Maile Hayes
American soccer player (born 2003)
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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.
| 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 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Challenge SC | ||
| 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 | 19 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 22, 2026 | |||
Early life
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 joined Challenge SC from Southwest United SC when she was nine, earning ECNL Conference Player of the Year honors in 2017.[1] She committed to play college soccer for the Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer as a freshman.[2]
College career
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]
Club career
Portuguese club Torreense announced on January 12, 2025, they had signed Hayes to her first professional contract.[6] She made her professional debut against Sporting CP on February 18, coming off the bench to score the 2–1 stoppage-time winner.[7] She went on to help Torreense win their first-ever trophy – the Taça de Portugal Feminina – by opening the scoring against Braga in the semifinals on April 19,[8] and starting in the 2–1 victory over league champions Benfica in the final on May 17.[9] After finishing the 2024–25 season with 4 goals in 11 games in all competitions, she re-signed with Torreense for the following season.[10]
Hayes began the 2025–26 season in the Supertaça de Portugal Feminina on September 7, 2025, putting on a title-winning player of the match performance in a 2–1 victory over Benfica.[11] On March 28, 2026, she led Torreense to their third trophy in under a year – the Taça da Liga Feminina – earning player of the match after a 1–0 win over Valadares Gaia in the final.[12]
Honors and awards
USC Trojans
Torreense
- Taça de Portugal Feminina: 2024–25[9]
- Taça da Liga Feminina: 2025–26[12]
- Supertaça de Portugal Feminina: 2025[11]
Individual