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. and had trials with Club Brugge, Arsenal,

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and Cardiff City. In 2007,

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club

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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. In April 2011 he signed with

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and made his debut on 10 April 2011. On 19 June 2012, Slovan Bratislava confirmed the signing of Peltier from AS Trenčín on a four-year contract. On 7 February 2016, Peltier signed for Irtysh Pavlodar of the

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. Little over a week later, Peltier and Irtysh Pavlodar agreed to cancel his contract by mutual consent due to family circumstances. On 30 July 2018, Peltier re-joined Alashkert, but left the club 6-weeks later to join Saudi second tier club Al-Mujazzal.

International

He also represented Trinidad and Tobago at the Under 17, Under 20 levels and played for Scorpion United scoring 6 goals. Peltier made his international debut for the

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on 26 January 2008 against

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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 June 7, 2021.

Personal life

Lester's brother, Johan, is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Junior Sevan.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Statistics accurate as of match played 8 January 2016''

International goals

:''Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.''

Honours

;Slovan Bratislava *

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External links

Slovan Bratislava profileAS Trenčín profile
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References