Lester Moré

Lester Oriel Moré Henningham (born 15 July 1978) is a Cuban retired footballer who last played for Los Angeles Azul Legends in the USL Premier Development League.

Lester Moré
Personal information
Full name Lester Oriel Moré Henningham
Date of birth (1978-07-15) 15 July 1978
Place of birth Ciego de Avila, Cuba
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2007 Ciego de Ávila (123)
2008 Charleston Battery 11 (0)
2009 River Plate Ponce 13 (8)
2010 LA Azul Legends 1 (0)
National team‡
1995–2007 Cuba 62 (29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 12, 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of February 22, 2008
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Moré and the second or maternal family name is Henningham.

He is the Cuban national team all-time record goalscorer, with 29.

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 scored a Cuban league record of 32 goals in the 2002/03 season[1] and 123 league goals in total.[2]

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.[3]

International

Moré made his debut for Cuba in 1995 and was a squad member at the 1998,[4] 2003,[5] 2005[6] and 2007 Gold Cup Finals.[7]

He also played in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches between 1996 and 2004.[8] He has collected a total of 62 caps, scoring 29 goals, making him the top scorer of the national team.[9]

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. [10]

References
  1. Síntesis Biográfica - EcuRed (in Spanish)
  2. Yenier Márquez y su olfato goleador - Juventud Rebelde (in Spanish)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-29. Retrieved 2010-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details - RSSSF
  5. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details Archived October 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  6. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details Archived 2008-10-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  7. CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details Archived December 3, 2008, at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  8. Lester Moré – FIFA competition record
  9. Cuba - Record International Players - RSSSF
  10. Two Cuban Defectors Will Get Chivas Tryout- Washington Post


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