Corey Baird
Attack - Centre-Forward
at San Diego FC
at San Diego FC
291 days · joined 2025-08-06
👕200+ Apps
Market value
€1.20m
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
9
clubs played for
2014
debut season
0.16
goals / match
Real Salt Lake City
top club · 90 apps
Career highs
€2.50m
peak value · 2023
€682k
top transfer fee · 21/22
14
best season · 2023
15 / 2
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1996-01-30 · 6 players total
242Appearances
39Goals
31Assists
32Yellow cards
0Red cards
41Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Corey Baird |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Corey Jacob Baird |
| Date of birth | 1996-01-30 (30 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Poway, California, United States |
| Citizenship |  United States |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | San Diego FC |
| Joined | 2025-08-06 |
| Contract expires | 2025-12-31 |
| Agent | CAA Stellar |
Aug 2025
Transfer: Cincinnati → San Diego
25/26 · Transfer · €85k
Jul 2025
2025 — FC Cincinnati, San Diego FC
19 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2024
2024 — FC Cincinnati
27 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Cincinnati
4 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
May 2024
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jan 2024
Transfer: Houston → Cincinnati
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
2023 — Houston Dynamo FC
48 matches · 14 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Cincinnati
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2022
2022 — Houston Dynamo FC
25 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2021
Transfer: LAFC → Houston
21/22 · Transfer · €682k
Jul 2021
2021 — Los Angeles FC, Houston Dynamo FC
20 matches · 3 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jan 2021
Transfer: Salt Lake → LAFC
20/21 · Transfer · €455k
Jul 2020
2020 — Real Salt Lake City
22 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
2019 — Real Salt Lake City
35 matches · 5 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Real Salt Lake City, Real Monarchs SLC
34 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2018
Transfer: Stanford Card. → Salt Lake
17/18 · Transfer
Aug 2017
Transfer: Burlingame → Stanford Card.
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
2017 — Stanford Cardinal (Stanford University)
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2017
Transfer: Stanford Card. → Burlingame
16/17 · Loan
Aug 2016
Transfer: Burlingame → Stanford Card.
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
2016 — Stanford Cardinal (Stanford University)
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2016
Transfer: Stanford Card. → Burlingame
15/16 · Loan
Aug 2015
Transfer: PSA Elite → Stanford Card.
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
2015 — PSA Elite
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2015
Transfer: Stanford Card. → PSA Elite
14/15 · Loan
Aug 2014
Transfer: RSL Academy → Stanford Card.
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — Real Salt Lake Reserves
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
Transfer: San Diego Surf → RSL Academy
13/14 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €2.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
FC Cincinnati
8.5%
San Diego FC
0.0%
Houston Dynamo FC
47.3%
Los Angeles FC
6.8%
Real Salt Lake City
35.0%
Real Monarchs SLC
2.4%
Stanford Cardinal (Stanford University)
0.0%
PSA Elite
0.0%
Real Salt Lake Reserves
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Cincinnati | 4 | 2024 | 24/25 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 317 |
| San Diego FC | 1 | 2025 | 2025 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston Dynamo FC | 3 | 2021 | 2023 | 80 | 17 | 13 | 1,759 |
| Los Angeles FC | 1 | 2021 | 2021 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 252 |
| Real Salt Lake City | 3 | 2018 | 2020 | 90 | 15 | 13 | 1,302 |
| Real Monarchs SLC | 1 | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| Stanford Cardinal (Stanford University) | 2 | 2016 | 2017 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSA Elite | 1 | 2015 | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Salt Lake Reserves | 1 | 2014 | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | CONCACAF CC | FC Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | CONCACAF Champions Cup | FC Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Leagues Cup | FC Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MLS | FC Cincinnati | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | MLS | San Diego FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Leagues Cup | FC Cincinnati | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | MLS | FC Cincinnati | 22 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 317 |
| 2024 | MLS Cup Playoffs | FC Cincinnati | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Leagues Cup | Houston Dynamo FC | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 |
| 2023 | MLS | Houston Dynamo FC | 34 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 293 |
| 2023 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Houston Dynamo FC | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 374 |
| 2023 | US Open Cup | Houston Dynamo FC | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 113 |
| 2022 | MLS | Houston Dynamo FC | 23 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 677 |
| 2022 | US Open Cup | Houston Dynamo FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
| 2021 | MLS | Los Angeles FC | 13 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 252 |
| 2021 | MLS | Houston Dynamo FC | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 643 |
| 2020 | MLS is Back | Real Salt Lake City | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Leagues Cup | Real Salt Lake City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 31 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 421 |
| 2019 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Real Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | US Open Cup | Real Salt Lake City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 31 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 238 |
| 2018 | MLS Cup Playoffs | Real Salt Lake City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | US Open Cup | Real Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | USL | Real Monarchs SLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 2017 | NCAA D1 College Cup | Stanford Cardinal (Stanford University) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | NCAA D1 College Cup | Stanford Cardinal (Stanford University) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | US Open Cup | PSA Elite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | USL Pro | Real Salt Lake Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | San Diego Surf | RSL Academy | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-01 | RSL Academy | Stanford Card. | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-01 | Stanford Card. | PSA Elite | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-01 | PSA Elite | Stanford Card. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-01 | Stanford Card. | Burlingame | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Burlingame | Stanford Card. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-01 | Stanford Card. | Burlingame | Loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | Burlingame | Stanford Card. | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2018-01-05 | Stanford Card. | Salt Lake | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-01-11 | Salt Lake | LAFC | Transfer | 1600000 | €455k |
| 21/22 | 2021-07-30 | LAFC | Houston | Transfer | 1600000 | €682k |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-11 | Houston | Cincinnati | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| 25/26 | 2025-08-06 | Cincinnati | San Diego | Transfer | 1200000 | €85k |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Leg injury | 2021-08-10 | 2021-09-17 | 39 | 7 |
| 23/24 | Hip injury | 2024-05-13 | 2024-07-05 | 54 | 9 |
Current€1.20m
Peak€2.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€700k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.60m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €950k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €850k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €750k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #31200 | — | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #28437 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #25514 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #11946 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3505 | #18 | 4 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teenage Hadebe | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Miles Robinson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Amine Bassi | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Ethan Bartlow | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Franco Escobar | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Roman Celentano | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Artur | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Héctor Herrera | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Pavel Bucha | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Damir Kreilach | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Griffin Dorsey | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Brooks Lennon | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adalberto Carrasquilla | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jefferson Savarino | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Aarón Herrera | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justen Glad | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Rusnák | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MLS | Houston Dynamo FC | 8 | 34 |
| 2018 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 8 | 31 |
| 2019 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 5 | 31 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | MLS | Houston Dynamo FC | 6 | 34 |
| 2022 | MLS | Houston Dynamo FC | 5 | 23 |
| 2018 | MLS | Real Salt Lake City | 5 | 31 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | 2017-08-01 | Burlingame | Stanford Card. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-01 | Stanford Card. | Burlingame | Loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-08-01 | Burlingame | Stanford Card. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-01 | Stanford Card. | Burlingame | Loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-01 | PSA Elite | Stanford Card. | Return from loan | — | — |
| 14/15 | 2015-05-01 | Stanford Card. | PSA Elite | Loan | — | — |
Last 34 matches for San Diego FC The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-28 | MLS1 |
FC Dallas | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-06-25 | MLS1 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-06-14 | MLS1 |
Minnesota United FC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-31 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Austin FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-28 | MLS1 |
Seattle Sounders | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-24 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Los Angeles Galaxy | TIMED |
| 2026-05-17 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Sporting Kansas City | TIMED |
| 2026-05-14 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Colorado Rapids | TIMED |
| 2026-05-10 | MLS1 |
St. Louis City SC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2026-05-03 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 5–0 | FC Dallas | Available |
| 2026-04-26 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 1–3 | Real Salt Lake | Available |
| 2026-04-19 | MLS1 |
Charlotte FC | 3–0 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-04-12 | MLS1 |
Colorado Rapids | 3–2 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-04-05 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 3–0 | Seattle Sounders | Available |
| 2026-03-29 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 3–2 | Los Angeles FC | Available |
| 2026-03-23 | MLS1 |
Austin FC | 2–1 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-03-15 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 1–1 | Columbus Crew | Available |
| 2026-03-08 | MLS1 |
Real Salt Lake | 1–3 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2026-03-01 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | 0–0 | St. Louis City SC | Available |
| 2026-02-23 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles Galaxy | 0–2 | San Diego FC | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | MLS1 |
Portland Timbers | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-10-04 | MLS1 |
Houston Dynamo | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-27 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | San Jose Earthquakes | TIMED |
| 2025-09-20 | MLS1 |
Atlanta United FC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-13 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Minnesota United FC | TIMED |
| 2025-09-01 | MLS1 |
Los Angeles FC | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-08-23 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Portland Timbers | TIMED |
| 2025-08-17 | MLS1 |
San Jose Earthquakes | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-08-09 | MLS1 |
Sporting Kansas City | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-25 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Nashville SC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-19 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Vancouver Whitecaps | TIMED |
| 2025-07-16 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Toronto FC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-12 | MLS1 |
Chicago Fire | – | San Diego FC | TIMED |
| 2025-07-05 | MLS1 |
San Diego FC | – | Houston Dynamo | TIMED |
Teams faced most often by Corey Baird's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Sounders | 24 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 46% |
| Los Angeles Galaxy | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 50 | 49 | +1 | 39% |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 23 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 45 | 29 | +16 | 43% |
| San Jose Earthquakes | 22 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 57 | 32 | +25 | 59% |
| New York RB | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 31 | +4 | 43% |
| Philadelphia Union | 21 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 34 | -5 | 29% |
| Columbus Crew | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 38 | -11 | 30% |
| Houston Dynamo | 20 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 33 | 27 | +6 | 45% |
| Atlanta United FC | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 30% |
| Portland Timbers | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 40% |
| New York City FC | 20 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 25% |
| Real Salt Lake | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 22 | +12 | 67% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Senior debut season | |
| 2018 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 27 | 317 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 2023 | 48 | 944 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 |
| 2022 | 25 | 815 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 |
| 2021 | 20 | 252 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 2020 | 22 | 643 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 |
| 2019 | 35 | 421 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.28 |
| 2018 | 34 | 328 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.65 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
MLS
198 apps
31 G
25 A
US Open Cup
9 apps
4 G
2 A
Leagues Cup
9 apps
2 G
0 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
10 apps
1 G
1 A
USL Pro
2 apps
1 G
0 A
MLS is Back
4 apps
0 G
2 A
CONCACAF Champions Cup
7 apps
0 G
1 A
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Who is Corey Baird?
Corey Baird is an United professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for San Diego FC.
How old is Corey Baird?
Corey Baird is 30 years old. He was born on January 30, 1996 in Poway, California.
What position does Corey Baird play?
Corey Baird plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Corey Baird play for?
Corey Baird currently plays for San Diego FC.
How many career goals has Corey Baird scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Corey Baird has scored 39 goals in 242 appearances.
What is Corey Baird's market value?
Corey Baird's most recent reported market value is €1.20m.