Lester Oriel Moré Henningham (born 15 July 1978) is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Cuba national team's all-time record goalscorer, with 30.
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[citation needed] and 123 league goals in total.[1]
Moré made his debut for Cuba in 1995 and was a squad member at the 1998,[3] 2003,[4] 2005[5] and 2007 Gold Cup Finals.[6]
He also played in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches between 1996 and 2004.[7] He has collected a total of 62 caps, scoring 29 goals, making him the top scorer of the national team.[8]
Defection to the United Statesedit
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. [9]
Career statisticsedit
Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moré goal.
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Lester Oriel More Henningham born 15 July 1978 is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a forward He is the Cuba national team s all time record goalscorer with 30 Lester MorePersonal informationFull nameLester Oriel More HenninghamDate of birth 1978 07 15 15 July 1978 age 45 Place of birthCiego de Avila CubaHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Position s ForwardSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1996 2007Ciego de Avila47 12 2008Charleston Battery11 0 2009River Plate Ponce13 8 2010LA Azul Legends1 0 Total72 131 International career1995 2007Cuba62 30 Club domestic league appearances and goals In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is More and the second or maternal family name is Henningham Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Defection to the United States 4 Career statistics 5 References 6 External linksClub career editMore played for over a decade for his hometown team Ciego de Avila in his native Cuba prior to his defection to the United States in 2008 He won the Campeonato Nacional de Futbol de Cuba with Ciego de Avila in 2001 and 2003 He scored a Cuban league record of 32 goals in the 2002 03 season citation needed and 123 league goals in total 1 He played with Charleston Battery in 2008 featuring in eleven games before being released at the end of the season He played for Club Atletico 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 Cuba national teammate Eders Roldan 2 International career editMore made his debut for Cuba in 1995 and was a squad member at the 1998 3 2003 4 2005 5 and 2007 Gold Cup Finals 6 He also played in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches between 1996 and 2004 7 He has collected a total of 62 caps scoring 29 goals making him the top scorer of the national team 8 Defection to the United States editHis final appearance for the national team was at the CONCACAF Gold Cup in June 2007 against Mexico During the tournament More and Osvaldo Alonso fled the Cuban team camp effectively defecting from Cuba 9 Career statistics editScores and results list Cuba s goal tally first score column indicates score after each More goal List of international goals scored by Lester More No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref 1 14 May 1996 Truman Bodden Sports Complex George Town Cayman Islands nbsp Cayman Islands 5 0 5 0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 2 23 June 1996 Hasely Crawford Stadium Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago nbsp Haiti 6 0 6 1 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 3 15 December 1996 Estadio Rommel Fernandez Panama City Panama nbsp Panama 1 3 1 3 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification 4 7 May 2000 Estadio Pedro Marrero Havana Cuba nbsp Barbados 1 1 1 1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 5 21 May 2000 Barbados National Stadium Bridgetown Barbados 1 1 1 1 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification 6 27 November 2002 Truman Bodden Sports Complex George Town Cayman Islands nbsp Cayman Islands 2 0 5 0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 7 3 0 8 29 November 2002 Truman Bodden Sports Complex George Town Cayman Islands nbsp Martinique 1 0 2 1 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 9 26 March 2003 Marvin Lee Stadium Macoya Trinidad and Tobago nbsp Antigua and Barbuda 1 0 2 0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 10 2 0 11 30 March 2003 Manny Ramjohn Stadium Marabella Trinidad and Tobago nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 2 1 3 1 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification 12 14 July 2003 Gillette Stadium Foxboro United States nbsp Canada 1 0 2 0 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup 13 2 0 14 22 February 2004 Truman Bodden Sports Complex George Town Cayman Islands nbsp Cayman Islands 1 0 2 1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 15 16 March 2004 Estadio Pedro Marrero Havana Cuba nbsp Panama 1 1 1 1 Friendly 16 18 March 2004 Estadio Pedro Marrero Havana Cuba nbsp Panama 3 0 3 0 Friendly 17 27 March 2004 Estadio Pedro Marrero Havana Cuba nbsp Cayman Islands 1 0 3 0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 18 2 0 19 3 0 20 12 June 2004 Estadio Pedro Marrero Havana Cuba nbsp Costa Rica 1 1 2 2 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification 21 2 2 22 21 December 2004 Stade Pierre Aliker Fort de France Martinique nbsp Martinique 2 0 2 0 2005 Caribbean Cup 23 20 February 2005 Barbados National Stadium Bridgetown Barbados nbsp Barbados 1 0 3 0 2005 Caribbean Cup 24 2 0 25 22 February 2005 Barbados National Stadium Bridgetown Barbados nbsp Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 2 1 2005 Caribbean Cup 26 2 1 27 7 July 2005 Qwest Field Seattle United States nbsp United States 1 0 1 4 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup 28 8 November 2006 Stade Pierre Aliker Fort de France Martinique nbsp Haiti 2 0 2 1 2007 Caribbean Cup 29 16 January 2007 Manny Ramjohn Stadium Marabella Trinidad and Tobago nbsp Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1 0 3 0 2007 Caribbean Cup 30 2 0References edit Yenier Marquez y su olfato goleador Juventud Rebelde in Spanish United Soccer Leagues USL Archived from the original on 29 February 2012 Retrieved 21 June 2010 CONCACAF Championship Gold Cup 1998 Full Details RSSSF CONCACAF Championship Gold Cup 2003 Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF CONCACAF Championship Gold Cup 2005 Full Details Archived 24 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF CONCACAF Championship Gold Cup 2007 Full Details Archived 3 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine RSSSF Lester More FIFA competition record archived Cuba Record International Players RSSSF Two Cuban Defectors Will Get Chivas Tryout Washington PostExternal links editPlayer profile Charleston Battery Lester More at National Football Teams com nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to Cuban association football is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lester More amp oldid 1163943612, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
