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{{short description|Trinidadian international footballer (born 1988)}}
{{EngvarB|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Lester Peltier
| image       = 
| fullname    = Lester Stefan Peltier
| height      = {{height|meters=1.84|precision=0}}
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Carenage]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]]
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber  =   
| position    = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]], [[Winger (association football)|winger]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = St. Anthony's College
| years1  = 2006–2009 | clubs1 = [[San Juan Jabloteh]]                          | caps1  =    | goals1  =
| years2  = 2010–2011 | clubs2 = [[Ma Pau SC|Ma Pau]]                           | caps2  = 8  | goals2  = 1
| years3  = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = [[FK AS Trenčín|AS Trenčín]]                   | caps3  = 25 | goals3  = 11
| years4  = 2012–2015 | clubs4 = [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]     | caps4  = 91 | goals4  = 15
| years5  = 2016      | clubs5 = [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]         | caps5  = 0  | goals5  = 0
| years6  = 2016      | clubs6 = [[1. FK Příbram|Příbram]]                      | caps6  = 5  | goals6  = 0
| years7  = 2017      | clubs7 = [[K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen|Maasmechelen]]  | caps7  = 0  | goals7  = 0
| years8  = 2017      | clubs8 = [[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]]                     | caps8  = 17 | goals8  = 2
| years9  = 2018      | clubs9 = [[FC Banants|Banants]]                         | caps9  = 13 | goals9  = 6
| years10 = 2018      | clubs10 = [[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]]                    | caps10 = 1  | goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2018–2019 | clubs11 = [[Al-Mujazzal Club|Al-Mujazzal]]              | caps11 =   | goals11 = 10
| years12 = 2019      | clubs12 = [[Al-Orobah F.C.|Al-Orobah]]                  | caps12 = 11 | goals12 = 5
| years13 = 2019–2020 | clubs13 = [[Al Hala SC|Al Hala]]                        | caps13 =    | goals13 = 7
| years14 = 2020      | clubs14 = [[Al-Taqadom FC|Al-Taqadom]]                  | caps14 =    | goals14 = 7
| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006 | nationalteam1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national under-17 football team|Trinidad and Tobago U17]] 
| nationalcaps1   = 22 | nationalgoals1   = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam2 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national under-20 football team|Trinidad and Tobago U20]] 
| nationalcaps2   = 8 | nationalgoals2   = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2019     | nationalteam3 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago]] 
| nationalcaps3 = 41 | nationalgoals3   = 6
| club-update = 19 September 2018
}}

'''Lester Stefan Peltier''' (born 13 September 1988) is a Trinidadian international [[Association football|football]]er who plays as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] .

==Career==

===Club===
Peltier attended St. Anthony's College in Trinidad playing on his school's football team as the striker position.<ref>[http://www.socawarriors.net/mens-senior-team/5182-club-brugge-opportunity-for-lester-peltier.html Club Brugge opportunity for Lester Peltier]</ref> and had trials with [[Club Brugge]], [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], [[Millwall F.C.|Millwall]] and [[Cardiff City F.C.|Cardiff City]].<ref>[http://arsenalfootballnews.blogspot.com/2007/03/lester-peltier-earns-trail-at-arsenal.html Lester Peltier earns trial at Arsenal]</ref> In 2007, [[Premier League|English Premiership]] club [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] offered Peltier a four-year contract after a successful trial, but could not conclude the deal due to his failure to attain a work permit.<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12876_2638304,00.html Agent blasts T&T over Peltier], Sky Sports. 3 August 2007.</ref> In April 2011 he signed with [[FK AS Trenčín|AS Trenčín]] and made his debut on 10 April 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.socawarriors.net/foreign-based/foreign-based-news/foreign-based-news/8765-peltier-signs-with-fk-as-trenin.html|title = Peltier signs with FK AS Trenčín}}</ref> On 19 June 2012, [[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]] confirmed the signing of Peltier from AS Trenčín on a four-year contract.<ref>[http://www.skslovan.com/spravy/index.php?clanok=1234 Najdrahší prestup v histórii ligy, Slovan posilní Lester Peltier] 19 June 2012, skslovan.com</ref>

On 7 February 2016, Peltier signed for [[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]] of the [[Kazakhstan Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Пелтьер подписал контракт с Иртышом|url=http://fcirtysh.kz/news/366-pelter-podpisal-kontrakt-s-irtyshom.html|website=fcirtysh.kz|publisher=FC Irtysh Pavlodar|accessdate=7 February 2016|language=Russian|date=7 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422071547/http://fcirtysh.kz/news/366-pelter-podpisal-kontrakt-s-irtyshom.html|archive-date=22 April 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Little over a week later, Peltier and Irtysh Pavlodar agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent due to family circumstances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Иртыш расторг контракт с Лестером Пелтьером|url=http://www.sports.kz/news/irtyish-rastorg-kontrakt-s-lesterom-pelterom|website=sports.kz|publisher=sports.kz|accessdate=16 February 2016|language=Russian|date=16 February 2016}}</ref>

On 30 July 2018, Peltier re-joined [[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Լեստեր Պելտիերը վերադարձավ Ալաշկերտ|url=http://fcalashkert.am/%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80-%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A8-%D5%BE%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A1%D5%A4%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B1%D5%A1%D5%BE-%D5%A1%D5%AC%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AF%D5%A5%D6%80/ |website=fcalashkert.am |publisher=FC Alashkert |accessdate=3 August 2018 |language=Armenian |date=30 July 2018}}</ref> but left the club 6-weeks later to join Saudi [[Saudi First Division League|second tier]] club [[Al-Mujazzal Club|Al-Mujazzal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Լեստեր Պելտիերը տեղափոխվեց Սաուդյան Արաբիա |url=http://fcalashkert.am/%D5%AC%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%BF%D5%A5%D6%80-%D5%BA%D5%A5%D5%AC%D5%BF%D5%AB%D5%A5%D6%80%D5%A8-%D5%BF%D5%A5%D5%B2%D5%A1%D6%83%D5%B8%D5%AD%D5%BE%D5%A5%D6%81-%D5%BD%D5%A1%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A4%D5%B5%D5%A1%D5%B6/ |website=fcalashkert.am/ |publisher=FC Alashkert |accessdate=19 September 2018 |language=Armenian |date=3 September 2018}}</ref>

===International===
He also represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Under 17, Under 20 levels and played for Scorpion United scoring 6 goals.<ref>[http://www.socawarriors.net/lester_peltier.htm Lester Peltier Profile], Socawarriors.net. 23 June 2008.</ref> Peltier made his international debut for the [[Trinidad and Tobago national football team]] on 26 January 2008 against [[Puerto Rico national football team|Puerto Rico]] coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Peltier scored his first international hat-trick at the [[Hasley Crawford Stadium]] in October 2011 during a World Cup qualifier.

He announced his international retirement on 7 June 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://socawarriors.net/senior-team-news/23774-lester-peltier-announces-international-retirement.html|first=Joel|last=Bailey|date=7 June 2021|title=Lester Peltier announces international retirement}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Lester's brother, Johan, is also a professional footballer,<ref>{{cite web |title=Աննախադեպ մեկնարկ Առաջին խմբում. Յունիոր Սևանը խաղացել է 10 հոգով և հաղթել |url=http://www.armsport.am/hy/news/2018/08/08/Junior-Sevan1/904878 |website=armsport.am |publisher=ArmSport |accessdate=6 January 2019 |language=Armenian |date=8 August 2018}}</ref> currently playing for [[Junior Sevan FC|Junior Sevan]].

==Career statistics==

===Club===
{{updated|match played 19 July 2018}}<ref>{{cite web|title=L.Peltier|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/lester-peltier/79211/|website=soccerway.com|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=2 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="NFT Stats"/>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[AS Trenčín|Trenčín]]
|[[2010–11 Slovak First League|2010–11]]
|[[2. Liga (Slovakia)|1. liga]]
|7||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||7||1
|-
|[[2011–12 Slovak First Football League|2011–12]]
|[[Slovak Super Liga]]
|25||11||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||26||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!32!!12!!1!!0!!-!!-!!-!!-!!33!!12
|-
|rowspan="5" valign="center"|[[ŠK Slovan Bratislava|Slovan Bratislava]]
|[[2012–13 Slovak First Football League|2012–13]]
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[Slovak Super Liga|Fortuna Liga]]
|29||10||4||3||2||0||colspan="2"|-||35||13
|-
|[[2013–14 Slovak First Football League|2013–14]]
|25||2||5||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||32||4
|-
|[[2014–15 Slovak First Football League|2014–15]]
|29||3||2||0||8||0||1||0||40||3
|-
|[[2015–16 Slovak First Football League|2015–16]]
|8||0||2||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||12||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!91!!15!!13!!7!!14!!0!!1!!0!!119!!22
|-
|valign="center"|[[FC Irtysh Pavlodar|Irtysh Pavlodar]]
|[[2016 FC Irtysh Pavlodar season|2016]]
|[[Kazakhstan Premier League]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[1. FK Příbram]]
|[[2015–16 Czech First League|2015–16]]
|[[Czech First League]]
|5||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
|valign="center"|[[K. Patro Eisden Maasmechelen|Maasmechelen]]
|[[2016–17 Belgian First Amateur Division|2016–17]]
|[[Belgian First Amateur Division]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||0||0
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]]
|[[2016–17 Armenian Premier League|2016–17]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Armenian Premier League]]
|10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||0||0||10||0
|-
|[[2017–18 Armenian Premier League|2017–18]]
|7||2||1||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||10||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!17!!2!!1!!0!!-!!-!!2!!0!!20!!2
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[FC Banants|Banants]]
|[[2017–18 FC Banants season|2017–18]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Armenian Premier League]]
|13||6||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||6
|-
|[[2018–19 FC Banants season|2018–19]]
|0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||2||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!13!!6!!2!!0!!-!!-!!2!!0!!17!!6
|-
|valign="center"|[[FC Alashkert|Alashkert]]
|[[2018–19 FC Alashkert season|2018–19]]
|[[Armenian Premier League]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!159!!35!!17!!7!!14!!0!!5!!0!!195!!42
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3|[[Trinidad and Tobago national football team|Trinidad and Tobago national team]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2008||2||0
|-
|2009||0||0
|-
|2010||7||1
|-
|2011||6||4
|-
|2012||2||0
|-
|2013||5||0
|-
|2014||7||0
|-
|2015||5||0
|-
|2016||1||0
|-
!Total||35||5
|}
''Statistics accurate as of match played 8 January 2016''<ref name="NFT Stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/24947.html |title=Lester Peltier |website=National-Football-Teams.com |access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''
{| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1 || 4 November 2010 || [[Manny Ramjohn Stadium]], [[Marabella]] || {{fb|GUY}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–1 || [[2010 Caribbean Championship qualification#Group F|2010 Caribbean Championship qualifier]]
|-
| 2 || rowspan="3" | 11 October 2011 || rowspan="3" | [[Hasely Crawford Stadium]], [[Port of Spain]] || rowspan="3" | {{fb|BRB}} || '''1'''–0 || rowspan="3" | 4–0 || rowspan="3" | [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Trinidad and Tobago v Barbados|2014 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 3. || '''2'''–0
|-
| 4. || '''3'''–0
|-
| 5. || 15 November 2011 || Hasely Crawford Stadium, Marabella || {{fb|GUY}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CONCACAF second round#Trinidad and Tobago v Guyana|2014 World Cup qualifier]]
|-
| 6. || 13 November 2014 || [[Montego Bay Sports Complex]], [[Montego Bay]] || {{fb|GYF|local}} || '''3'''–0 || 4–2 || [[2014 Caribbean Cup]]
|}

==Honours==
;Slovan Bratislava<ref name="NFT Stats"/>
* [[Slovak Super Liga]] (2): [[2012–13 Slovak First Football League|2012–13]], [[2013–14 Slovak First Football League|2013–14]]
* [[Slovak Cup]] (1): [[2013 Slovak Cup Final|2012–13]]

==External links==
*[http://www.skslovan.com/timy/?hrac=hrac.384&team=A Slovan Bratislava profile]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005112005/http://www.astrencin.sk/timy/?hrac=hrac.991 AS Trenčín profile]
*{{Soccerway|lester-peltier/79211}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}
{{Trinidad and Tobago squad 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup}}

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