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. She attended Concordia Lutheran High School in Tomball, Texas, for one year before transferring to Klein Oak High School in Klein, Texas. She played high school soccer for two seasons, being named district MVP and first-team all-state as a sophomore in 2019. She joined Challenge SC from Southwest United SC when she was nine, earning ECNL Conference Player of the Year honors in 2017. She committed to play college soccer for the Texas A&M Aggies women's soccer as a freshman.
Hayes played three seasons for the Texas A&M Aggies, scoring 21 goals and adding 13 assists in 58 games. She was named to the Southeastern Conference (SEC) all-freshman team and TopDrawerSoccer top 100 freshmen list after leading the Aggies in scoring with 7 goals in 2021. 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. She reached the SEC tournament semifinals and the NCAA tournament second round while scoring 4 goals as a junior in 2023.
After completing her bachelor's degree in three years and wanting to challenge herself after a less productive junior year, Hayes transferred to the USC Trojans for her fourth and final season in 2024. 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. 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. She scored three goals in USC's run to the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.
Portuguese club Torreense announced on January 12, 2025, they had signed Hayes to her first professional contract. She made her professional debut against Sporting CP on February 18, coming off the bench to score the 2âÂÂ1 stoppage-time winner. She went on to help Torreense win their first-ever trophy â the Taça de Portugal Feminina â by opening the scoring against Braga in the semifinals on April 19, and starting in the 2âÂÂ1 victory over league champions Benfica in the final on May 17. After finishing the 2024âÂÂ25 season with 4 goals in 11 games in all competitions, she re-signed with Torreense for the following season.
Hayes began the 2025âÂÂ26 season in the Supertaça de Portugal Feminina on September 7, 2025, putting on a title-winning player of the match performance in a 2âÂÂ1 victory over Benfica. On March 28, 2026, she led Torreense to their third trophy in under a year â the Taça da Liga Feminina â earning player of the match after a 1âÂÂ0 win over Valadares Gaia in the final.
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