Miles Welch-Hayes
Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Colchester United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes[1] | ||
Date of birth | 25 October 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Oxford, England[2] | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Colchester United | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2016 | Oxford United | ||
2015 | → Daventry Town (loan) | ||
2015 | → North Leigh (loan) | ||
2015–2016 | → Banbury United (loan) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
2016–2018 | Bath City | 53 | (3) |
2017 | → Oxford City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2018−2020 | Macclesfield Town | 60 | (1) |
2020− | Colchester United | 21 | (1) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:47, 30 January 2021 (UTC) |
Career
Welch-Hayes signed a professional contract with Oxford United in May 2016, at the age of 19.[3] He made his League One debut for the club on 17 August 2016, playing the full 90 minutes of a 2–0 away defeat to Fleetwood Town at Highbury Stadium.[4] He was released without making further appearances in May 2017[5] and joined Bath City on a permanent contract a week or so later.[6] In October 2017 he began a one-month loan at Oxford City[7] and started in the team that beat Colchester United of League Two in a first-round FA Cup upset on 4 November 2017.[8] He was named in the Conference South team of the year in the 2017−18 season just after missing out on the play-offs with Bath City.
In June 2018, he signed for Macclesfield Town, newly promoted to League Two.[9] He scored his first goal for the club at Walsall on 14 December 2019.[10] On 1 February 2020 it was announced that he was one of three players to have left financially troubled Macclesfield during the January 2020 transfer window, following a meeting with the English Football League.[11]
On 21 February 2020, Welch-Hayes joined Colchester United on a contract until summer 2022.[12] He made his debut in Colchester's 3–2 aggregate League Two play-off semi-final defeat to Exeter City on 22 June 2020.[13] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020 during their 3–3 draw with Oldham Athletic.[14]
Statistics
- As of match played 29 January 2021
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oxford United | 2016–17[15] | League One | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Daventry Town (loan) | 2014–15[16] | SFL - Div 1 Central | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
North Leigh (loan) | 2015–16[16] | SFL - Div 1 South & West | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Banbury United (loan) | 2015–16[16] | SFL - Div 1 South & West | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
Bath City | 2016–17[2] | National League South | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
2017–18[2] | 31 | 3 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | ||||
Bath City total | 53 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 3 | ||
Oxford City (loan) | 2017–18[2] | National League South | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
Macclesfield Town | 2018–19[17] | League Two | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
2019–20[18] | League Two | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 28 | 1 | |
Macclesfield total | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
Colchester United | 2019–20[18] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2020–21[19] | League Two | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
Colchester total | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
Career total | 173 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 185 | 6 |
- Appearances in the FA Trophy
- One appearance in the Birmingham Senior Cup and one in the Buckinghamshire Senior Charity Cup
- Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- Appearance in EFL League Two play-offs
References
- "Club list of registered players: As at 19th May 2019" (PDF). English Football League. Retrieved 23 June 2019.
- Miles Welch-Hayes at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- Pritchard, David (31 May 2016). "Oxford United youngsters Jack Stevens and Miles Welch-Hayes sign professional contracts". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- Pritchard, David (26 August 2016). "My Oxford United debut is a boost for all the club's youngsters – Miles Welch-Hayes". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- "Retained List Update". Oxford United F.C. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
- "Miles Welch-Hayes". Bath City F.C. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Miles Welch-Hayes goes out on loan to Oxford City". Bath City F.C. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Colchester United 0–1 Oxford City". BBC Sport. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- "Miles Welch-Hayes: Macclesfield Town sign Bath City defender". BBC Sport. 7 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- "Walsall 1-1 Macclesfield Town". BBC Sport. BBC. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Emmanuel Osadebe, Theo Vassell & Miles Welch-Hayes leave Macclesfield Town". 1 February 2020 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Miles Welch-Hayes: Colchester United sign former Macclesfield Town defender". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- Pilnick, Brent (22 June 2020). "Exeter City 3–1 Colchester United (agg: 3–2): Ryan Bowman earns League Two play-off semi-final win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
- "Colchester United 3–3 Oldham Athletic". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
- "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- "Miles Welch-Hayes". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- "Games played by Miles Welch-Hayes in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
External links
- Miles Welch-Hayes at Soccerbase
- Miles Welch-Hayes at Soccerway