A product of the Chester City and Wrexham youth systems, Mike Hayes joined Quay at the start of the 2009/10 campaign after a spell at Heswall and top scored for Nomads with seven goals from 16 (+17) Welsh Premier appearances.

Mike was the Huws Gray alliance league's top scorer in the first half of season 2010/11 and had netted 18 goals in all competitions for Nomads, before Bala Town signed him in January 2011. After half a season with the Lakesiders, he was signed by Airbus UK Broughton in June 2011 before returning to the Nomads on-loan until the end of the 2012-13 season.

Mike rejoined The Nomads on a permanent basis ahead of the 2013-14 Welsh Premier League campaign having scored nine goals in his ten games on loan in the 2012-13 season. Hayes left The Nomads in June 2014 to rejoin Bala Town. In his multiple spells at Deeside, Hayes made 69 starts as well as 25 substitute appearances, netting 48 goals in the process.