Barry Hayles

Barrington Edward "Barry" Hayles (born 17 April 1972 in London) is an England born Jamaican football (soccer) player currently playing for Leicester City F.C..

Career

Hayles was first noticed as a Stevenage Borough F.C. player in their FA Cup run before earning a move to Bristol Rovers F.C. in 1997. After just one season with the Pirates, Hayles moved to Fulham F.C. in 1998 and helped the club through two promotions to get to the FA Premier League.
In 2004, he was released on a free transfer (soccer) to Sheffield United F.C., but was only there a couple of months before he moved to Millwall F.C. for a nominal fee.

Plymouth Argyle

He was signed by Plymouth Argyle F.C. by new manager Ian Holloway for a fee of £100,000 prior to the 2006/2007 season, where he quickly established himself as a supporters' favourite after a hugely impressive start. He made his Plymouth Argyle debut against Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he also scored his first goal for Plymouth Argyle. He was lucky to have the goal put down as his name as it appeared to be headed over the line by fellow team mate Nick Chadwick. He has an enviable record of never being on a losing side when scoring for Argyle (14 goals, 7 wins and 7 draws) up to Saturday 28th April 2007.

Leicester City

On December 31 2007, Hayles joined Leicester City F.C. on an emergency loan deal, which became permanent for an undisclosed fee on January 2, signing an 18-month contract. He made his debut in a 3-1 away defeat to Queens Park Rangers F.C. on January 1, scoring his first goal in an M69 Derby on January 12 as Leicester won 2-0, and his second and last of the season on 28 January in a 1-0 home win over Crystal Palace F.C.. Hayles played a total of 14 league games as Leicester were relegated from the Football League Championship.

On August 12 2008, Hayles joined Cheltenham Town F.C. on a month loan deal, which was extended for a further month on September 11. He made his league debut in a 2-0 home win over Swindon Town F.C. on August 16, during which he Assist (football) a goal, and scored two goals in a 2-1 home win over Bristol Rovers on 16 September.
On 11 October 2008, Hayles scored his fourth and final goal for Cheltenham in a 4-3 home win over Colchester United F.C.. He returned to Leicester on October 13 after making seven league appearances, receiving one red card.

International

Hayles has played at least ten times for Jamaica national football team. Although he never announced his retirement from international football, the national team has not called him up since 2005.