Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 10, 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Livermore, California, United States | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2016 | De Anza Force | ||
2016–2018 | San Jose Earthquakes | ||
2018–2019 | Houston Dynamo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2019 | Rio Grande Valley FC | 19 | (2) |
2020–2022 | Houston Dynamo | 12 | (0) |
2022 | → Oakland Roots (loan) | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 2, 2022 |
Nico Lemoine (born April 10, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger. He is currently a free agent.
Lemoine spent time with De Anza Force before joining the San Jose Earthquakes academy. [1] He would spend time training with the Earthquakes USL affiliate club, Reno 1868, during the summer of 2017. [2]
Lemoine joined the Houston Dynamo academy during 2018. He would lead the Dynamo U-19s with six assists during the 2018 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season. [3]
Lemoine signed a contract with the Dynamo's USL Championship affiliate, Rio Grande Valley FC, ahead of the 2019 season. [3] He made his professional debut on March 23, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with El Paso Locomotive. [4] In the Toros next game, Lemoine scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 loss to the Tulsa Roughnecks. [5] On September 15 he scored in a 2–1 loss to Sacramento Republic. Lemoine ended his first pro season with 2 goals and 1 assist from 19 games for the Toros [6]
On June 11, 2020, Lemoine signed a contract with the Dynamo. [7] He made his Dynamo debut on July 13, coming off the bench in a 3–3 draw with LAFC. Lemoine ended the 2020 season with 11 appearances, all as a substitute, as Houston finished last in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs. [8] [9]
During the 2021 season, Lemoine made just 1 appearance as the Dynam finished last in the West again. [10] [11]
On March 9, 2022, Lemoine was loaned to USL Championship club Oakland Roots for the 2022 season. [12] On April 26, after not making Oakland's match day squad during the first 9 games of the season, the Dynamo recalled Lemoine and waived him. [13]
Club | Season | League | US Open Cup | Playoffs [a] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rio Grande Valley FC | 2019 | USL Championship | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
Houston Dynamo | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
Oakland Roots (loan) | 2022 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
Career Total | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 |