After injuries in consecutive seasons, Hayes looks to extend personal, professional success with Sky Blue FC.
From the very start, New Jersey native and Sky Blue FC forward/defender Maya Hayes loved sports.
“I was always a tomboy. I was always playing whatever sport was out at recess and after care or the after-school program. I was always playing football with the guys, playing basketball, whatever was on that day,” she said.
That love of sports and natural athleticism led to skateboarding, baseball and her first sport, basketball, which she began playing at the age of four in a league where she was the only girl playing with older boys.