Loïc Kwemi

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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.

Loïc Kwemi
Personal information
Full name Loïc Adrien Kwemi
Date of birth (1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Cameroon
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
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 14 (0)
International career
2024– Canada (futsal) 3 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 19, 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of April 15, 2024

Early life

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Kwemi 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

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In 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

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Kwemi 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]

Career statistics

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As of October 19, 2024[13]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS St-Laurent 2022[14] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 18 19 0 0 18 19
2023[15] Ligue1 Québec 17 17 3 1 20 18
2024[15] 5 2 3 1 0 0 8 3
Total 40 38 0 0 3 1 3 1 46 40
Valour FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 14 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 54 38 0 0 3 1 3 1 60 40

References

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  1. ^ a b "Canadian Futsal Male Player Of The Year". Futsal Canada. January 12, 2023.
  2. ^ 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 Premier League (in French).
  3. ^ Jacques, John (June 27, 2024). "Pro Ranks Call For Two CS Saint-Laurent Players After Historic Cup Run". Northern Tribune.
  4. ^ Téotonio, Jean-François (May 2, 2024). "La " grande occasion " du CS Saint-Laurent" [The “great occasion” of CS Saint-Laurent]. La Presse.
  5. ^ @PLSQ1 (November 10, 2022). "Tapis Rouge PLSQ" [PLSQ Red Carpet] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Loic Kwemi and Safwane Mlah Sign Professional Contracts with Valour FC: A Major Step for Club Saint-Laurent". CS St-Laurent. June 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (July 7, 2024). "Highlights: Valour FC 0-1 Cavalry FC — CPL Match #51". Canadian Premier League.
  10. ^ Loïc Kwemi at the Canadian Soccer Association
  11. ^ "Canada Soccer unveils roster for the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 6, 2024.
  12. ^ "Canada eliminated from 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship following quarterfinal". Canadian Soccer Association. April 17, 2024.
  13. ^ Loïc Kwemi at Soccerway
  14. ^ "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  15. ^ a b "Ligue1 Quebec Stats". Spordle.
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