Maile Hayes

Maile Hayes
Personal information
Full name Maile Joy Hayes
Date of birth (2003-09-09) 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 23 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of May 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. She began her professional career with Torreense in 2025, helping lead them to their first three trophies in club history.

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 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 winner in stoppage time.[7] She went on to help Torreense win their first-ever trophy – the Taça de Portugal Feminina – 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] She finished the 2024–25 season with 4 goals in 11 games in all competitions and re-signed with Torreense for the following season.[10]

On September 7, 2025, Hayes began the 2025–26 season in the Supertaça de Portugal Feminina, putting on a title-winning player of the match performance in a 2–1 victory over Benfica.[11] Two weeks later, she scored her first goal of the season in a 4–2 win over Marítimo.[12] 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.[13] She finished the season with 3 goals in 25 appearances as Torreense placed an impressive third in the league, securing the club's continental debut.[14] She again re-signed with the club after the season.[14]

Honors and awards

USC Trojans

Torreense

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Maile Hayes". Texas A&M Aggies. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ Shealer, Sheldon (April 30, 2018). "Recruiting Roundup: April 30-May 6". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  3. 1 2 Luden, Dylan; Giesler, Andrew (November 21, 2024). "Trojan Transfers help lead USC women's soccer into NCAA Tournament". USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  4. ↑ "USC adds prolific playmaker Maile Hayes on transfer from Texas A&M". SoccerWire. February 5, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  5. 1 2 "Maile Hayes". USC Trojans. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Maile Hayes é reforço" (in Portuguese). S.C.U. Torreense. January 12, 2024. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Maile Hayes". flashscore.com. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Taça de Portugal feminina: Torreense vence, Benfica e Valadares Gaia empatam". CNN Portugal. April 19, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  9. 1 2 "SCU Torreense conquista a Prova-Rainha". Portuguese Football Federation. May 17, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ "Maile Hayes renova com o Torreense até 2026". Record (in Portuguese). July 2, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  11. 1 2 "Maile Hayes eleita a melhor em campo" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. September 7, 2025. Retrieved September 9, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Torreense bate Marítimo na Madeira" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. September 21, 2025. Retrieved July 14, 2026.
  13. 1 2 "Maile Hayes eleita a melhor Jogadora da Final" (in Portuguese). Portuguese Football Federation. March 28, 2026. Retrieved March 30, 2026.
  14. 1 2 Soeiro, Camila (July 13, 2026). "Maile Hayes continua no Torreense". Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 14, 2026.
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