Loïc Kwemi

Loïc Kwemi
Personal information
Full name Loïc Adrien Kwemi
Date of birth (1997-03-02) March 2, 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 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

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.

Early life

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

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

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 and helped Canada reach the quarter-finals.[12] He was named Canada Soccer's 2024 Futsal Player of the Year.[13][14]

Career statistics

Club

As of October 19, 2024[15]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
CS St-Laurent 2022[16] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 18 19 — — 0 0 18 19
2023[17] Ligue1 Québec 17 17 — — 3 1 20 18
2024[17] 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

International

As of match played December 17, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Canada Futsal 2024 3 6
Total 3 6

Honours

Club

Individual

References

  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. ^ Rhodes, Benedict (December 16, 2024). "Valour FC forward Loïc Kwemi named Canada Soccer's 2024 Futsal Player of the Year". Canadian Premier League.
  13. ^ "Loïc Kwemi named Canada Soccer's 2024 Futsal Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 16, 2024.
  14. ^ "Montreal's Loic Kwemi named Canada Soccer futsal player of the year". Winnipeg Free Press. December 16, 2024.
  15. ^ Loïc Kwemi at Soccerway
  16. ^ "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  17. ^ a b "Ligue1 Quebec Stats". Spordle.