Lester Moré


Lester Oriel Moré Henningham is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Cuba national team's all-time record goalscorer, with 30.

Club career

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 and 123 league goals in total.
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 Cuba national teammate Eders Roldan.

International career

Moré made his debut for Cuba in 1995 and was a squad member at the 1998, 2003, 2005 and 2007 Gold Cup Finals.
He also played in 17 FIFA World Cup qualification matches between 1996 and 2004. He has collected a total of 62 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.

Career statistics

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands5–05–01998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago6–06–11998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama1–31–31998 FIFA World Cup qualification
4Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
5Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification
6Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands2–05–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
7Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands3–05–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
8Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands1–02–12003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
9Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago1–02–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
10Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago2–02–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
11Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago2–13–12003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
12Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, United States1–02–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
13Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, United States2–02–02003 CONCACAF Gold Cup
14Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands1–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualification
15Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1–11–1Friendly
16Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba3–03–0Friendly
17Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
18Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba2–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
19Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
20Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba1–12–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
21Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba2–22–22006 FIFA World Cup qualification
22Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique2–02–02005 Caribbean Cup
23Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados1–03–02005 Caribbean Cup
24Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados2–03–02005 Caribbean Cup
25Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados1–12–12005 Caribbean Cup
26Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados2–12–12005 Caribbean Cup
27Qwest Field, Seattle, United States1–01–42005 CONCACAF Gold Cup
28Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique2–02–12007 Caribbean Cup
29Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago1–03–02007 Caribbean Cup
30Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago2–03–02007 Caribbean Cup
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