| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maile Joy Hayes | ||
| Date of birth | September 9, 2003 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Torreense | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2023 | Texas A&M Aggies | 58 | (21) |
| 2024 | USC Trojans | 23 | (11) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Torreense | 6 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 17, 2025 | |||
Maile Joy Hayes (born September 9, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Portuguese Campeonato Nacional Feminino club Torreense. She played college soccer for the Texas A&M Aggies and the USC Trojans.
Hayes grew up in The Woodlands, Texas, outside of Houston. [1] She attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas, for one year before transferring to Klein Oak High School in Klein, Texas. [1] She played high school soccer for two seasons, being named district MVP and first-team all-state as a sophomore in 2019. [1] She played club soccer for Southwest United SC briefly and then Challenge SC, earning ECNL conference player of the year honors in 2017. [1] She committed to Texas A&M as a freshman. [2]
Hayes played three seasons for the Texas A&M Aggies, scoring 21 goals and adding 13 assists in 58 games. [1] She was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) all-freshman team and TopDrawerSoccer 's top 100 freshmen list after leading the Aggies in scoring with 7 goals in 2021. [1] She was named first-team All-SEC as a sophomore after again leading the team with 10 goals in 2022, including the lone goal for the team in their first-round NCAA tournament loss to Texas. [1] She reached the SEC tournament semifinals and the NCAA tournament second round while scoring 4 goals as a junior in 2023. [1]
After completing her bachelor's degree in three years and wanting to challenge herself after a less productive junior year, [3] Hayes transferred to the USC Trojans for her fourth and final season in 2024. [4] She returned to form and led the Trojans in scoring with 11 goals and 5 assists in 23 games, earning first-team All-Big Ten honors. [5] She helped the Trojans win the Big Ten regular-season championship, scoring the title-clinching goal against UCLA, and earn a one seed in the NCAA tournament. [3] She scored three goals in USC's run to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals. [5]
On January 12, 2024, Portuguese club Torreense announced that they had signed Hayes to her first professional contract. [6] She scored her first professional goal in stoppage time to complete a 2–1 come-from-behind win over Sporting CP in her league debut on February 8. [7] After finishing the season with 4 goals in 11 games, she re-signed with Torreense for her second (and first full) professional campaign. [8]
On September 7, 2025, Hayes was named player of the match for her title-winning performance in the 2025 Supertaça de Portugal Feminina, a 2–1 victory against Benfica. [9]
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