Personal information | |||
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Full name | Joshua Lemos | ||
Date of birth | May 4, 1989 | ||
Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Milwaukee Wave | ||
Number | 30 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2005 | Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) | ||
2006–2007 | Deportivo AELU | ||
2006 | Cruz Azul Shooters | ||
2007 | Cienciano | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Italia Shooters | ||
2008 | North York Astros | ||
2009–2011 | Diriangén FC [2] | ||
2016– | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 51 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2021 | Canada Futsal [3] | 15 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 May 2021 |
Joshua Lemos (born May 4, 1989) is a Canadian futsal player [4] [5] [6] who plays as a goalkeeper for the Canada national team. He also plays professional indoor soccer for the Milwaukee Wave.
Lemos was born in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto to a Uruguayan father and a Canadian mother. [1]
Lemos ventured abroad initially into South America to play with several youth teams in 2004 with Uruguay's Liverpool F.C. [7] [8] He also played with the under-16 sides of Deportivo AELU in Peru and with Cienciano. [7] [8]
in 2006, he returned to Canada and played in the Ontario Soccer League's provincial east under-21 division with Cruz Azul Shooters. [9] Once the season concluded, he was named the division's top goalkeeper. [9] His time with Cruz Azul granted him the opportunity to be called up to their parent club the Italia Shooters in the Southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League. [10] [11] He re-signed with Italia for the 2007 season. [12]
His third season in the CSL circuit was in 2008 where he played with North York Astros. [13] Following his stint with North York, he played abroad in the Nicaraguan top league with Diriangén FC. [8] [7]
Lemos transitioned into the indoor level during the winter of 2016 by playing in the American-based Major Arena Soccer League with the Milwaukee Wave. [14] In his debut season with Milwaukee, he received an honorable mention for the league's all-rookie team. [15] In total, he played in 15 matches for the club. [16]
He re-signed with Milwaukee the following season. [17] In his second season with the club, he helped clinch the Central Division title which also secured a playoff berth. [18] [19] The Wave was eliminated in the conference final by Baltimore Blast. [20] For his efforts the league named Lemos to the All-League second team. [21]
The 2018-19 season marked his third year for the club. [22] [23] Lemos assisted the club in securing another postseason berth and played in the Eastern Conference semi-final match where Milwaukee defeated Baltimore Blast to advance to the Ron Newman Cup final. [24] [25] He would participate in the championship finals where Milwaukee defeated Monterrey Flash for their eighth championship title. [26] [27] [28] He was named to the league's All-League second team for the second consecutive season. [29]
After lifting the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Milwaukee fielded a team for the 2021-22 season with Lemos returning to play with the club. [30] [31] However, he failed to make an appearance throughout the season due to complications with his work permit. [32]
Lemos played with the Canada national futsal team in the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualifier match against El Salvador where Canada qualified for the tournament with Lemos also contributing a goal. [33] He was also selected to represent the national team in the tournament where he played against the United States and Panama. [34]
He returned to the international scene to represent Canada in the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. [35] Lemos would play in all three matches in the group stage against Cuba, Costa Rica, and Curaçao. [34] He was selected once again to represent the national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. [36]
In 2021, the Canadian Soccer Association named Lemos the Canadian Soccer Futsal Player of the Year. [37] [38]
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