Leon Bailey

FWJAM9 Aug 1997 · age 28
Available

Eligibility

PL homegrown
No

Not homegrown: no qualifying FA/FAW registration before 21 on record.

UEFA training origin
Not locally trained

Not locally trained on record.

Work permit / GBE
Exempt — Settled / no permit required

Registration & availability

On squad lists
PL 25 · UEFA List A
Availability
Available

No injury or suspension on record.

UEFA cup-tie
Free

Contract & caps

Contract term
2021 → 2027 · £120,000/wk
Transfer fee / amortisation
£30,000,000 · £5.0m/yr over 6y

Pre-2023 deal — original amortisation kept (§6).

Senior caps
41

Claims & citations

Every live claim on record for this player, grouped by what it establishes — the provenance behind the derived values above.

  • Tier 1 · Official — primary governing-body record1Official
  • Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3Press
  • Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4Aggregator
  • Tier 5 · User — community-submitted, unverified5User
Nationality
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

JAM1997-08-09 → live

“31 | FW | Leon Bailey | Jamaica | 9 Aug 1997”

Wikipedia2026–27 Aston Villa F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Club history4
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Roma2025 → 2026

“AS Roma | 2025–2026 | Loan with purchase option”

WikipediaLeon Bailey - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Bayer Leverkusen2017 → 2021

“Bayer Leverkusen | 2017–2021 | €20 million transfer”

WikipediaLeon Bailey - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Genk2015 → 2017

“KRC Genk | 2015–2017 | Senior debut”

WikipediaLeon Bailey - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Aston Villa Football Club2021-08-04 → live

“Bailey joined the Premier League club on 4 August 2021 for approximately £30 million from Bayer Leverkusen.”

WikipediaLeon Bailey - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Registration
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

#31 FW2026-07-01 → live

“31 | FW | Leon Bailey | Jamaica | 9 Aug 1997”

Wikipedia2026–27 Aston Villa F.C. season ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Contract3
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

Contract term2021-08-04 → 2027-06-30

“Joined: Aug 4, 2021 / Contract expires: Jun 30, 2027”

TransfermarktLeon Bailey - Player profile | Transfermarkt ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

GBP 30,000,000 fee2021-08-04 → 2027-06-30

“After four years at the club, he was signed by Aston Villa in 2021 for a fee of around £30 million.”

WikipediaLeon Bailey - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Tier 3 · Press — reported by established media3

GBP 120,000/wk2021-08-04 → 2027-06-30

“Leon Bailey | £120,000 | Feb 12, 2024 | Jun 30, 2027”

GiveMeSportAston Villa Player Wages [2026] ↗retrieved 2026-07-13

Int'l caps
Tier 4 · Aggregator — third-party data aggregator4

41 caps (JAM)2026-07-01 → live

“He has earned 41 senior caps for the Jamaica national team, scoring 7 goals.”

WikipediaLeon Bailey - Wikipedia ↗retrieved 2026-07-13