Miles Winfield Welch-Hayes (born 25 October 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Maidenhead United.
Career Welch-Hayes signed a professional contract with Oxford United in May 2016, at the age of 19. 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. He was released without making further appearances in May 2017 and joined Bath City on a permanent contract a week or so later. In October 2017 he began a one-month loan at Oxford City and started in the team that beat Colchester United of League Two in a first-round FA Cup upset on 4 November 2017. 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. He scored his first goal for the club at Walsall on 14 December 2019. 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.
On 21 February 2020, Welch-Hayes joined Colchester United on a contract until summer 2022. He made his debut in Colchester's 3–2 aggregate League Two play-off semi-final defeat to Exeter City on 22 June 2020. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October 2020 during their 3–3 draw with Oldham Athletic. Welch-Hayes was released at the end of the 2021–22 season.
In June 2022 he signed for Harrogate Town, also of League Two. In January 2023, he joined National League club Altrincham on loan until the end of the season.
Welch-Hayes signed for Livingston in June 2023.
On 22 February 2024, Welch-Hayes joined Dunfermline Athletic on loan for the rest of the season.
On 30 August 2024, he returned to England to join Maidenhead United on a season-long loan. He scored once in 35 appearances in the 2024-25 season.
His contract at Livingston was terminated by mutual consent on 1 September 2025.https://x.com/LiviFCOfficial/status/1962556247523131457 The following day, he re-joined Maidenhead on a permanent basis.https://x.com/MUFCYorkRoad/status/1962900826784997770
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsOxford United2016–17League One1000000010Daventry Town (loan)2014–15SFL – Div 1 Central11000—00140North Leigh (loan)2015–16SFL – Div 1 South & West13100—1Appearances in the FA Trophy0101Banbury United (loan)2015–16SFL – Div 1 South & West23000—2One appearance in the Birmingham Senior Cup and one in the Buckinghamshire Senior Charity Cup0180Bath City2016–17National League South22000—102302017–18313——00313Bath City total533000010543Oxford City (loan)2017–18National League South3010—0040Macclesfield Town2018–19League Two2301030303002019–20League Two241002020281Macclesfield total471105050581Colchester United2019–20League Two00000010102020–21League Two3811000304212021–22League Two120001020150Colchester total501101060581Harrogate Town 2022–23League Two100001031141Altrincham (loan)2022–23National League111000020131Livingston2023–24Scottish Premiership3000000030Livingston B2023–24———1010Dunfermline Athletic (loan)2023–24Scottish Championship121000000121Maidenhead United (loan)2024–25National League311300010351Maidenhead United2025–26National League South251100030291Career total29410707025132411
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