Name: Joel John Bailey.
Position: Striker.
DOB: 17-Feb-1980.
School: Naparima College (Trinidad), Wheeling Jesuit University (USA).
Club: Carolina RailHawks (USA, July-2007 to present).
Previous Clubs: Cleveland Force (USA), Montreal Impact (Canada, Apr-2004 to Dec-2006), Vancouver Whitecaps (Canada, 30-Mar-2007 to July-2007).
NOTE: During the 2003 season, Joel made his debut in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) with the Cleveland Force in the fall... Among his teammates were Impact defender Nevio Pizzolitto, former Impact goalkeeper Jim Larkin and longtime indoor soccer veteran Hector Marinaro...during the 2004 season, Joel finished his first season in the MISL with six goals and 13 assists in 22 games played... Took a total of 43 shots on net... Helped the Cleveland Force earn a playoff berth, but the team was eliminated by the Dallas Sidekicks in the first round...
Completed his college career (1999-2002) as the best scorer in Wheeling Jesuit University men’s soccer history, with 92 goals and 31 assists for a total of 215 points, well ahead of Neil Holloway, second with 137 points... Was named Team MVP in 2000... Holds the team record for most goals in a game, five, tied with two players... Also holds the team records for most goals (36) and most points (86) in a season... Set those marks in 2000, earning him the NCAA scoring title and the WVIAC Player of the Year award... Was selected on all-star teams at many levels, including the NCAA Division II All-American teams in 2000, 2001 and 2002... Was also the WVIAC Rookie of the Year in 1999.

Joel Bailey comes to terms with Montreal Impact.

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02-Aug-2005 - The Montreal Impact announced, Monday, that it came to terms with forwards Joel Bailey and Charles Gbeke, as well as midfielder David Diplacido and defender André Hainault, before the August 1st roster freeze.
Bailey tallied four goals and one assist in 18 games last season with the Impact, and was also part of the starting eleven for the 2004 championship final. The 25-year-old forward is currently recovering from a groin injury suffered last winter with the Baltimore Blast of the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL), and has started training with the Impact.
Hainault is also returning with the club, signing an amateur contract for the rest of the season. Last season, Hainault played 17 minutes with the Impact, on May 29, against the Toronto Lynx. He also represented Canada in the FIFA World Youth Championships 2005 in the Netherlands, last June.
“The addition of Bailey and Hainault will give us even more depth in the lineup,” said Montreal Impact head coach Nick De Santis. “Hainault is a young player with a bright future ahead of him. Bailey should be available by mid-August and we hope he will be able to repeat what he showed us last season.”

Joel Bailey wins A-League medal.

By: Shaun Fuentes.
22-Sept-2004 - Former Naparima College midfielder Joel Bailey tasted success last week when his club Montreal Impact were crowned champions of the 2004 American A-League championship.
Bailey, a former standout with “Naps” and then Wheeling Jesuit College in the USA, saw action in Impact’s 2-0 win over Seattle Sounders which gave them the title.
The match-up was played in front of 13,648 spectators at Claude Robillard Sports and turned out to be a record crowd which saw the club secure the title for the second time in its history.
The 24-year-old scored four goals in 18 matches during the season and is looking forward to a call up to the national senior team. He holds the record as the best scorer of all times for Wheeling, scoring 92 goals over three seasons (1999-2002) at the College where he was also the NCAA Division Two top scorer with 36 goals in 2000.

Joel Bailey bangs in 4 goals to help Impact beat Haiti 6-0.

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Montreal, May 23, 2004 — The Impact came up with a 6-0 win against a Haitian Select Team in front of over 4,000 spectators at Claude Robillard Stadium, Sunday, in a friendly match-up played as part of the activities surrounding the Bicentennial of Haiti’s Independence. Impact rookie Joel John Bailey was the man of the day with four goals, including three straight in a ten-minute span in the second half. Mauro Biello and Antonio Ribeiro also scored, while Andrew Olivieri and Gerry Argento shared the shutout.
The Select Team featured some of the best players of Haitian origin from Quebec and the United States, as well as up-and-coming players from the Haitian Football Federation national program.
The Impact, still undefeated in four games (3-0-1) since the start of the regular season, will resume A-League play next weekend. Montreal will be playing a home-and-home series against the Toronto Lynx. The two teams will first face off on Friday, May 28 at 7:30 pm at Claude Robillard Stadium (CJAD, CKAC), and again the next day at 6 pm in Toronto (CKAC). Both games will also count in Can-Am Cup standings.

Joel join the Impacts.

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Montreal, April 22, 2004 — Three days before the season opener in Porto Rico, the Montreal Impact added some depth to its offensive line, Thursday, with the confirmation that striker Joel Bailey had joined the club for the summer, on loan from the Cleveland Force of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The 24-year-old forward, originally from Trinidad & Tobago, will provide one more option for head coach Nick DeSantis, who already has forwards Eduardo Sebrango, Nikola Budalic, Fred Commodore and Darko Kolic on his roster.
"We were looking for another forward with good speed and a physical presence, and he’s got it,"said DeSantis about Bailey. "Joel is going to need some time to get accustomed to the way we play, but he’s shown us a lot of qualities."
Bailey, who was the NCAA’s top scorer with 36 goals over the 2000 season, will be making his A-League debut, but he has shown promise in his first pro season, this winter, in the MISL.
"He brings the kind of punch to a team that you don’t see everyday," said Impact defender Nevio Pizzolitto, who had Bailey as a teammate over the last indoor soccer season in Cleveland. "You can tell he’s going to be a good player. He’s versatile with the ball, he likes to take on players one on one, and he has speed. Several teams were interested in him, so that’s why I told Nick about him so he could look into it."
Bailey finished his college career in the United States as the all-time leading scorer in Wheeling Jesuit University history. In four seasons at the West Virginia-based institution, he scored 92 goals and collected 31 assists. His 36 goals and 86 points picked up in 2000 are both team records for a season.
"I’ll try to bring another dimension to the team offensively, so that we become tougher to defend against," said Bailey. "My best assets are probably my speed running with the ball, taking players on and just trying overall to be dangerous."

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