Joshua Lemos (born May 4, 1989) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a goalkeeper for the Canada national team. He also plays professional

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for the

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Early life

Lemos was born in

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, a suburb of

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to a Uruguayan father and a Canadian mother.

Club career

Early career

Lemos ventured abroad initially into South America to play with several youth teams in 2004 with Uruguay's

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He also played with the under-16 sides of

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in Peru and with

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. in 2006, he returned to Canada and played in the

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's provincial east under-21 division with Cruz Azul Shooters. Once the season concluded, he was named the division's top goalkeeper. His time with Cruz Azul granted him the opportunity to be called up to their parent club the

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in the Southern Ontario-based

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. He re-signed with Italia for the 2007 season. His third season in the CSL circuit was in 2008 where he played with

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. Following his stint with North York, he played abroad in the Nicaraguan top league with

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Indoor

Lemos transitioned into the indoor level during the winter of 2016 by playing in the American-based

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with the

. In his debut season with Milwaukee, he received an honorable mention for the league's all-rookie team. In total, he played in 15 matches for the club. He re-signed with Milwaukee the following season. In his second season with the club, he helped clinch the Central Division title which also secured a playoff berth. The Wave was eliminated in the conference final by

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. For his efforts the league named Lemos to the All-League second team. The 2018-19 season marked his third year for the club. 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. He would participate in the championship finals where Milwaukee defeated

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for their eighth championship title. He was named to the league's All-League second team for the second consecutive season. After lifting the

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restrictions, Milwaukee fielded a team for the 2021-22 season with Lemos returning to play with the club. However, he failed to make an appearance throughout the season due to complications with his

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International career

Lemos played with the Canada national futsal team in the

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qualifier match against El Salvador where Canada qualified for the tournament with Lemos also contributing a goal. He was also selected to represent the national team in the tournament where he played against the

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and

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. He returned to the international scene to represent Canada in the

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. Lemos would play in all three matches in the group stage against

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, and Curaçao. He was selected once again to represent the national team for the

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. In 2021, the

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named Lemos the Canadian Soccer Futsal Player of the Year.

Honors

Milwaukee Wave *

Ron Newman Cup: 2018–19 *

Central Division: 2017–18 *

South Central Division: 2018–19 Individual *

Canadian Soccer Futsal Player of the Year: 2021 *

Provincial East U-21 Goalkeeper of the Year: 2006

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lemos, Josh 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