Karima Lemire
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | October 19, 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Montréal, Québec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.71 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 | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Champlain Cavaliers | ||
| 2019–2022 | UQAM Citadins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Canada U17 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 26, 2025 | |||
Karima Lemire (born October 19, 1998) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Halifax Tides FC in the Northern Super League.
Early life
[edit]Lemire played youth soccer with CS Longueuil, before later joining AS Varennes.[1]
College career
[edit]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
[edit]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]
International career
[edit]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
[edit]- As of March 19, 2025
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Sélect Rive-Sud | 2018[10] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | |||
| 2019[10] | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | ||
| CS Longueuil | 2020[10] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| CS Monteuil | 2021[10] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 9 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| FC Laval | 2022[10] | Première ligue de soccer du Québec | 10 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Ligue1 Québec | ? | ? | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3+ | 1+ | |||
| 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam | 2023–24[11] | 2. Frauen-Bundesliga | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Clube de Albergaria | 2024–25[12] | Campeonato Nacional Feminino | 11 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 61+ | 5+ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 71+ | 6+ | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Malo, Philippe (November 4, 2020). "Karima Lemire, le Québec avant la NCAA" [Karima Lemire, Quebec before the NCAA]. Bulletin Sportif (in French).
- ^ "Alumni Spotlight: Karima Lemire". Champlain College Saint-Lambert. May 14, 2024.
- ^ "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).
- ^ "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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ 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).
- ^ "Zwei Neuzugänge bei Turbine Potsdam" [Two new signings at Turbine Potsdam]. Brandenburg aktuell (in German). October 20, 2023.
- ^ Coimbra, Rodrigo (August 14, 2024). "Feminino: Clube de Albergaria anuncia Karima Lemire" [Women: Albergaria Club announces Karima Lemire]. FlashScore (in Portuguese).
- ^ "Halifax Tides FC Signs Quebec Midfielder/ Defender Karima Lemire". Halifax Tides FC. March 18, 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports. Archived from the original on March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- ^ Karima Lemire at Soccerway
- ^ "Karima Lemire Stats". PlaymakerStats.
External links
[edit]- Karima Lemire at Soccerway
- Karima Lemire at the Canadian Soccer Association
- Karima Lemire club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
- Karima Lemire at playmakerstats.com
- Living people
- 1998 births
- Canadian women's soccer players
- FC Sélect Rive-Sud (women) players
- CS Longueuil (women) players
- AS Laval players
- FC Laval players
- 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam players
- Clube de Albergaria players
- Halifax Tides FC players
- Ligue1 Québec féminine players
- 2. Frauen-Bundesliga players
- Campeonato Nacional Feminino players
- Canada women's youth international soccer players
- Northern Super League players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate women's footballers in Germany
- Expatriate sportspeople in Portugal