Josh Lemos

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Josh Lemos
Personal information
Full name Joshua Lemos
Date of birth (1989-05-04) May 4, 1989 (age 34)
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.
2006–2007 Deportivo AELU
2007 Cienciano
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006 Italia Shooters
2008 North York Astros
2009–2011 Diriangén FC [2]
2016– Milwaukee Wave (indoor) 51 (3)
International career‡
2012– 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.

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Early life

Lemos was born in Brampton, Ontario, to an Uruguayan father and a Canadian mother and raised in neighbouring Toronto. [1]

Club career

Early career

Lemos ventured abroad into South America to play with several youth teams initially in 2004 with Uruguay's Liverpool F.C.. [7] [8] He also played with the under-16 sides of Deportivo AELU in Peru and also with Cienciano. [7] [8]

In 2006, he returned to southern Ontario to play in the province's regional circuit the Canadian Soccer League with Italia Shooters. [9] He had another season in the CSL in 2008 where he played with North York Astros. [10] Following his stint with North York, he played abroad in the Nicaraguan top league with Diriangén FC. [8] [7]

Indoor

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. [11] In his debut season with Milwaukee, he received an honorable mention for the league's all-rookie team. [12] In total, he played in 15 matches for the club. [13]

He re-signed with Milwaukee the following season. [14] In his second season with the club, he helped clinch the Central Division title which also secured a playoff berth. [15] [16] The Wave was eliminated in the conference final by Baltimore Blast. [17] For his efforts the league named Lemos to the All-League second team. [18]

The 2018-19 season marked his third year for the club. [19] [20] 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. [21] [22] He would participate in the championship finals where Milwaukee defeated Monterrey Flash for their eighth championship title. [23] [24] [25] For the second consecutive season, he was named to the league's All-League second team. [26]

After lifting the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Milwaukee fielded a team for the 2021-22 season with Lemos returning to play with the club. [27] [28] However, he failed to make an appearance throughout the season due to complications with his work permit. [29]

International career

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. [30] He was also selected to represent the national team in the tournament where he played against the United States and Panama. [31]

He returned to the international scene to represent Canada in the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. [32] Lemos would play in all three matches in the group stage against the Cuba, Costa Rica, and Curaçao. [31] He was selected once again to represent the national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship. [33]

In 2021, the Canadian Soccer Association named Lemos the Canadian Soccer Futsal Player of the Year. [34] [35]

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