| Lester Peltier | |
| Fullname: | Lester Stefan Peltier |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1988 |
| Birth Place: | Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago |
| Position: | Forward, winger |
| Youthclubs1: | St. Anthony's College |
| Years1: | 2006–2009 |
| Clubs1: | San Juan Jabloteh |
| Years2: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs2: | Ma Pau |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs3: | AS Trenčín |
| Caps3: | 25 |
| Goals3: | 11 |
| Years4: | 2012–2015 |
| Caps4: | 91 |
| Goals4: | 15 |
| Years5: | 2016 |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2016 |
| Clubs6: | Příbram |
| Caps6: | 5 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2017 |
| Caps7: | 0 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2017 |
| Clubs8: | Alashkert |
| Caps8: | 17 |
| Goals8: | 2 |
| Years9: | 2018 |
| Clubs9: | Banants |
| Caps9: | 13 |
| Goals9: | 6 |
| Years10: | 2018 |
| Clubs10: | Alashkert |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs11: | Al-Mujazzal |
| Goals11: | 10 |
| Years12: | 2019 |
| Clubs12: | Al-Orobah |
| Caps12: | 11 |
| Goals12: | 5 |
| Years13: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs13: | Al Hala |
| Goals13: | 7 |
| Years14: | 2020 |
| Clubs14: | Al-Taqadom |
| Goals14: | 7 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2005–2006 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2007–2008 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2008–2019 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 41 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 6 |
| Club-Update: | 19 September 2018 |
Lester Stefan Peltier (born 13 September 1988) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays as a forward .
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]
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]
Lester's brother, Johan, is also a professional footballer,[12] currently playing for Junior Sevan.
| 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 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | Slovak Super Liga | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | colspan="2" | - | 26 | 11 | ||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 12 | |||
| Slovan Bratislava | 2012–13 | Fortuna Liga | 29 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 35 | 13 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 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 | colspan="2" | - | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2" | - | 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 | colspan="2" | - | 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 | |||
| 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 | |
Scores and results list Trinidad and Tobago's goal tally first.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2010 | 1–0 | 2–1 | 2010 Caribbean Championship qualifier | |||
| 2 | 11 October 2011 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier | |||
| 3. | 2–0 | ||||||
| 4. | 3–0 | ||||||
| 5. | 15 November 2011 | Hasely Crawford Stadium, Marabella | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2014 World Cup qualifier | ||
| 6. | 13 November 2014 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 2014 Caribbean Cup |