| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yenith Elizabett Bailey de la Cruz | ||
| Date of birth | (2001-03-29)29 March 2001 (age 24)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Panama City, Panama[2] | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Santa Fe FC | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | San Francisco | ||
| 2019–2021 | Tauro | ||
| 2019 | →Libertad/Limpeño (loan) | ||
| 2021 | Atlético Nacional | 9[4] | |
| 2021–2023 | Dimas Escazú | ||
| 2023–2024 | Tauro | ||
| 2024– | Santa Fe | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Panama | 32[4] | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2019 | |||
Yenith Elizabett Bailey de la Cruz (born 29 March 2001) is a Panamanianfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper for Santa Fe FC and thePanama women's national team. She is nicknamedChomba.
Bailey began playing in the top division in Panama as a 15-year-old and has spent much of her career in the country,[citation needed] including earning multiple titles withTauro FC and Santa Fe. On the back of Santa Fe's 2024 title, Bailey featured heavily in the subsequent title-winning campaign in the2024 UNCAF Women's Interclub Championship and tougher2024–25 CONCACAF W Champions Cup group stage.
Bailey appeared in three matches for Panama at the2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship,[1][4] making 24 saves.[5] She won the tournament's Golden Glove award and was named to its Best XI.[6] Previously amidfielder, she was converted to goalkeeper by head coach Victor Suárez only a year before the tournament.[7]
Panama ended up fourth, advancing to a playoff against CONMEBOL side Argentina for a place in the2019 Women's World Cup. In the 8th minute of the first leg Bailey saved a penalty fromEstefanía Banini. The match finished 4-0 for Argentina, though, and after a 1-1 draw at home Panama was eliminated.
Bailey would then backstop Panama though the following World Cup campaign, with the team once again needing to go through theplay-offs after theCONCACAF Championship. This time, Panama won both of their play-off matches, successfully qualifying for the World Cup for the first time. At the2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, Bailey played all three group stage matches but failed to advance from a group that included bothBrazil andFrance.
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