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{{short description|Cuban footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name                 = Lester Moré
| image                = SeleccionCuba LesterMore.jpg
| caption              = Moré in 2003
| fullname             = Lester Oriel Moré Henningham
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1978|7|15|df=y}}
| birth_place          = [[Ciego de Avila]], Cuba
| height               = 1.80 m
| position             = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub          =  
| youthyears1          = 
| youthclubs1          = 
| years1               = 1996–2007
| clubs1               = [[FC Ciego de Ávila|Ciego de Ávila]]
| caps1                = 47
| goals1               = 12
| years2               = 2008
| clubs2               = [[Charleston Battery]]
| caps2                = 11
| goals2               = 0
| years3               = 2009
| clubs3               = [[Club Atlético River Plate Puerto Rico|River Plate Ponce]]
| caps3                = 13
| goals3               = 8
| years4               = 2010
| clubs4               = [[Los Angeles Azul Legends|LA Azul Legends]]
| caps4                = 1
| goals4               = 0
| totalcaps            = 72
| totalgoals           = 131
| nationalyears1       = 1995–2007
| nationalteam1        = [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]]
| nationalcaps1        = 62
| nationalgoals1       = 30
| medaltemplates       =
}}
{{family name hatnote|Moré|Henningham|lang=Spanish}}
'''Lester Oriel Moré Henningham''' (born 15 July 1978) is a Cuban former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]]. He is the [[Cuba national football team|Cuba national team]]'s all-time record goalscorer, with 29.

==Club career==
Moré played for over a decade for his hometown team, [[FC Ciego de Ávila|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|date=August 2022}} and 123 league goals in total.<ref>[http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/deportes/2013-02-13/yenier-marquez-y-su-olfato-goleador Yenier Márquez y su olfato goleador] - Juventud Rebelde {{in lang|es}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584945.html |title=United Soccer Leagues (USL) |accessdate=21 June 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120229144715/http://pdl.uslsoccer.com/stats/2010/1584945.html |archivedate=29 February 2012 }}</ref>

==International career==
Moré made his debut for [[Cuba national football team|Cuba]] in 1995 and was a squad member at the 1998,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/98gc.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 1998 - Full Details] - RSSSF</ref> 2003,<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/03gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2003 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024020759/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/03gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref> 2005<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/05gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2005 - Full Details] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024022300/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/05gc-full.html |date=24 October 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref> and 2007 Gold Cup Finals.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/07gc-full.html CONCACAF Championship, Gold Cup 2007 - Full Details] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081203224807/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/07gc-full.html#squads |date=3 December 2008 }} - RSSSF</ref>

He also played in 17 [[FIFA World Cup qualification]] matches between 1996 and 2004.<ref>{{FIFA player|210555}}</ref> He has collected a total of 62 caps, scoring 29 goals, making him the top scorer of the national team.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/cuba-recintlp.html Cuba - Record International Players] - RSSSF</ref>

==Defection to the United States==
His final appearance for the national team was at the [[CONCACAF Gold Cup]] in June 2007 against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]]. During the tournament, Moré and [[Osvaldo Alonso]] fled the Cuban team camp, effectively [[Wet feet, dry feet policy|defecting]] from Cuba.
<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/29/AR2007062902186.html Two Cuban Defectors Will Get Chivas Tryout]- Washington Post</ref>

==Career statistics==
:''Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moré goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Lester Moré
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
!scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
|align="center"|1
|{{dts|14 May 1996}}
|[[Truman Bodden Sports Complex]], [[George Town, Cayman Islands]]
|{{fb|CAY}}
|align="center"|5–0
|align="center"|5–0
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|align="center"|2
|{{dts|23 June 1996}}
|[[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago
|{{fb|HAI}}
|align="center"|6–0
|align="center"|6–1
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
|-
|align="center"|3
|{{dts|15 December 1996}}
|[[Estadio Rommel Fernández]], [[Panama City]], Panama
|{{fb|PAN}}
|align="center"|1–3
|align="center"|1–3
|1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
|-
|align="center"|4
|{{dts|7 May 2000}}
|[[Estadio Pedro Marrero]], [[Havana]], Cuba
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|BRB}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|align="center"|5
|{{dts|21 May 2000}}
|[[Barbados National Stadium]], [[Bridgetown]], Barbados
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
|-
|align="center"|6
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|27 November 2002}}
|rowspan="2"|Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|CAY}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|5–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|align="center"|7
|align="center"|3–0
|
|-
|align="center"|8
|{{dts|29 November 2002}}
|Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands
|{{fb|MTQ|snake}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–1
|2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
|
|-
|align="center"|9
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|26 March 2003}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Marvin Lee Stadium]], [[Macoya]], Trinidad and Tobago
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|ATG}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2–0
|rowspan="2"|2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
|
|-
|align="center"|10
|align="center"|2–0
|
|-
|align="center"|11
|{{dts|30 March 2003}}
|[[Manny Ramjohn Stadium]], [[Marabella]], Trinidad and Tobago
|{{fb|TRI}}
|align="center"|2–1
|align="center"|3–1
|2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
|
|-
|align="center"|12
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|14 July 2003}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Gillette Stadium]], [[Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxboro]], United States
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|CAN}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2–0
|rowspan="2"|[[2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|
|-
|align="center"|13
|align="center"|2–0
|
|-
|align="center"|14
|{{dts|22 February 2004}}
|Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands
|{{fb|CAY}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|2–1
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|align="center"|15
|{{dts|16 March 2004}}
|[[Estadio Pedro Marrero]], [[Havana]], Cuba
|{{fb|PAN}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center"|1–1
|Friendly
|
|-
|align="center"|16
|{{dts|18 March 2004}}
|Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba
|{{fb|PAN}}
|align="center"|3–0
|align="center"|3–0
|Friendly
|
|-
|align="center"|17
|rowspan="3"|{{dts|27 March 2004}}
|rowspan="3"|Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba
|rowspan="3"|{{fb|CAY}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="3"|3–0
|rowspan="3"|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|
|-
|align="center"|18
|align="center"|2–0
|
|-
|align="center"|19
|align="center"|3–0
|
|-
|align="center"|20
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|12 June 2004}}
|rowspan="2"|Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|CRC}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2–2
|rowspan="2"|2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
|-
|align="center"|21
|align="center"|2–2
|
|-
|align="center"|22
|{{dts|21 December 2004}}
|[[Stade Pierre-Aliker]], [[Fort-de-France]], Martinique
|{{fb|MTQ|local}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–0
|[[2005 Caribbean Cup]]
|
|-
|align="center"|23
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|20 February 2005}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Barbados National Stadium]], [[Bridgetown]], Barbados
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|BRB}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|3–0
|rowspan="2"|2005 Caribbean Cup
|
|-
|align="center"|24
|align="center"|2–0
|
|-
|align="center"|25
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|22 February 2005}}
|rowspan="2"|Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|TRI}}
|align="center"|1–1
|align="center" rowspan="2"|2–1
|rowspan="2"|2005 Caribbean Cup
|
|-
|align="center"|26
|align="center"|2–1
|
|-
|align="center"|27
|{{dts|7 July 2005}}
|[[Qwest Field]], [[Seattle]], United States
|{{fb|USA}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center"|1–4
|[[2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup]]
|
|-
|align="center"|28
|{{dts|8 November 2006}}
|[[Stade Pierre-Aliker]], [[Fort-de-France]], Martinique
|{{fb|HAI}}
|align="center"|2–0
|align="center"|2–1
|[[2007 Caribbean Cup]]
|
|-
|align="center"|29
|rowspan="2"|{{dts|16 January 2007}}
|rowspan="2"|[[Manny Ramjohn Stadium]], [[Marabella]], Trinidad and Tobago
|rowspan="2"|{{fb|VIN}}
|align="center"|1–0
|align="center" rowspan="2"|3–0
|rowspan="3"|2007 Caribbean Cup
|
|-
|align="center"|30
|align="center"|2–0
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090205181235/http://charlestonbattery.com/team_roster.asp?pid=2312 Player profile] - Charleston Battery
* {{NFT player|1738}}

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