# Lester Moré

Lester Oriel Moré Henningham (born 15 July 1978) is a Cuban former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the Cuba national team's all-time record goalscorer, with 29.

## 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

    Scores and results list Cuba's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Moré goal.
List of international goals scored by Lester Moré :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 14 May 1996 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 5–0 | 5–0 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 23 June 1996 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Haiti | 6–0 | 6–1 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 15 December 1996 | Estadio Rommel Fernández, Panama City, Panama | Panama | 1–3 | 1–3 | 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 7 May 2000 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Barbados | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5 | 21 May 2000 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados | Barbados | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6 | 27 November 2002 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 2–0 | 5–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 7 | 27 November 2002 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 3–0 | 5–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 8 | 29 November 2002 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | Martinique | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 9 | 26 March 2003 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago | Antigua and Barbuda | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 10 | 26 March 2003 | Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya, Trinidad and Tobago | Antigua and Barbuda | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 11 | 30 March 2003 | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification |
| 12 | 14 July 2003 | Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, United States | Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 13 | 14 July 2003 | Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, United States | Canada | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2003 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 14 | 22 February 2004 | Truman Bodden Sports Complex, George Town, Cayman Islands | Cayman Islands | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 15 | 16 March 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Panama | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 16 | 18 March 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Panama | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 27 March 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Cayman Islands | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 18 | 27 March 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Cayman Islands | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 19 | 27 March 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Cayman Islands | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 20 | 12 June 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Costa Rica | 1–1 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 21 | 12 June 2004 | Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba | Costa Rica | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 22 | 21 December 2004 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | Martinique | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
| 23 | 20 February 2005 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados | Barbados | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
| 24 | 20 February 2005 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados | Barbados | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
| 25 | 22 February 2005 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
| 26 | 22 February 2005 | Barbados National Stadium, Bridgetown, Barbados | Trinidad and Tobago | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2005 Caribbean Cup |
| 27 | 7 July 2005 | Qwest Field, Seattle, United States | United States | 1–0 | 1–4 | 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 28 | 8 November 2006 | Stade Pierre-Aliker, Fort-de-France, Martinique | Haiti | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2007 Caribbean Cup |
| 29 | 16 January 2007 | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Caribbean Cup |
| 30 | 16 January 2007 | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella, Trinidad and Tobago | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2007 Caribbean Cup |