Miles Welch-Hayes
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Oxford, England[2] | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Maidenhead United | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2015 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Daventry Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2015 | → North Leigh (loan) | 9 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Banbury United (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Bath City (loan) | 22 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Bath City | 31 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Oxford City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Macclesfield Town | 47 | (1) |
| 2020–2022 | Colchester United | 50 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Harrogate Town | 10 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Altrincham (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Livingston | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | → Maidenhead United (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2025– | Maidenhead United | 12 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18:12, 3 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Maidenhead United.
Welch-Hayes signed a professional contract with Oxford United in May 2016, at the age of 19.[3] He made his League One debut for the club on 17 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium.[4] He was released without making further appearances in May 2017[5] and joined Bath City on a permanent contract a week or so later.[6] In October 2017 he began a one-month loan at Oxford City[7] and started in the team that beat Colchester United of League Two in a first-round FA Cup upset on 4 November 2017.[8] He was named in the Conference South team of the year in the 2017–18 season just after missing out on the play-offs with Bath City.
In June 2018, he signed for Macclesfield Town, newly promoted to League Two.[9] He scored his first goal for the club at Walsall on 14 December 2019.[10] On 1 February 2020 it was announced that he was one of three players to have left financially troubled Macclesfield during the January 2020 transfer window, following a meeting with the English Football League.[11]
On 21 February 2020, Welch-Hayes joined Colchester United on a contract until summer 2022.[12] He made his debut in Colchester's 3–2 aggregate League Two play-off semi-final defeat to Exeter City on 22 June 2020.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020 during their 3–3 draw with Oldham Athletic.[14] Welch-Hayes was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.[15]
In June 2022 he signed for Harrogate Town, also of League Two.[16] In January 2023, he joined National League club Altrincham on loan until the end of the season.[17]
Welch-Hayes signed for Livingston in June 2023.[18]
On 22 February 2024, Welch-Hayes joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the rest of the season.[19]
On 30 August 2024, he returned to England to join Maidenhead United on a season-long loan.[20][21] He scored once in 35 appearances in the 2024-25 season.
His contract at Livingston was terminated by mutual consent on 1 September 2025.[22] The following day, he re-joined Maidenhead on a permanent basis.[23]