Diede Lemey Explained

Diede Lemey
Birth Date:1996 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Tielt, Belgium
Position:Goalkeeper
Currentclub:Fortuna Sittard
Clubnumber:1
Youthclubs1:O.M.S. Ingelmunster
Youthclubs2:FC Meulebeke
Years1:2009–2012
Clubs1:VK Dames Egem
Years2:2012–2017
Clubs2:RSC Anderlecht
Caps2:64
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2018
Clubs3:Verona
Caps3:20
Goals3:0
Years4:2018–2019
Clubs4:Atalanta Mozzanica
Caps4:22
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2022
Clubs5:Sassuolo
Caps5:31
Goals5:0
Years6:2022–
Clubs6:Fortuna Sittard
Caps6:7
Goals6:0
Nationalteam1:Belgium U-15
Nationalyears1:2011
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam2:Belgium U-17
Nationalyears2:2011–2013
Nationalcaps2:15
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalteam3:Belgium U19
Nationalyears3:2013–2015
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalteam4:Belgium
Nationalyears4:2017–
Nationalcaps4:7
Nationalgoals4:0
Club-Update:23:50, 21 November 2022 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:06 September 2022

Diede Lemey (born 7 October 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Club career

Lemey played youth football at Ingelmunster and FC Meulebeke. In 2009, at the age of 13, she went to VK Dames Egem. In 2012, she signed with RSC Anderlecht.[1]

In 2022, she was awarded "Goalkeeper of the year" in the Italian Serie A, after a series of excellent performances for her team Sassuolo. Lemey managed nine clean sheets and a save rate of 74.2% that season.[2]

International career

Lemey played for several Belgium youth teams, including the U15, U17 and U19 sides. On 22 November 2014, Lemey was called for the first time for the senior team. However, it was only on 19 January 2017 that she really played for her country in a match against France. Lemey was part of the group that represented Belgium at the 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup, she also part of the 23-women squad who went to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017.[3] She was part of the national team at UEFA Women's Euro 2022.[4]

Private life

Lemey lives in a same-sex relationship with Belgian footballer Ella Van Kerkhoven.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Met rode lippen en blauwe plekken. Dames-mth.be. 11 August 2017. 28 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220128114217/http://www.dames-mth.be/demorgenleesversie.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: 19 May 2022 . A Belgian is the best goalkeeper in Italy, she has been waiting for her chance with the Flames for 8 years Red Flames . 26 May 2022 . Archysport . en-US . 26 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220526141634/https://www.archysport.com/2022/05/a-belgian-is-the-best-goalkeeper-in-italy-she-has-been-waiting-for-her-chance-with-the-flames-for-8-years-red-flames/ . live .
  3. Web site: 23 Belgian Red Flames in EK-selectie. Belgian Football. 11 August 2017. 29 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171229064159/http://www.belgianfootball.be/nl/nieuws/23-belgian-red-flames-ek-selectie. live.
  4. Web site: UEFA.com . 4 July 2022 . Women's EURO 2022 inside track: Belgium . 10 July 2022 . UEFA.com . en . 10 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220710182150/https://www.uefa.com/womenseuro/news/0277-158b606dd403-71f80ded6abb-1000--women-s-euro-2022-inside-track-belgium/ . live .
  5. https://www.l-mag.de/news-1010/fussball-em-2022-das-sind-die-59-lesbischen-bisexuellen-und-queeren-spielerinnen.html?L=472 L-Mag.de: Das sind die 59 lesbischen Stars der Fussball-EM 2022