Chris Lemire (born November 3, 1983 in

Edmonton Edmonton ( ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Alberta. Edmonton is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Alberta's central region. The city ancho ...

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) is a

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soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

player.

Career

Professional

Lemire played professionally with the

Calgary Storm Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, making ...

, Montreal Impact and the

Edmonton Aviators The Edmonton Aviators were a soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. The club was founded in 2003 as a member of the United Soccer League's A-League and folded after playing only one season in 2004. Midway through the season, with the clu ...

old

USL First Division The USL First Division (usually referred to as USL-1) was a professional men's soccer league in the United States and Canada from 2005 to 2010. During its existence, it formed the second tier of soccer in the United States soccer league system b ...

, and is the only former Aviator to play for both the old and new Edmonton professional soccer franchises. Lemire was signed by

FC Edmonton FC Edmonton was a Canadian professional soccer club based in Edmonton, Alberta. The club was founded in 2010 and competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 2011 to 2017. The club went on hiatus when NASL ceased competitive operat ...

of the new

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League may refer to: *North American Soccer League (1968–1984), a former Division I league *North American Soccer League (2011–2017) The North American Soccer League (NASL) was a professional men's soccer league b ...

, 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 The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL was a professional indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008. The league's president was Mel Kowalchuk. As the league has become affiliated with the Professional Arena Socce ...

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 Fort Lauderdale Strikers may refer to: *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983), member of North American Soccer League from 1977 to 1983 *Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994), member of American Soccer League from 1988 to 1989 and American Profes ...

. The club released Lemire on October 12, 2011 after the conclusion of the 2011 season.

International

Lemire has international experience with the

Canada men's national under-20 soccer team The Canada U-20 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Under-20s or Canada U-20s) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Can ...

, including four games at the

2003 FIFA World Youth Championship The 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in United Arab Emirates between 27 November and 19 December 2003. U20 Brazil claimed their fourth title. The 2003 championship was the 14th contested. The tournament was originally planned to be ...

. He also represented his country as a member of the

Canada national beach soccer team The Canada national beach soccer team represents Canada in international beach soccer competitions and is controlled by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. Current squad As of 13 February 2017 ...

as they competed for the CONCACAF title in Mexico in 2006.

References

External links

FC Edmonton bio

Canada Soccer profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lemire, Chris 1983 births Living people Canada men's under-23 international soccer players Canada men's youth international soccer players Canadian beach soccer players Canadian soccer players Calgary Storm players Edmonton Aviators / F.C. players Franco-Albertan people Montreal Impact (1992–2011) players FC Edmonton players North American Soccer League players Soccer players from Edmonton A-League (1995–2004) players USL First Division players Association football forwards