Leon Bailey, born on the 9th of August, 1997 (now 27 years of age), hails from Jamaica. The forward, who primarily dons the right winger position for Aston Villa, stands at 5ft 10in tall (1.78m) and weighs 12st 1lb (77kg). Bailey, who sports the number 31 jersey, is also a representative for the Jamaican national team. His current market value, according to Transfermarkt, is estimated to be around £32.8 million. With regards to his contract with Aston Villa, Bailey has 2 years and 5 months left, which is set to expire on the 30th of June, 2027.
Turning back time to August 2015, Bailey embarked on a journey from AS Trenčín, a Slovakian team in the First Football League, to Genk from the Pro League in Belgium. The transfer fee remains undisclosed. In his debut season (2015-2016) at Genk, Bailey made 25 first-team appearances, netting four goals in league matches. The following season saw Bailey make 19 first-team appearances, managing to score twice in league matches.
By January 2017, Bailey was on the move again, this time from Genk to Bayer Leverkusen in the Bundesliga, Germany. This transfer was completed for a fee in the vicinity of £12 million. His time at Bayer Leverkusen was productive, with Bailey making only eight first-team appearances in league matches during the initial 2016 - 2017 season, he went on to appear 30 times in the next season, scoring nine goals. Bailey made steady progress throughout the next couple of seasons, recording 29 appearances and 5 goals in 2018-2019, and 22 appearances with a similar goal tally in his 2019-2020 season. In his final season at Leverkusen (2020-2021), he made 30 appearances and scored 9 goals
In August 2021, the Jamaican star transferred from Bayer Leverkusen to Aston Villa in the Premier League, England. The transfer fee this time was floating around £29 million. At Aston Villa, his performances continued to improve incrementally. In his first season, Bailey made 18 appearances and scored one goal in league matches. The subsequent 2022-2023 season saw Bailey make 33 appearances with 4 goals, followed by a 35 appearance, 10 goal haul the following season. Currently, in the 2024-2025 season at Aston Villa, Bailey has made 20 first team appearances and scored one goal in league matches.
Moreover, Bailey has also made a mark in the FA Cup (2024-2025) with one start for Villa, in the League Cup (2024-2025) with two starts. He has also represented Aston Villa in the Conference League (2023-2024), where he scored two goals in eight starts alongside three appearances as a substitute, and in the Champions League (2024-2025) with five starts and one appearance as a substitute.
