Nico Lemoine

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Nico Lemoine
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-04-10) April 10, 2000 (age 24)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 Rio Grande Valley FC 19 (2)
2020–2022 Houston Dynamo 12 (0)
2022Oakland 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.

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Career

Youth

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]

Professional

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]

Career Statistics

As of 2 May 2022 [14] [15] [16]
ClubSeasonLeague US Open Cup Playoffs [lower-alpha 1] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rio Grande Valley FC 2019 USL Championship 192192
Houston Dynamo 2020 Major League Soccer 110110
2021 1010
2022 00000000
Total120000000120
Oakland Roots (loan) 2022 USL Championship 00000000
Career Total312000000312

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