{{short description|American soccer player (born 1980)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Chris Bagley | image = | fullname = Christopher William Bagley | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|5|20}} | birth_place = Weymouth, Massachusetts, United States | height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}} | position = Forward | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1998–2001 | youthclubs1 = St. Anselm Hawks | years1 = 2002 | clubs1 = Wilmington Hammerheads | caps1 = 17 | goals1 = 4 | years2 = 2003–2004 | clubs2 = Charleston Battery | caps2 = 45 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2003 | clubs3 = → New England Revolution (loan) | caps3 = 4 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 2004–2006 | clubs4 = Wilmington Hammerheads | caps4 = 48 | goals4 = 27 | years5 = 2006 | clubs5 = → Rochester Rhinos (loan) | caps5 = 8 | goals5 = 1 | years6 = 2007–2008 | clubs6 = Portland Timbers | caps6 = 51 | goals6 = 3 | years7 = 2009 | clubs7 = Wilmington Hammerheads | caps7 = 9 | goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2011 | clubs8 = Wilmington Hammerheads | caps8 = 3 | goals8 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | medaltemplates = | pcupdate = 11 October 2009 | ntupdate = }}
'''Chris Bagley''' (born May 20, 1980, in Weymouth, Massachusetts) is an American former soccer player.
==Career==
===College and amateur=== Bagley played club soccer for South Shore United<ref name="Dell'Apa Bagley">{{cite web|url=https://www.frankdellapa.com/oct-11-2003-revolution-10-d-c-united-gillette-stadium-att-12006/#more-1576|author=Dell'Apa, Frank |access-date=October 10, 2024 |date=October 11, 2017 |title=Oct. 11, 2003 – Revolution 1:0 D.C. United at Gillette Stadium (Att.: 12,006)}}</ref> and Boston Lightning.{{citation needed|date=October 2024}} He played college soccer at Saint Anselm College, where he earned an undergraduate degree in Criminal Justice.<ref name="Hammerheads Bagley Press Release"/><ref name="Saint Anselm Athletics Hall of Fame">{{cite web|url=https://saintanselmhawks.com/honors/athletics-hall-of-fame/chris-bagley/23 |title=CHRIS BAGLEY |access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref> While at Saint Anselm, Bagley earned All-American honors twice and was voted Northeast Ten Conference player of the Year in both 2000 and 2001.<ref name="Saint Anselm Athletics Hall of Fame"/> He was the only player in Saint Anselm history to earn First-Team All-Conference honors in each of his four years,<ref name="Saint Anselm Athletics Hall of Fame"/> and played a program-record 83 career games, winning three NE10 Championships and winning tournament Most Valuable Player honors as a senior.<ref name="Saint Anselm Athletics Hall of Fame"/> He concluded collegiate career as the NE 10's all-time top scorer with 71 goals.<ref name="Hammerheads Bagley Press Release"/>
Bagley played for the Decatur Football Club an amateur over-30 men's squad. (D.F.C.) <ref>Matthew Carlton founder of the D.F.C.</ref>
===Professional===
Bagley made his professional debut with the Wilmington Hammerheads of USL Select in 2002.<ref name="WECT 6 Bagley">{{cite web|url=https://www.wect.com/story/15187383/former-hammerhead-bagley-returns-to-team/ |title=Bagley headlines Hammerheads signings |author=Bonner, Bob |access-date=October 10, 2024 |date=August 1, 2011}}</ref> He then played for the Charleston Battery of the USL A-League in 2003, winning the A-League Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0577.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205063943/http://www.uslfans.com/news/2003/news,2003,0577.shtml |date=September 20, 2003 |title=Charleston claims A-League title |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |access-date=October 10, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Enterprise Bagley">{{cite web|url=https://www.enterprisenews.com/story/sports/2007/07/25/what-kick/40305268007/ |title=WHAT A KICK! |author=Fenton, Jim |access-date=October 10, 2024 |date=July 25, 2007}}</ref>
On October 10, 2003, Bagley signed with the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer as a "Developmental Player,"<ref name="New England Revolution Club History">{{cite web|url=https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |title=Club History Coach and Player Registry |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612135826/https://newengland-mp7static.mlsdigital.net/elfinderimages/media/ClubHistory_CoachandPlayerRegistry.pdf |archive-date=June 12, 2018 |access-date= October 10, 2024}}</ref> on loan from the Hammerheads.<ref name="WECT 6 Bagley"/> He made his Revolution debut the following day, coming on as a 61st minute substitute for Pat Noonan against D.C. United.<ref name="Dell'Apa Bagley"/> He drew a penalty in the match, which was subsequently converted by Steve Ralston in the 94th minute of play.<ref name="Dell'Apa Bagley"/> The penalty gave the Revolution a 1-0 victory in the match, and clinched a spot for the club in the 2003 MLS Cup Playoffs.<ref name="Dell'Apa Bagley"/> Bagley appeared as a substitute for Darío Fabbro in each of the Revolution's final two matches of the season, home and away ties against the MetroStars, and also appeared as an 87th-minute substitute for Jason Moore in the home tie of the Eastern Conference Semifinal, again against the MetroStars.<ref name="2024 Media Guide">{{cite book |title=2024 Media Guide |publisher=New England Revolution|url=https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322013528/https://revolution.1rmg.com/season/2024/media-guide/ |access-date=October 10, 2024|archive-date=2024-03-22 }}</ref>
Bagley would go on to split time between the Hammerheads and Battery, scoring 17 goals and recording five assists in 27 games with Wilmington in 2005 and 2006.<ref name="Enterprise Bagley"/> Bagley scored in both the home and away legs of the 2005 United Soccer Leagues playoffs against the Western Mass Pioneers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84114.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211041613/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84114.html |access-date=October 23, 2024 |archive-date=February 11, 2006 |title=Western Mass Pioneers at Wilmington Hammerheads 0:1 |date=August 17, 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060211041639/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84116.html |title=Wilmington Hammerheads at Western Mass Pioneers 1:3|url=http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2005/84116.html |archive-date=February 11, 2006 |date=August 20, 2005 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref> During the 2006 season he was named to the USL-2 All-League First Team, and was a finalist for the USL Second Division MVP award.<ref name="Hammerheads Bagley Press Release"/>
While with the Hammerheads, Bagley also spent time on loan to the Rochester Raging Rhinos of the USL First Division<ref name="Enterprise Bagley"/> for 10 games in 2006 scoring 1 goal while being part of a team that lost to the Vancouver Whitecaps 3–0 in the USL First Division Championship game.{{citation needed |date=October 2024 |reason=Unable to verify this claim (https://archive.today/20160407055205/https://web.archive.org/web/20061111202636/http://www.uslsoccer.com/stats/2006/297407.html}}
Bagley signed with the USL First Division side Portland Timbers in 2007.<ref name="WECT 6 Bagley"/> and made 51 appearances over the course of the 2007 and 2008 seasons, scoring three goals and recording five assists.<ref name="Hammerheads Bagley Press Release">{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716022915/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/295633.html |title=Timbers' Bagley back in Wilmington |date=December 17, 2008 |access-date=October 10, 2024 |url=http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/295633.html |archive-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> Bagley returned to the Hammerheads for the 2009 season to act as a player and assistant coach.<ref>[http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/295633.html Timbers' Bagley back in Wilmington] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107225033/http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/home/295633.html |date=January 7, 2010 }}</ref>
==Personal== Bagley wears the number 33 shirt because of one of his sporting idols, the NBA basketball player Larry Bird. His favorite hobbies include golf, the New England Patriots, and the Boston Red Sox. Bagley, now retired, lives in Wilmington, NC with his family.
His personal motto is "YOLO".
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20090501081612/http://wilmingtonhammerheads.com/teams/13380711/22403-13380778/28356.html Wilmington Hammerheads bio]
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