Bayley Feist

Bayley Feist
Feist with the Kansas City Current in 2024
Personal information
Full name Bayley Elizabeth Feist[1]
Date of birth (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997
Place of birth Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 22
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 78 (22)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Washington Spirit 38 (1)
2024– Kansas City Current 25 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:57, November 10, 2025 (UTC)

Bayley Elizabeth Feist (born March 14, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played college soccer for the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and was drafted by the Washington Spirit in the second round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft.

Early life

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Feist attended Wake Forest University, where she played for the Demon Deacons women's soccer team from 2015 to 2018. Starting in all games after her sophomore year, Feist made the All-ACC Third Team in 2017 and the All-ACC Second Team in 2018. At the time of her graduation, her 22 career goals were tied for 10th-most in school history.[1]

Club career

Washington Spirit, 2019–2023

Feist was drafted 17th overall in the second round of the 2019 NWSL College Draft by the Washington Spirit.[2] She was signed to the Spirit's supplemental roster in April before the start of the season.[3] On May 4, 2019, she made her professional debut as an 80th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw against Reign FC.[4]

Feist became a regular starter for the Spirit in 2020. After the NWSL regular season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spirit played in the NWSL Challenge Cup and the NWSL Fall Series. She was named the Spirit's Player of the Year following the season.[5] On October 28, 2020, she re-signed with the Spirit on a two-year contract with the option for another year.[6]

In April 2021, the Spirit announced that Feist had torn her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and she missed the entire season.[7]

Kansas City Current, 2024–

On January 22, 2024, Feist signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Current.[8] On February 3, 2026, she re-signed with the Current on a one-year deal.[9]

Honors and awards

Washington Spirit

Kansas City Current

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Bayley Feist". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  2. ^ "NWSL Draft 2019: Washington Spirit select Wake Forest midfielder Bayley Feist". Black and Red United. January 10, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  3. ^ "Washington Spirit announces updated 25-player roster ahead of 2019 NWSL season". Washington Spirit. April 8, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "Spirit draw against Reign FC on first-ever Star Wars night". Washington Spirit. May 4, 2019. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "2020 Spirit Awards Honor Performances during the Challenge Cup and Fall Series". Washington Spirit. October 20, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  6. ^ "Spirit Re-Sign Seven Players ahead of 2020 Expansion Draft". Washington Spirit. October 28, 2020. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  7. ^ "Bayley Feist Out Indefinitely with Torn ACL". Washington Spirit. April 10, 2021. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  8. ^ "Kansas City Current signs free agent midfielder Bayley Feist through 2025 - Kansas City Current". www.kansascitycurrent.com. January 22, 2024. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
  9. ^ "Kansas City Current, Midfielder Bayley Feist Agree to Contract Extension Through 2026". Kansas City Current. February 3, 2026. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  10. ^ "Kansas City Current Claims 2025 NWSL Shield, Presented By CarMax". National Women's Soccer League. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
  11. ^ "Match Report: Kansas City Current win NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup with 2-0 victory over NJ/NY Gotham FC". Kansas City Current. October 25, 2024. Retrieved November 29, 2024.
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