Karima Lemire

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Karima Lemire
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Lemire in 2025 with Halifax Tides FC
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-19) October 19, 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Montréal, Québec, Canada
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Halifax Tides FC
Number 8
Youth career
CS Longueuil
AS Varennes
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Champlain Cavaliers
2019–2022 UQAM Citadins
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2019 FC Sélect Rive-Sud 25 (4)
2020 CS Longueuil 4 (2)
2021 CS Monteuil 9 (0)
2022–2023 FC Laval 10+ (0+)
2023–2024 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 3 (0)
2024–2025 Clube de Albergaria 11 (0)
2025– Halifax Tides FC 11 (0)
International career
2013 Canada U17
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of July 15, 2025

Karima Lemire (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.

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Early life

Lemire played youth soccer with CS Longueuil, before later joining AS Varennes. [1]

College career

In 2016, she began attending Champlain College Saint-Lambert. [1] In 2016, she helped the side win the RSEQ collegiate bronze medal, followed by silver medals in 2017 and 2018 and also winning the Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association national title in 2018. [1] In 2016, she was named to the RSEQ All-Star Team, and in 2018, she was named to the RSEQ All-Star team and the RSEQ All-Star team, as well as being named a CCAA All-Star and the CCAA Tournament All-Star Team. [2] [3]

In 2019, she began attending the Université du Québec à Montréal, where she played for the women's soccer team. At the end of her first season, she was named the RSEQ Rookie of the Year, RSEQ First Team All-Star, RSEQ All-Rookie Team and the U Sports All-Rookie Team. [1] In both 2021 and 2022, she was named an RSEQ Second Team All-Star. [4]

Club career

In 2018, Lemire joined FC Sélect Rive-Sud in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec. [5] In 2020, she joined CS Longueuil. In 2021, she played with CS Monteuil. In 2022, she played with FC Laval.

In October 2023, she signed with German club 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam in the second tier 2. Frauen-Bundesliga. [6] [7]

In August 2024, Lemire signed with Portuguese side Clube de Albergaria in the Campeonato Nacional Feminino. [8]

In March 2025, she signed with Northern Super League club Halifax Tides FC. [9] She began the season as a left back for the first five matches, before moving back to her regular central defensive midfielder role. [10]

International career

Lemire was named to the Canada U17 team for the 2013 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship and the 2014 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Career statistics

As of March 19, 2025
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational CupLeague CupTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
FC Sélect Rive-Sud 2018 [11] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 123———123
2019 [11] 131———131
Total254000000254
CS Longueuil 2020 [11] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 3111——42
CS Monteuil 2021 [11] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 90——20110
FC Laval 2022 [11] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 100——10110
2023 Ligue1 Québec ??——313+1+
1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 2023–24 [12] 2. Frauen-Bundesliga 30—00—30
Clube de Albergaria 2024–25 [ citation needed ] Campeonato Nacional Feminino 110—1020140
Career total61+5+11108171+6+

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Malo, Philippe (November 4, 2020). "Karima Lemire, le Québec avant la NCAA" [Karima Lemire, Quebec before the NCAA]. Bulletin Sportif (in French).
  2. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Karima Lemire". Champlain College Saint-Lambert . May 14, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Honneurs individuels & équipe d'étoiles du RSEQ et de l'ACSC depuis 2007" [Individual honors & RSEQ and CCAA all-star team since 2007]. Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (in French).
  4. ↑ "Honneurs individuels & équipe d'étoiles du RSEQ et de U SPORTS depuis 1988" [Individual honours & RSEQ and U SPORTS all-star team since 1988]. Réseau du sport étudiant du Québec (in French).
  5. ↑ O’Neill, Paméla (August 9, 2018). "Karima Lemire : Jeune espoir de la Rive-Sud" [Karima Lemire: Young hopeful from the South Shore]. Ligue1 Québec (in French).
  6. ↑ Nafe, Saskia (October 20, 2023). "Karima Lemire und Anyssa Ibrahim wechseln zum 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam" [Karima Lemire and Anyssa Ibrahim move to 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam]. 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam (in German).
  7. ↑ "Zwei Neuzugänge bei Turbine Potsdam" [Two new signings at Turbine Potsdam]. Brandenburg aktuell (in German). October 20, 2023.
  8. ↑ Coimbra, Rodrigo (August 14, 2024). "Feminino: Clube de Albergaria anuncia Karima Lemire" [Women: Albergaria Club announces Karima Lemire]. FlashScore (in Portuguese).
  9. ↑ "Halifax Tides FC Signs Quebec Midfielder/ Defender Karima Lemire". Halifax Tides FC . March 18, 2025.
  10. ↑ Healey, Josh (August 25, 2025). "Ice in her veins: How Karima Lemire is solidifying her place as the Tides' most trusted player". HFX Football Post.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  12. ↑ Karima Lemire at Soccerway
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