Paul Hayes
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Paul Edward Hayes is an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 footballer who plays for Charlton Athletic
Charlton Athletic F.C.
Charlton Athletic Football Club is an English professional football club based in Charlton, in the London Borough of Greenwich. They compete in Football League One, the third tier of English football. The club was founded on 9 June 1905, when a number of youth clubs in the southeast London area,...

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Scunthorpe United

Born in Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...

, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...

, Hayes grew up in East London and went to Barclay Junior School
Barclay Junior School
Barclay Primary School is located in Leyton, east London, England; Leyton is part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, but before 1965, was a Municipal Borough in Essex...

 in Leyton
Leyton
Leyton is an area of north-east London and part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, located north east of Charing Cross. It borders Walthamstow and Leytonstone; Stratford in Newham; and Homerton and Lower Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney....

, where he captained the school football team from the age of 7. He later attended Norlington School for Boys
Norlington School for Boys
Norlington School For Boys is a single-sex comprehensive school located in the borough of Waltham Forest in London, England. The Head Teacher is John Hernandez...

 and The Bromfords School in Wickford, Essex.

Hayes started his footballing career as a school boy with Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...

 where he spent 3 years, before signing for Scunthorpe United
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

 in 2002. He made over 115 appearances, scoring 33 goals. Hayes scored 19 goals in one season to help Scunthorpe gain promotion to League One
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....

 in 2004–2005
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...

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Barnsley

Hayes joined Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...

 in the summer of 2005 and impressed the Oakwell faithful highly by scoring the opener in the League One Play off final in May 2006 as well as calmly scoring from the spot in the penalty shoot out which Barnsley won 4–3 gaining them promotion to the Championship
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...

. At the time of writing, Hayes has made 57 appearances for the Reds scoring 17 goals along the way.

Loan to Huddersfield Town

On 23 February 2007, he joined League One side Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...

 on loan with view to a permanent deal, as cover for striker Andy Booth
Andy Booth
Andrew David "Andy" Booth is a retired professional footballer. Whilst at Huddersfield he announced his retirement on 22 April 2009, but remains at the club as an ambassador.-Huddersfield Town:...

, partially because he was falling down Barnsley's pecking order following the signing of Hungarian
Hungary
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 duo István Ferenczi
István Ferenczi
István "Stan" Ferenczi is a Hungarian international football striker, currently playing for Lombard-Pápa TFC. He is a 6'3" target man standing...

 and Péter Rajczi
Péter Rajczi
Péter Rajczi is a Hungarian footballer who currently plays as a striker for Újpest FC.Rajczi started to play football in Kaposvár, playing for Kaposvári Rákóczi FC. He played many seasons with Rákóczi, and scored a number of goals, reaching the topscorer title once in the second division...

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On 10 March 2007, he scored his first goal for Huddersfield Town in their 2–0 home victory against local neighbours Bradford City
Bradford City A.F.C.
Bradford City Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, playing in League Two....

. On 22 March, he returned to Scunthorpe
Scunthorpe United F.C.
Scunthorpe United Football Club is an English association football team based in the town of Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, who play in the Football League One....

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Preston North End

On 10 May 2010, he signed on a free transfer for Championship side Preston
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

 on a 3 year contract. He scored his first goal for Preston
Preston North End F.C.
Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire, currently playing in the third tier of English league football, League One...

 from the penalty spot in a 5–0 thrashing Vs Stockport County in the League Cup. Hayes then scored his second in the same game after a great run and set up by fellow striker Josh King
Joshua King (footballer)
Joshua Christian Kojo King is a Norwegian footballer who plays for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, on loan from Manchester United. He usually plays as a forward, but he is also able to play as a winger...

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Return to Barnsley on Loan

Hayes returned to Barnsley on loan on October 23, 2010 as part of a deal to extend Iain Hume
Iain Hume
Iain Edward Hume is a Scottish-born Canadian international soccer player who plays as a striker for Preston North End FC.Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, Hume plays internationally for Canada.-Tranmere Rovers:...

's loan at Preston.

Contract Termination

Hayes was released early from his contract by Preston. Interest from Scunthorpe, Watford and Charlton Athletic was speculated, indeed Charlton released a statement on their website stating that negotiations were at an advanced stage.

Charlton Athletic

On 20 June it was announced that Hayes was a third of a triple signing completed by Charlton Athletic. He scored his first goal for Charlton in a 1-2 away win at Notts County.

Personal life

Hayes is the youngest brother of former Arsenal
Arsenal F.C.
Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups...

 winger and Former Dover Athletic
Dover Athletic F.C.
Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England. The club was formed in 1983 after the dissolution of the town's previous club, Dover, whose place in the Southern League was taken by the new club...

 manager Martin Hayes
Martin Hayes (footballer)
Martin Hayes is an English former footballer.-Career:Born in Walthamstow, London, Hayes played youth football for Essex schoolboys before joining Arsenal as an apprentice in June 1982...

, who is 17 years his senior.

Until he quit Scunthorpe United, he lived in Barton upon Humber, on the Chartdale estate.

Club career statistics

(correct as of 12 August 2010)
Season League FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...

Football League Cup
Football League Cup
The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis...

Johnstone's Paint Trophy Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
2002–03
2002-03 in English football
The 2002-03 season was the 123rd season of competitive football in England.-Most Memorable rise:*Wigan Athletic marked their 25th season of Football League membership by winning the Division Two championship and reaching the league's second tier for the very first time.-Most Memorable...

20 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 8 2
2003–04
2003-04 in English football
The 2003-04 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Arsenal completed the entire campaign without losing a single league game....

35 2 1 5 2 1 2 2 0 3 1 0 45 7 2
2004–05
2004-05 in English football
The 2004–05 season was the 125th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*2004–05 was the first season to feature the rebranded Football League. The First Division, Second Division and Third Division were renamed the Football League Championship, Football League One and Football League...

46 18 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 51 20 2
2005–06
2005-06 in English football
The 2005–06 season was the 126th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:*The rebuilt Wembley Stadium was due to open in time for the FA Cup final in May. However, in August 2005, The Football Association reserved the Millennium Stadium as a backup, as there was some doubt whether...

47 7 9 5 5 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 55 12 10
2006–07
2006-07 in English football
The 2006–07 season was the 127th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* The number of divisions at Level 8 of the English football league system increased from four to five...

34 6 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 37 6 3
2007–08
2007-08 in English football
The 2007–08 season was the 128th season of competitive football in England.-European competitions:In October 2007 Arsenal equalled the UEFA Champions League record victory with a 7–0 win over Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium. The record was broken the following month when Liverpool...

40 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 43 8 1
2008–09 48 17 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 3 2 57 20 11
2009–10 45 9 9 2 2 0 4 2 1 0 0 0 51 13 10
2010–11 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 3 0
Total 318 76 36 21 11 2 11 6 1 13 4 2 363 97 41

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