Lester Hayes III

Lester "Tre" Hayes III (born September 19, 1993) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Tercera Federación club El Palo FC. Born in the mainland United States, he represents the Puerto Rico national team.[1] Besides the United States, he has played in Spain and Denmark.[2][3][4]

Lester Hayes III
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-19) September 19, 1993
Place of birth Savannah, Georgia, United States
Height 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 El Palo
Number 27
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 UC Irvine Anteaters 79 (12)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 OC Pateadores Blues 11 (1)
2014–2016 PSA Elite
2016–2017 ASC San Diego
2017–2018 Almuñécar City 10 (14)
2018 Cúllar Vega 8 (6)
2018–2020 Alhaurino 63 (21)
2020–2021 El Palo 21 (2)
2021– Middelfart Boldklub
International career
2021– Puerto Rico 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Youth and college career

As a youth, Hayes played for MD Nike Rush and DeMatha Catholic High School. From 2011 through 2014 Hayes played college soccer for the UC Irvine Anteaters. Over that time he scored 12 goals in 79 appearances. His 79 appearances for the team is tied for 6th place in that category in program history.[5] On February 4, 2013 he scored for the Anteaters in a 2–0 friendly victory over Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer.[6]

Club career

Hayes III started his career with OC Pateadores Blues of the Premier Development League. He tallied two assists in the opening match of the 2014 PDL season.[7] That year he made eleven league appearances for the club, scoring one goal.[8] He then moved to American fifth division side PSA Elite in 2014. That year he was part of the squad that advanced to the Third round of the 2014 U.S. Open Cup by defeating LA Galaxy II.[9] After that, he signed for ASC San Diego of the National Premier Soccer League, the country's fourth division, for the 2016 and 2017 seasons.[10][11]

In 2017, Hayes made the move abroad and signed for a short spell with Spanish club Almuñécar City before moving to Cullar Vega CF, both of the Tercera Andaluza. During his first season in Spain, he scored a total of 20 goals in 18 league matches. His performance lead him to be signed by CD Alhaurino four tiers higher.[12] After again impressing with 21 goals in 63 matches for the club, Hayes signed for El Palo FC for the 2020–21 season.[13]

International career

Hayes made his senior international debut for Puerto Rico on 2 June 2021, in a 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against the Bahamas. After coming on as a 64th-minute substitute, he scored his first international goal for the team, the final tally of an eventual 7–0 victory.[14]

International goals
Scores and results list Puerto Rico's goal tally first.[15]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.2 June 2021Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Bahamas7–07–02022 FIFA World Cup
Last updated 2 June 2021

International career statistics
As of 2 June 2021[15]
Puerto Rico
YearAppsGoals
202111
Total11

References
  1. "Sangre caribeña en San Ignacio: un jugador de El Palo, convocado con la absoluta de Puerto Rico". eldesmarque.com.
  2. "Efter dramatisk brud i Dalum - Puerto Rico-angriberen tripper i Middelfart-kulissen". faa.dk.
  3. "Middelfart Boldklub satser på kraftkarl fra Puerto Rico". fyens.dk.
  4. "Middelfart henter amerikaner". bold.dk.
  5. "UC Irvine Anteaters profile". UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  6. "UC Irvine Anteaters 2 Real Salt Lake 0". soccerstats.us. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  7. Prezelski, Ted. "Standing at the crossroads: FC Tucson faces off with the Blues". Tucson Sentinel. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  8. "2014 USL Stats". United Soccer League. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  9. "LA Galaxy II bow out of U.S. Open Cup to PSA Elite of U.S. Open Cup to PSA Elite". Los Angeles Galaxy. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  10. Scavuzzo, Diane. "NPSL'S Albion Pros Prepares for Battle". soccertoday.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  11. "Soccer Talents profile". soccer-talents.com. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  12. "Lester, quinto fichaje del Decano para la temporada 2018/19" (in Spanish). CD Alhaurino. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  13. "El Palo FC incorpora al ariete estadounidense Lester". losmodestosdelbalon.com.
  14. "Puerto Rico 7 Bahamas 0". FIFA. Archived from the original on January 8, 2021. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  15. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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