Paige Bailey-Gayle facts for kids
Bailey-Gayle on 27 November 2022, playing for Crystal Palace Football Club Women
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| Date of birth | 12 November 2001 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||
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| Current club | Crystal Palace | ||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | ||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||
| Stoke Newington | |||||||||||||
| Arsenal | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Arsenal | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Leicester City | 41 | (9) | ||||||||||
| 2022– | Crystal Palace | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||
| 2017 | England U17 | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||
| 2019 | England U18 | ||||||||||||
| 2021– | Jamaica | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||
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Paige Bailey-Gayle (born 12 November 2001) is an English-born Jamaican professional footballer who plays as a forward for FA Women's Championship club Crystal Palace and the Jamaica women's national team.
Club career
Bailey-Gayle started her senior career with Arsenal. She was promoted into the club's first-team squad in November 2018 under manager Joe Montemurro, with the forward making her professional debut on 18 November during a 0–4 win away to Everton at Haig Avenue. After a total of four appearances for Arsenal, Bailey-Gayle departed at the conclusion of 2018–19 – subsequently joining Championship side Leicester City on 24 June 2019. She scored her first senior goal on 29 September in a home defeat to Crystal Palace. On 20 February 2020, Bailey-Gayle scored both goals in a 2–1 victory against Reading in the FA Cup fifth round.
International career
Bailey-Gayle represented England at U17 level. She was called up for the 2018 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in Lithuania, having previously won four caps in qualifying; in the tournament proper, Bailey-Gayle featured four further times as England finished fourth. In July 2018, Bailey-Gayle was selected by the U18s for a three-team tournament at St George's Park.
In 2021 Bailey-Gayle was selected for Jamaica senior international duty and made her debut against Costa Rica.
Personal life
Bailey-Gayle attended Stoke Newington School, featuring for their football team. She also played cricket as a youngster, notably being selected by Victoria Park & Tower Hamlets for the 2015 London Youth Games.
Career statistics
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| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arsenal | 2018–19 | FA WSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Leicester City | 2019–20 | Championship | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 19 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 12 | 6 | |||
| Leicester total | 24 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 12 | |||
Honours
Arsenal
- FA Women's Super League: 2018–19
- FA Women's League Cup runner-up: 2019
Leicester City
- FA Women's Championship: 2020–21
Individual
- FA Women's Championship Player of the month: February 2020
