| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maile Joy Hayes | ||
| Date of birth | September 9, 2003 | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | 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 | 14 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of January 10, 2026 | |||
Maile Joy Hayes (born September 9, 2003) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for 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]
Portuguese club Torreense announced on January 12, 2025, they had signed Hayes to her first professional contract. [6] She scored a stoppage-time goal in her professional debut on February 18, completing a 2–1 come-from-behind win over Sporting CP. [7] She helped the club win their first trophy, the Taça de Portugal Feminina, scoring the opening goal against Braga in the semifinals and starting in the 2–1 victory over league champions Benfica in the final. [8] After finishing the 2024–25 season with 4 goals in 11 games in all competitions, she re-signed with Torreense for the following season. [9]
Hayes began the 2025–26 season in the Supertaça de Portugal Feminina, putting on a title-winning player of the match performance as she led Torreense to a 2–1 victory over Benfica on September 7, 2025. [10]
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