based on the 2025 season · updated 18 Aug 2026
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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · New Mexico United.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 World Cup - Qualification Asiaat Philippines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 6.2 |
Scout report
Z. Bailey is a 26-year-old central midfielder at New Mexico United, rated 27.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 64th of 247 on scout potential in the USL Championship. In his prime years, he has been a fringe squad member this season (28.8% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.95 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bailey.
Judged on this season alone, Bailey graded 11 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 35th of 58 of the 58 central midfielders in the USL Championship, on 1 goal, 0 assists and 2.947 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 1 → 11). Over the 4 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 27, top 25% of the 58 central midfielders in the USL Championship. At 26 Bailey is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.3 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · New Mexico United finished 3rd of 12 · an upper-table side
2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 3 clean sheets across 11 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 12) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 28.8% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 27.2, Bailey carries the 14th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the USL Championship of 58 — though on just 11 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.95 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the USL Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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