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

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 May 2, 2022[14][15][16]
Club Season League US Open Cup Playoffs[lower-alpha 1] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rio Grande Valley FC2019USL Championship 192———192
Houston Dynamo2020Major League Soccer 110———110
2021 10———10
2022 000000—00
Total 120000000120
Oakland Roots (loan)2022USL Championship 000000—00
Career Total 312000000312

References

  1. ↑ "De Anza Force". dafc.ussoccerda.com. U.S. Soccer. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Four Earthquakes Academy Players to Train with Reno 1868 FC". reno1868fc.com. Reno 1868 FC. August 14, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "RGV FC Toros round out roster prior to opening USL Championship season". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. March 8, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "USA - N. Lemoine - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Dynamo Academy alumni thriving as professionals". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. April 5, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "Niccolo Lemoine 2019 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  7. ↑ "Dynamo sign winger & Academy Alum Nico Lemoine from RGV FC". houstondynamo.com. Houston Dynamo. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Niccolo Lemoine 2020 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  9. ↑ "Major League Soccer Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2020-11-12.
  10. ↑ "Niccolo Lemoine 2021 Match Logs". FBref.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  11. ↑ "Major League Soccer Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  12. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC loan Nico Lemoine to Oakland Roots SC". Houston Dynamo. March 9, 2022. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Houston Dynamo FC waive FW Nico Lemoine". Houston Dynamo FC. April 26, 2022. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "N. Lemoine". soccerway.com. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ "Niccolo Lemoine Stats". FBref.com. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  16. ↑ "Nico Lemoine". Major League Soccer. Retrieved June 15, 2020.


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