Corey Baird

Corey Jacob Baird (born January 30, 1996) is an American soccer player who plays as a forward for Real Salt Lake in Major League Soccer.

Corey Baird
Personal information
Full name Corey Jacob Baird[1]
Date of birth (1996-01-30) January 30, 1996
Place of birth Poway, California, United States
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Playing position(s) Forward, Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Real Salt Lake
Number 10
Youth career
2002–2004 FC Heat
2005–2012 San Diego Surf
2012–2014 Real Salt Lake AZ
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Stanford Cardinal 83 (16)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 PSA Elite
2016–2017 Burlingame Dragons 16 (2)
2018– Real Salt Lake 62 (13)
2018 → Real Monarchs 1 (1)
National team‡
2011–2013 United States U17
2013–2014 United States U18
2014 United States U20
2015 United States U23
2019– United States 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 18, 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 10, 2019

Career

Youth

Baird, from Escondido, California, began his youth career with FC Heat, where he played from 2002 to 2004, before moving to San Diego Surf, where he played from 2005 through 2012. Corey played his final year of youth soccer with Real Salt Lake AZ, Real Salt Lake's U.S. Soccer Development Academy team. Corey played in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy from 2010 through 2014.

From 2008 through 2014, Baird participated in Cal-South Olympic Development Program and various age group US soccer Youth National Teams. In August 2011, Baird was invited and attended the United States men's national under-17 soccer team Residency Program, hosted at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, from 2011 to 2013.[2][3][4][5]

Collegiate

On February 6, 2013, Baird signed a National Letter of Intent to play for Stanford University. In his freshman year with the Cardinal, Baird appeared in all 19 matches, making 14 starts in the midfield and helped lead Stanford to its first Pac-12 men's soccer championship[6] since 2001. Baird was twice named Pac-12 Player of the Week during the conference season and was named second team All-Pac-12[7] that year. He was also named to first team Freshman All-American teams by Soccer America[8] and College Soccer News.[9]

In his sophomore year, Baird started all 23 matches, helping to lead Stanford to both defend its Pac-12 men's soccer championship[10] and win its first NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[11] Baird was named to the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament team[11] and again named to second team All-Pac-12[12]

In his junior year, Baird appeared in all 23 matches, making 22 starts in the midfield and at forward, helping to lead Stanford to win its third consecutive Pac-12 men's soccer championship[13] and defend its NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[14] Baird was named to both the NCAA College Cup All-Tournament team[13] and All-Pac-12 first team,[15] as well as earning Pac-12 Player of the Week[16] during the conference season.

In his senior year, Baird appeared in 18 matches, making 16 starts at forward, helping to lead Stanford to win its fourth consecutive Pac-12 men's soccer championship[17] and its third consecutive NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship.[18] Baird was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Far West Region first team, All-Pac 12 first team,[19] and earned Pac-12 Player of the Week[16] during the conference season.

Baird completed his Stanford career tied for third all-time in career assists[20] while also scoring 16 goals[21]

Professional

On January 5, 2018, Baird signed as a Homegrown Player for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[22]

Baird made his professional debut on March 17, 2018, as a 66th-minute substitute during a 1-0 win over New York Red Bulls.[23] On March 30, 2018, Baird scored his first professional goal, in a 3-1 loss to Toronto FC, coming on in the 70th minute, and scoring in the 82nd.[24] In May 2018, Baird won the Major League Soccer Week 11 AT&T Goal of the Week for a diving header against D.C. United.[25]

On November 5, 2018, Baird was named the MLS Rookie of the Year for the 2018 Major League Soccer season.[26]

On January 24, 2020, Baird signed a long-term contract extension with Real Salt Lake.[27]

International

Baird was a member of the U.S. under-17 squad that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama City,[28] starting all four matches. He also represented the U.S. in the United States men's national under-15, under-18 and under-20 soccer teams.

On December 20, 2018, Baird was invited to participate[29] in head coach Gregg Berhalter's first United States senior men's national soccer team camp from January 6, 2019 to February 2, 2019 in Chula Vista, CA. He made his debut on January 27, 2019 in a friendly against Panama, as a starter.[30]

Statistics

Professional

as of September 7, 2018

Club Season League Playoffs Open Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Real Salt Lake 2018 MLS 31 8 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 33 8 5
Real Monarchs 2018 USL 1 1 0 – – 1 1 0
Career total 32 9 5 2 0 0 1 0 0 35 9 5

Source: Corey Baird at Major League Soccer, Corey Baird at United Soccer League

International

As of Sepemtber 10, 2019.

National Team Year Apps Goals
United States 2019 4 0
Total 4 0

Source: US Soccer

College
School Season NCAA Regular Season NCAA Tournament Total
Division Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Stanford University 2014 Div. I 18 4 4 1 0 0 19 4 4
2015 18 2 8 5 1 5 23 3 13
2016 18 3 6 5 0 0 23 3 6
2017 13 6 5 5 0 2 18 6 7
NCAA Total 75 15 23 16 1 7 83 16 30

Source: Corey Baird at Stanford University Men's Soccer

Honors

Individual
  • NSCAA High School All-American: 2013
  • First team All-Pac-12: 2016,[15] 2017[19]
  • MLS Rookie of the Year: 2018[26]

Stanford Cardinal

References
  1. "40-Player National Team Roster: 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup: United States" (PDF). CONCACAF. p. 16. Retrieved May 21, 2019 – via Bernews.
  2. "Roster Finalized for Fall 2011 Semester of U.S. Soccer Residency Program". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  3. "Roster Finalized for 2012 Spring Semester of U.S. Under-17 Residency Program". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  4. "U-17 MNT Head Coach Richie Williams Finalizes Roster for 2012 Fall Semester of U.S. Under-17 Residency Program". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  5. "Williams Names 31 Players to U.S. U-17 Men's National Team 2013 Spring Residency Roster". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  6. "CHAMPS!". Stanford University. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  7. "Pac-12 Men's Soccer Records" (PDF).
  8. "Soccer America's 2014 Men's College Awards". Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  9. Editor. "2014 College Soccer News All-Freshman Teams - CollegeSoccerNews.com". www.collegesoccernews.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  10. "Back-to-Back". Stanford University. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  11. "Last Ones Standing". Stanford University. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  12. "Pac-12 announces men's soccer All-Conference honors". Pac-12. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  13. "Tree in a Row". Stanford University. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  14. "Champions Again". Stanford University. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  15. "Pac-12 Announces Men's Soccer All-Conference Honors". Pac-12. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  16. "Pac-12 men's soccer player of the week". Pac-12. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  17. "Stanford men's soccer clinches Pac-12 title". Pac-12. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  18. "Three-Peat Complete - Stanford University". Stanford University. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  19. "Pac-12 announces Men's Soccer All-Conference honors". Pac-12. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  20. "Career Records - Stanford University". Stanford University. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  21. "Corey Baird - 2017 Men's Soccer Roster - Stanford University". gostanford.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  22. "Real Salt Lake sign forward Corey Baird to Homegrown contract". MLSsoccer.com. January 5, 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  23. "Real Salt Lake vs. New York Red Bulls | MatchCenter Boxscore".
  24. "Recap: Toronto FC vs. Real Salt Lake 03/31/2018". MLSSoccer.com. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  25. "Real Salt Lake rookie Corey Baird wins Week 11 AT&T Goal of the Week". May 17, 2018.
  26. Bogert, Tom (November 5, 2018). "Real Salt Lake's Corey Baird wins 2018 AT&T MLS Rookie of the Year". MLSsoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved November 5, 2018.
  27. Bogert, Tom (January 24, 2020). "Real Salt Lake, USMNT forward Corey Baird agree to contract extension". Retrieved January 25, 2020.
  28. "U-17 MNT Head Coach Richie Williams Names 20-Player Roster for 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  29. "Berhalter Calls 27 Players to Chula Vista For U.S. MNT's 2019 January Camp". www.ussoccer.com. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  30. "USA v Panama game report". Major League Soccer. January 27, 2019.
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