Josh Lemos
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joshua Lemos | ||
| Date of birth | May 4, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Milwaukee Wave | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Liverpool F.C. (Montevideo) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Deportivo AELU | ||
| 2006 | Cruz Azul Shooters | ||
| 2007 | Cienciano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2007 | Italia Shooters | ||
| 2008 | North York Astros | ||
| 2009–2011 | Diriangén FC[3] | ||
| 2016– | Milwaukee Wave (indoor) | 51 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012–2021 | Canada Futsal[2] | 15 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 May 2021 | |||
Joshua Lemos (born May 4, 1989) is a Canadian futsal player[4][5][6] who plays as a goalkeeper for the Canada national team. He also plays professional indoor soccer for the Milwaukee Wave.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Lemos was born in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto to a Uruguayan father and a Canadian mother.[1]
Club career
[edit | edit source]Early career
[edit | edit source]Lemos ventured abroad initially into South America to play with several youth teams in 2004 with Uruguay's Liverpool F.C.[7][8] He also played with the under-16 sides of Deportivo AELU in Peru and with Cienciano.[7][8]
in 2006, he returned to Canada and played in the Ontario Soccer League's provincial east under-21 division with Cruz Azul Shooters.[9] Once the season concluded, he was named the division's top goalkeeper.[9] His time with Cruz Azul granted him the opportunity to be called up to their parent club the Italia Shooters in the Southern Ontario-based Canadian Soccer League.[10][11] He re-signed with Italia for the 2007 season.[12]
His third season in the CSL circuit was in 2008 where he played with North York Astros.[13] Following his stint with North York, he played abroad in the Nicaraguan top league with Diriangén FC.[8][7]
Indoor
[edit | edit source]Lemos transitioned into the indoor level during the winter of 2016 by playing in the American-based Major Arena Soccer League with the Milwaukee Wave.[14] In his debut season with Milwaukee, he received an honorable mention for the league's all-rookie team.[15] In total, he played in 15 matches for the club.[16]
He re-signed with Milwaukee the following season.[17] In his second season with the club, he helped clinch the Central Division title which also secured a playoff berth.[18][19] The Wave was eliminated in the conference final by Baltimore Blast.[20] For his efforts the league named Lemos to the All-League second team.[21]
The 2018-19 season marked his third year for the club.[22][23] Lemos assisted the club in securing another postseason berth and played in the Eastern Conference semi-final match where Milwaukee defeated Baltimore Blast to advance to the Ron Newman Cup final.[24][25] He would participate in the championship finals where Milwaukee defeated Monterrey Flash for their eighth championship title.[26][27][28] He was named to the league's All-League second team for the second consecutive season.[29]
After lifting the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, Milwaukee fielded a team for the 2021-22 season with Lemos returning to play with the club.[30][31] However, he failed to make an appearance throughout the season due to complications with his work permit.[32]
International career
[edit | edit source]Lemos played with the Canada national futsal team in the 2012 CONCACAF Futsal Championship qualifier match against El Salvador where Canada qualified for the tournament with Lemos also contributing a goal.[33] He was also selected to represent the national team in the tournament where he played against the United States and Panama.[34]
He returned to the international scene to represent Canada in the 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[35] Lemos would play in all three matches in the group stage against Cuba, Costa Rica, and Curaçao.[34] He was selected once again to represent the national team for the 2021 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[36]
In 2021, the Canadian Soccer Association named Lemos the Canadian Soccer Futsal Player of the Year.[37][38]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Milwaukee Wave
- Major Arena Soccer League Ron Newman Cup: 2018–19[26]
- Major Arena Soccer League Central Division: 2017–18[19]
- Major Arena Soccer League South Central Division: 2018–19
Individual
- Canadian Soccer Association Canadian Soccer Futsal Player of the Year: 2021[37]
- Ontario Soccer League Provincial East U-21 Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006[9]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Josh Lemos at Canada SoccerLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Soccer players from Brampton
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Diriangén FC players
- Nicaraguan Primera División players
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Nicaragua
- Expatriate men's footballers in Nicaragua
- Canadian men's futsal players
- Futsal goalkeepers
- Canadian people of Uruguayan descent
- Sportspeople of Uruguayan descent
- Milwaukee Wave players
- Major Arena Soccer League players
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Indoor soccer goalkeepers
- York Region Shooters players
- North York Astros players
- Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen