Ramesh Lai Ban Huat

Ramesh a/l Lai Ban Huat (; ; born 8 April 1980 in Perak) is a former Malaysian footballer. He is of Chindian descent.

Career Ramesh started his career with Telekom Melaka in 2002. He played under the guidance of Irfan Bakti Abu Salim where they finished as the runners-up of the 2005 Malaysia Premier League, finished second in the 2005–06 Malaysia Super League and reached the 2006 Malaysia Cup semi-final.

After the disbandment of Telekom Melaka, he moved to KL PLUS in 2007 and spent 3 seasons helping the club be promoted to the 2009 Malaysia Super League. After the disbandment of KL PLUS, Rajes signed with FELDA United for one year and played 17 league matches.

In 2012, Rajes moved to Sarawak. He spent the season as a regular, playing 32 matches in all competitions, but could not prevent Sarawak from relegation. In 2013, he played 33 matches in all competitions for Sarawak. Sarawak went on to win the Malaysia Premier League undefeated and reach the Malaysia Cup semi-final.

In the 2023 Malaysian league season, Rames created a record as the oldest player and the oldest goal scorer in the Malaysia League at the age of 43.

Career statistics Club

Honours Sarawak Malaysia Premier League: 2013