Ramesh a/l Lai Ban Huat (; ; born 8 April 1980 in Perak) is a former Malaysian footballer. He is of Chindian descent.
Career Ramesh started his career with Telekom Melaka in 2002. He played under the guidance of Irfan Bakti Abu Salim where they finished as the runners-up of the 2005 Malaysia Premier League, finished second in the 2005–06 Malaysia Super League and reached the 2006 Malaysia Cup semi-final.Temu Bual Eksklusif bersama Ramesh Lai | Kuching City FC – Malaysian Football League (Official Youtube channel), 29 November 2023.
After the disbandment of Telekom Melaka, he moved to KL PLUS in 2007 and spent 3 seasons helping the club be promoted to the 2009 Malaysia Super League. After the disbandment of KL PLUS, Rajes signed with FELDA United for one year and played 17 league matches.
In 2012, Rajes moved to Sarawak. He spent the season as a regular, playing 32 matches in all competitions, but could not prevent Sarawak from relegation. In 2013, he played 33 matches in all competitions for Sarawak. Sarawak went on to win the Malaysia Premier League undefeated and reach the Malaysia Cup semi-final.S’wak kebal, benam Sabah pada perlawanan terakhir – The Borneo Post, 6 July 2013.
In the 2023 Malaysian league season, Rames created a record as the oldest player and the oldest goal scorer in the Malaysia League at the age of 43.Rames Lai Cipta Rekod Baharu Piala Malaysia – MakanBola, 20 August 2023.
Career statistics Club RAMES LAI BAN HUAT – Malaysia Football League ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupOthersTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsTelekom Melaka2002 1 0 1– 22003 0 0 0– 02004 0 0 010 02005 0 0 0– 02006 0 0 0– 0Total 1 0 110 2KL PLUS2007 0 0 0– 02008 0 0 0– 02009 0 0 0– 02010 0 0 0– 0Total 0 0 0– 0FELDA United20111703070–270Total1703070–270Sarawak2012250105010320201321020100–33020141804040–26020151601080–25020161801030–22020171504040–230201822010–30260Total1350140340401870Kuching City201914020––160202090–––902021190–50–24020221813040–2512023210102130271Total81160111301012Career total
Honours Sarawak Malaysia Premier League: 2013
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