Zara Bailey
England Under-17’s defender Zara Bailey joined the club as a Professional Game Academy player from Tottenham Hotspur in September 2025.
England Under-17’s defender Zara Bailey joined the club as a Professional Game Academy player from Tottenham Hotspur in September 2025.
Bailey made her senior debut in Tottenham’s victory over Crystal Palace in the Women's League Cup in December 2024.
She came on as a substitute in the final minutes of the match and was also named in the matchday squad for Spurs’ WSL home game against Leicester City in January 2025.
Before her time at Spurs, the defender was with Oxford United's Academy, having previously played for Reading FC, where she regularly featured for their Under-16s squad and trained with the senior team.
Bailey represents England at U-17 level and in March 2025, she captained the Young Lionesses side in their 3-2 victory over Sweden, where she also scored the opening goal.