Tyler Bagley

American soccer player (born 1999)

Tyler Bagley
Personal information
Full name	Tyler James Bagley
Date of birth	(1999-06-02) June 2, 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	San Clemente, California, United States
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Defender Midfielder Forward
Team information
Current team	Las Vegas Lights
Number	12
Youth career
2015–2017	Irvine Strikers
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2021	Cornell Big Red	65	(17)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	Rochester Lancers	8	(1)
2021	Boston Bolts	12	(12)
2022	Inter Miami II	15	(2)
2023–	Las Vegas Lights	33	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 21, 2023

Tyler James Bagley (born June 2, 1999) is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Las Vegas Lights in the USL Championship.

Career

Youth & College

Bagley attended San Clemente High School,^[1]^[2] whilst also playing club soccer for U.S. Soccer Development Academy side Irvine Strikers.^[3]^[4]

In 2017, Bagley attended Cornell University to play college soccer. In five years with Big Red, including a cancelled 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Bagley made 65 appearances, scoring 17 goals and tallying 15 assists. In 2021, he was named first-team All-Ivy League and first-team Northeast all-region.^[4]

While at college, Bagley also played in the National Premier Soccer League with Rochester Lancers in 2019, making eight appearances and scoring a single goal.^[5]^[6] In 2021, he was part of the Boston Bolts team competing in the USL League Two, scoring 12 goals in as many regular season games, getting named to the 2021 USL2 All-League Team of the Year.^[7]^[8]

Professional

On January 11, 2022, Bagley was selected 54th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Inter Miami CF.^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12] On February 24, 2022, he was named to the club's MLS Next Pro roster for the 2022 season.^[13] In his debut professional season, he scored two goals in 15 appearances for Inter Miami II.^[14]

On February 28, 2023, Bagley signed with USL Championship side Las Vegas Lights.^[15]

References

^ Percy, Nathan (2015-01-15). "Sophomores Bagley, Vasquez making immediate impact for Tritons soccer". Orange County Register. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
^ "Tritons Soccer Takes Fourth in Lotto Sport Western Showcase". December 22, 2014.
^ "Top scorers in the Development Academy U16 | Club Soccer | Youth Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
^ ^a ^b "Tyler Bagley - 2021-22 - Men's Soccer". Cornell University Athletics.
^ "Tyler Bagley Bio | Rochester Lancers". www.rochesterlancers.com. May 22, 2019.
^ "National Premier Soccer League". npsl.bonzidev.com.
^ "Boston Bolts | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
^ "Two Bolts Alumni Selected in 2022 MLS SuperDraft". Boston Bolts.
^ "Inter Miami CF Selects Sailor, Meek, Ingram and Bagley in MLS SuperDraft 2022 Presented by adidas | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
^ "2022 MLS SuperDraft: Inter Miami CF Selects Defender, Forward & Pair Of Midfielders". www.cbsnews.com.
^ "Two Ivies Selected in Major League Soccer SuperDraft". ivyleague.com.
^ "Bagley Chosen In Second Round Of MLS SuperDraft". Cornell University Athletics.
^ "Inter Miami CF Unveils MLS NEXT Pro Team Name, Initial Roster and Full Schedule | Inter Miami CF". intermiamicf.
^ "Tyler Bagley | MLSsoccer.com". mlsnextpro.
^ USLChampionship com Staff (February 28, 2023). "Las Vegas native Azriel Gonzalez joins Lights FC for new season". USL Championship.