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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 (age 29)
Place of birth	Savannah, Georgia, United States
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Club 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
National team
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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 2021	Mayagüez Athletics Stadium, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico	Bahamas	7–0	7–0	2022 FIFA World Cup
Last updated 2 June 2021

International career statistics

As of 2 June 2021[15]

Puerto Rico
Year	Apps	Goals
2021	1	1
Total	1	1

References

External links

• National Football Teams profile
• La Preferente profile
• Lester Hayes III at Soccerway

На других языках

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- [en] Lester Hayes III

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[it] Lester Hayes (calciatore)

Lester Hayes (Savannah, 19 settembre 1993) è un calciatore portoricano, attaccante del Middelfart e della nazionale portoricana.

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