Malikae Dayes

Malikae Dayes (born 29 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for AaB Fodbold as a defender. Born in Canada, she represents Jamaica internationally.

College career After playing at Saint Thomas Aquinas Secondary School and for the Toronto Blizzard, Dayes chose University of Maryland for her collegiate career. After several appearances throughout her freshman season (2017), she became a starter in defense, starting in every game in 2018 and 2019. Dayes was named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week in September 2019. She helped Maryland reach the Big Ten Tournament, the first time Maryland had ever reached it in women soccer. Dayes made the Big Ten All Tournament Team.

Dayes continued playing for two years as a graduate student at Maryland, remaining a defensive stalwart for the team. She studied for a graduate degree in business and management. In 2017, she played with the Toronto Azzurri Blizzard.

Dayes briefly signed for AS Saint-Étienne, joining in the winter of 2023. In the summer, she signed for AaB Fodbold in Denmark's Elitedivisionen.

Dayes was first called up to the senior Jamaica women's national team in 2022. She was also selected for the Jamaica squad by Lorne Donaldson for two international friendlies against Paraguay in 2022.

After 22 of the 23 senior Jamaica players who featured at the 2023 Women's World Cup opted out of Jamaica's CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualifiers due to financial disputes with the Jamaica Football Federation, Dayes was called up. She played in Gold Cup qualifiers against Panama and Guatemala.

Personal life Dayes' twin sister Mikayla Dayes also played for the University of Maryland and has been called up for Jamaica. Both of their parents, Georgette and Humphrey, are from Jamaica.