| Nico Lemoine | |
| Birth Date: | 10 April 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Livermore, California, United States |
| Height: | 173 cm |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | De Anza Force |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | San Jose Earthquakes |
| Youthyears3: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Houston Dynamo |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | Rio Grande Valley FC |
| Caps1: | 19 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs2: | Houston Dynamo |
| Caps2: | 12 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2022 |
| Clubs3: | → Oakland Roots (loan) |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | May 2, 2022 |
Nico Lemoine (born April 10, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a winger. He is currently a free agent.
Lemoine spent time with De Anza Force before joining the San Jose Earthquakes academy.[1] He would spend time training with the Earthquakes USL affiliate club, Reno 1868, during the summer of 2017.[2]
Lemoine joined the Houston Dynamo academy during 2018. He would lead the Dynamo U-19s with six assists during the 2018 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season.
Lemoine signed a contract with the Dynamo's USL Championship affiliate, Rio Grande Valley FC, ahead of the 2019 season.[3] He made his professional debut on March 23, coming on as a substitute in a 2–2 draw with El Paso Locomotive.[4] In the Toros next game, Lemoine scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 loss to the Tulsa Roughnecks.[5] On September 15 he scored in a 2–1 loss to Sacramento Republic. Lemoine ended his first pro season with 2 goals and 1 assist from 19 games for the Toros[6]
On June 11, 2020, Lemoine signed a contract with the Dynamo.[7] He made his Dynamo debut on July 13, coming off the bench in a 3–3 draw with LAFC. Lemoine ended the 2020 season with 11 appearances, all as a substitute, as Houston finished last in the Western Conference, missing out on the playoffs.[8] [9]
During the 2021 season, Lemoine made just 1 appearance as the Dynam finished last in the West again.[10] [11]
On March 9, 2022, Lemoine was loaned to USL Championship club Oakland Roots for the 2022 season.[12] On April 26, after not making Oakland's match day squad during the first 9 games of the season, the Dynamo recalled Lemoine and waived him.[13]
| Season | League | US Open Cup | Playoffs | Continental | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rio Grande Valley FC | 2019 | USL Championship | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | ||||
| Houston Dynamo | 2020 | Major League Soccer | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| Oakland Roots (loan) | 2022 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |||