Lester Stefan Peltier (born 13 September 1988) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays as a forward .
Career
Club
Peltier attended St. Anthony's College in Trinidad playing on his school's football team as the striker position.[1] and had trials with Club Brugge, Arsenal, Millwall and Cardiff City.[2] In 2007, English Premiership club 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.[3] In April 2011 he signed with AS Trenčín and made his debut on 10 April 2011.[4] On 19 June 2012, Slovan Bratislava confirmed the signing of Peltier from AS Trenčín on a four-year contract.[5]
On 7 February 2016, Peltier signed for Irtysh Pavlodar of the Kazakhstan Premier League.[6] Little over a week later, Peltier and Irtysh Pavlodar agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent due to family circumstances.[7]
On 30 July 2018, Peltier re-joined Alashkert,[8] but left the club 6-weeks later to join Saudi second tier club Al-Mujazzal.[9]
International
He also represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Under 17, Under 20 levels and played for Scorpion United scoring 6 goals.[10] Peltier made his international debut for the Trinidad and Tobago national football team on 26 January 2008 against 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.[11]
Personal life
Lester's brother, Johan, is also a professional footballer,[12] currently playing for Junior Sevan.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trenčín | 2010–11 | 1. liga | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | Slovak Super Liga | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 26 | 11 | |||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 12 | ||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2012–13 | Fortuna Liga | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 35 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | ||
| 2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | 12 | 2 | |||
| Total | 91 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 22 | ||
| Irtysh Pavlodar | 2016 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1. FK Příbram | 2015–16 | Czech First League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 5 | 0 | ||
| Maasmechelen | 2016–17 | Belgian First Amateur Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Alashkert | 2016–17 | Armenian Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | |||
| Total | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | ||
| Banants | 2017–18 | Armenian Premier League | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 17 | 6 | ||
| Alashkert | 2018–19 | Armenian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 159 | 35 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 195 | 42 | ||
International
| 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[14]
International goals
- Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2010 | Manny Ramjohn Stadium, Marabella |  Guyana |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 Caribbean Championship qualifier |
| 2 | 11 October 2011 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain |  Barbados |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 3. | 2–0 | |||||
| 4. | 3–0 | |||||
| 5. | 15 November 2011 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Marabella | Guyana |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier |
| 6. | 13 November 2014 | Montego Bay Sports Complex, Montego Bay |  French Guiana |
3–0 | 4–2 | 2014 Caribbean Cup |
Honours
- Slovan Bratislava[14]
- Slovak Super Liga (2): 2012–13, 2013–14
- Slovak Cup (1): 2012–13
External links
- Slovan Bratislava profile
- AS Trenčín profile
- Lester Peltier at Soccerway
References
- ^ Club Brugge opportunity for Lester Peltier
- ^ Lester Peltier earns trial at Arsenal
- ^ Agent blasts T&T over Peltier, Sky Sports. 3 August 2007.
- ^ "Peltier signs with FK AS Trenčín".
- ^ Najdrahší prestup v histórii ligy, Slovan posilní Lester Peltier 19 June 2012, skslovan.com
- ^ "Пелтьер подписал контракт с Иртышом". fcirtysh.kz (in Russian). FC Irtysh Pavlodar. 7 February 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ "Иртыш расторг контракт с Лестером Пелтьером". sports.kz (in Russian). sports.kz. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Լեստեր Պելտիերը վերադարձավ Ալաշկերտ". fcalashkert.am (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "Լեստեր Պելտիերը տեղափոխվեց Սաուդյան Արաբիա". fcalashkert.am/ (in Armenian). FC Alashkert. 3 September 2018. Retrieved 19 September 2018.
- ^ Lester Peltier Profile, Socawarriors.net. 23 June 2008.
- ^ Bailey, Joel (7 June 2021). "Lester Peltier announces international retirement".
- ^ "Աննախադեպ մեկնարկ Առաջին խմբում. Յունիոր Սևանը խաղացել է 10 հոգով և հաղթել". armsport.am (in Armenian). ArmSport. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2019.
- ^ "L.Peltier". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ^ a b c "Lester Peltier". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
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