches on to semi-finals . Mississauga News.
  20. News: 8 October 2014 . Croatia set for quarter-final against Waterloo . Mississauga News.
  21. News: 15 October 2014 . SC Waterloo out of playoffs . . C9.
  22. Web site: 2015 SC Waterloo Region roster . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160525142113/http://canadiansoccerleague.ca/sc-waterloo/ . 25 May 2016 . 9 June 2024 . canadiansoccerleague.ca.
  23. Web site: Adamson . Stan . 26 October 2015 . Toronto Croatia Win a Squeaker for CSL Championship.....Milton score Second Division victory . 9 June 2024 . Canadian Soccer League . en-US.
  24. Web site: 15 September 2017 . Српски Бели Орлови - Serbian White Eagles FC - Toronto . Eagles Through Drama to Semifinals . 3 July 2022 . serbianwhiteeagles.ca . en-US.

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