Lester Moré
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lester Moré Henninghom | ||
| Date of birth | July 15, 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Ciego de Avila, Cuba | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–2007 | Ciego de Ávila | ||
| 2008 | Charleston Battery | 11 | (0) |
| 2009 | River Plate Puerto Rico | 13 | (8) |
| 2010 | Los Angeles Azul Legends | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1996–2007 | Cuba | 60 | (29) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 12, 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 22, 2008 | |||
Lester Moré (born July 15, 1977 in Ciego de Avila) is a Cuban soccer player who currently plays for Los Angeles Azul Legends in the USL Premier Development League.
Career
Club
Moré played for over a decade for his hometown team, Ciego de Ávila, in his native Cuba, prior to his defection to the United States in 2008. He won the Campeonato Nacional de Fútbol de Cuba with Ciego de Ávila in 2001 and 2003.
He played with Charleston Battery in 2008, featuring in eleven games before being released at the end of the season. He played for Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico in 2009, before moving back to the United States to play for the amateur Los Angeles Azul Legends in the USL Premier Development League in 2010, alongside former Cuban national team teammate Eders Roldan.[1]
International
Moré made his debut for Cuba in 1996 and was a squad member at the 1998,[2] 2003,[3] 2005[4] and 2007 Gold Cup Finals.[5]
He also played in 13 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between 1996 and 2004.[6] He has collected 60 caps, scoring 29 goals, making him the top scorer of the national team.
Defection to the United States
His final appearance for the national team was at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June 2007 against Mexico. During the tournament, Moré and Osvaldo Alonso fled the Cuban team camp, effectively defecting from Cuba. [7]
References
- ^ http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584945.html
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details - RSSSF
- ^ CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
- ^ World Cup games - FIFA.com
- ^ Two Cuban Defectors Will Get Chivas Tryout- Washington Post
External links
- Player profile - Charleston Battery
- Lester Moré at National-Football-Teams.com
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- 1977 births
- Living people
- Cuban people of African descent
- People from Ciego de Ávila
- Cuban defectors
- Cuban footballers
- Cuba international footballers
- Charleston Battery players
- LA Laguna FC players
- USL First Division players
- Expatriate footballers in Puerto Rico
- 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup players
- Cuban expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Cuban expatriates in Puerto Rico
- Premier Development League players
- Association football forwards