Chris Lemire
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | November 3, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Calgary Storm | 19 | (4) |
| 2003–2004 | Montreal Impact | 21 | (1) |
| 2004 | Edmonton Aviators | 12 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Calgary Callies | ||
| 2008–2010 | Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | 15 | (9) |
| 2011 | Edmonton | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 71 | (14) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Canada (beach soccer) | 10 | (7) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chris Lemire (born November 3, 1983, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a forward.
Career
[edit]Professional
[edit]Lemire played professionally with the Calgary Storm, Montreal Impact,[1] and the Edmonton Aviators[2] old USL First Division, and is the only former Aviator to play for both the old and new Edmonton professional soccer franchises.[3]
Lemire was signed by Edmonton of the new North American Soccer League, and took part in their 2010 exhibition season in preparation for the team's entry into the NASL in 2011.
After playing professional indoor soccer for the Edmonton Drillers in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League in 2010, he made his debut for Edmonton in the team's first competitive game on April 9, 2011, a 2–1 victory over the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.[4] The club released Lemire on October 12, 2011, after the conclusion of the 2011 season.[5]
International
[edit]Lemire has international experience with the Canada national under-20 team, including four games at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship. He also represented his country as a member of the Canada national beach soccer team as they competed for the 2006 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship in Mexico.
References
[edit]- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2012-10-11. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "Lemire the lone Aviator on FC Edmonton… for now". Archived from the original on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2011-04-14.
- ^ "FC Edmonton wins first-ever NASL game". Archived from the original on 2011-04-11. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
- ^ "fcedmonton.com". Archived from the original on 2011-10-15. Retrieved 2011-10-14.
External links
[edit]- 1983 births
- Living people
- Canada men's under-23 international soccer players
- Canada men's youth international soccer players
- Canadian beach soccer players
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Calgary Mustangs (USL) players
- Edmonton Aviators players
- Franco-Albertan people
- Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players
- FC Edmonton players
- North American Soccer League (2011–2017) players
- Soccer players from Edmonton
- A-League (1995–2004) players
- USL First Division players
- Men's association football forwards
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen