Mike Gailey is a retired American soccer player. He played professionally in the National Professional Soccer League and

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Youth

In 1988, Gailey graduated from

Grimsley High School Grimsley Senior High School, also known as Grimsley High School or simply Grimsley, is a public high school in Greensboro, North Carolina. Formerly known as "Greensboro High School," "Greensboro Central High School," and then "Greensboro Senior ...

. He attended the

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, playing on the men's soccer team from 1988 to 1991. He led the NCAA Division I in scoring in 1991.

Professional

In the spring of 1993, Gailey turned professional with the

Greensboro Dynamo North Carolina Fusion U-23, formerly known as Carolina Dynamo, is an American soccer team based in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. Founded in 1993, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid. The ...

of the

. He would play for the Dynamo for four summer seasons. In 1993, he was a Sizzlin’ Six All Star. On November 5, 1993, Gailey signed with the

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of the National Professional Soccer League. He was named to the NPSL All Rookie Third Team.Wave's Nogueira honored by NPSL
/ref> In 1995, Gailey joined the

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where he played for the next two NPSL seasons. In 1997, he played for the Seattle Sounders of the

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. He was Second Team All League that season. Gailey then spent the 1997–1998 indoor season with the

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before signing with the

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in 1998. After nine games, he moved to the Raleigh Flyers. Gailey finished his career with the

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in 1999.

External links

1997 Seattle Sounders

NC Soccer Hall of Fame Inductee 2020

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gailey, Michael Living people 1970 births Atlanta Silverbacks FC players Buffalo Blizzard players North Carolina Fusion U23 players Charleston Battery players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Raleigh Express players Tampa Bay Terror players Milwaukee Wave players Seattle Sounders (1994–2008) players Soccer players from North Carolina UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer players USISL players A-League (1995–2004) players Men's association football forwards Sportspeople from Greensboro, North Carolina Grimsley High School alumni American men's soccer players