Loïc Adrien Kwemi (born March 2, 1997) is a soccer player who plays for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in Cameroon, he represents Canada at international level in futsal.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Loïc Adrien Kwemi | ||
| Date of birth | March 2, 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Cameroon | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Valour FC | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2024 | CS St-Laurent | 40 | (38) |
| 2024– | Valour FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Canada (futsal) | 3 | (6) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of July 7, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 15, 2024 | |||
Early life
editKwemi was born in Cameroon.[1]
In his early adulthood, he played in lower amateur leagues in Quebec as well as playing futsal.[2]
Club career
editIn 2022, he began playing with CS St-Laurent in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec.[2] In 2022 he scored 19 goals, followed by 17 in 2023, helping them win the 2023 league title.[3][4] He was named the league's Ballon D'or winner in 2022 as the league's best player, also claiming the Golden Boot as Top scorer.[5]
In June 2024, he signed with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[6][7][8] He made his debut on July 7 against Cavalry FC.[9]
International career
editKwemi was called up to the Canada national futsal team for a camp for the first time in December 2022.[10] He was named the Futsal Canada 2022 Canadian Futsal Male Futsal Player Of The Year.[1] He was named to the squad for the 2024 CONCACAF Futsal Championship.[11] He had been the tournament's second-top goalscorer in the group stages with six goals.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Canadian Futsal Male Player Of The Year". Futsal Canada. January 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Parisis, Quentin (July 11, 2024). "Loïc Kwemi et Safwane Mlah à Valour : La belle histoire continue pour les anciens de CS Saint-Laurent" [Loïc Kwemi and Safwane Mlah at Valour: The beautiful story continues for the former CS Saint-Laurent members]. Canadian Premeir League (in French).
- ^ Jacques, John (June 27, 2024). "Pro Ranks Call For Two CS Saint-Laurent Players After Historic Cup Run". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Téotonio, Jean-François (May 2, 2024). "La « grande occasion » du CS Saint-Laurent" [The “great occasion” of CS Saint-Laurent]. La Presse.
- ^ @PLSQ1 (November 10, 2022). "Tapis Rouge PLSQ" [PLSQ Red Carpet] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
- ^ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC.
- ^ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). "'On our radar for a couple of years': Valour FC sign CS St-Laurent standouts Loïc Kwemi, Safwane Mlah". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Loic Kwemi and Safwane Mlah Sign Professional Contracts with Valour FC: A Major Step for Club Saint-Laurent". CS St-Laurent. June 28, 2024.
- ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (July 7, 2024). "Highlights: Valour FC 0-1 Cavalry FC — CPL Match #51". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Loïc Kwemi at the Canadian Soccer Association
- ^ "Canada Soccer unveils roster for the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 6, 2024.
- ^ "Canada eliminated from 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship following quarterfinal". Canadian Soccer Association. April 17, 2024.
External links
edit- Loïc Kwemi at Soccerway