Footballer (born 2005)
Pascal Georges Noha Lemina (born 17 June 2005) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers , on loan from Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain . Born in Gabon, he has represented France at youth international level before choosing to represent Gabon on senior level.
Club career
Born in Libreville , Gabon ,[2] [3] [4] [5] Noha Lemina first played football at La Garenne-Colombes , Île-de-France , before entering Paris Saint-Germain 's subsidiaries as early as 2014.[2] [6] [7] [8] He officially joined the PSG academy in 2018,[9] where he would sign an aspirant contract two years later.[10] [11] [12]
Discovering the Youth League as soon as 2021 ,[4] Lemina established himself as a standout with PSG under-19s the following year,[13] signing his first professional contract with the club in October 2022.[4] [5] [7] [8] [14]
During the summer 2023, after replacing Kang-in Lee during a 2–0 friendly win to Le Havre ,[15] [16] Lemina started the following friendly against Cristiano Ronaldo 's Al Nassr . The only player left on the field for the entirety of the game by newly arrived coach Luis Enrique , the young winger was identified by most media as the best player of that star-studded team, in the absence of Kylian Mbappé .[3] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22]
On 24 August 2023, Lemina joined Serie B club Sampdoria on a season-long loan.[23] On 31 January 2024, he joined Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers on loan until the end of the season.[24] The deal reportedly included a €1 million purchase option unilaterally exercisable by Lemina himself, with PSG retaining a 25% sell-on clause in the case of a sale.[25] [26]
International career
Noha Lemina was a youth international for France , first playing with the under-17 between 2021 and 2022.[6] [14]
Style of play
Growing as an attacking midfielder ,[9] Lemina soon proved to be a versatile footballer, also playing as a number 10 , as a winger or even as a central midfielder .[3] [6] [11] [15]
Personal life
Noha Lemina holds both French and Gabonese nationalities.[27] He is the younger brother of Gabon national team and Wolverhampton Wanderers teammate Mario Lemina .[3] [15] [20] [21]
Honours
Paris Saint-Germain U19
References
^ "Noha Lemina" . UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023 .
^ a b Quarez, Benjamin (16 March 2023). "Dans le secret du centre de formation du PSG : « L'école nous aide à garder les pieds sur terre »" . Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b c d Jaquin, Alexandre (25 July 2023). "PSG: pour sa première titularisation, Noha Lemina a fait forte impression contre Al-Nassr" . RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b c Aschi, Léo (19 October 2022). "PSG : Noah Lemina signe son premier contrat pro" . Foot Mercato [fr ] (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b Malouana, Biggie (20 October 2022). "Football : «Le travail commence maintenant», affirme Noah Lemina" . Gabonreview.com (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b c Mbadinga, Florent (19 October 2022). "L'attaquant d'origine gabonaise Noha Lemina, petit frère de Mario, signe à 17 ans son premier contrat pro avec le PSG" . La Libreville (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b Sane, Maïmouna (19 October 2022). "PSG : Noah, le frère de Mario Lemina signe son premier contrat professionnel" . Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b "Noha Lemina signe son premier contrat professionnel" . PSG (in French). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023 .
^ a b "Le petit frère de Mario Lemina signe au PSG" . RMC Sport (in French). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ "Le petit frère de Lemina va signer comme aspirant au PSG" . RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b Ndong, Willy (16 May 2020). "Football : Noah Lemina va signer un contrat aspirant avec le PSG" . L'Union (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ Lembet, Henriette (15 May 2020). "Football: Noah Lemina bientôt pro au PSG" . Gabon Media Time (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ Torrisi, Antonio (6 September 2022). "Goal e velocità, nel segno del fratello Mario: Noha Lemina brilla contro la Juventus" . Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b "L'attaquant parisien Noha Lemina signe son premier contrat professionnel" . L'Équipe (in French). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b c Schirru, Francesco (26 July 2023). "Chi è Noha Lemina: il fratello dell'ex Juve che può prendersi il PSG" . Goal (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ Touaitia, Youcef (21 July 2023). "Ndour se montre, Mbappé marque... Paris sans forcer - Débrief et notes des joueurs (PSG 2-0 HAC)" . Maxifoot [fr ] (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ Cammilleri, Hugo (28 July 2023). "Ethan Mbappé et Noha Lemina, deux pépites prêtes à briller avec le Paris Saint-Germain" . MadeinFoot (in French). Ouest-France . Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ Pedebos, Julien (25 July 2023). "PSG - Al Nassr : match très décevant, seul Lemina a marqué des points" . Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ Bianchi, Stéphane (26 July 2023). "PSG : Noha Lemina et les jeunes ont-ils une carte à jouer cette saison ?" . Le Parisien (in French). Osaka. Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b Hermant, Arnaud (28 July 2023). "Noha Lemina et Ethan Mbappé, les petits frères qui se font un prénom avec le PSG" . L'Équipe (in French). Osaka. Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ a b AFP (31 July 2023). "Amicaux : Noha Lemina, Ethan Mbappé... les petits frères et les "titis" se montrent" . eurosport (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (25 July 2023). "PSG : Noha Lemina a marqué des points" . Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023 .
^ "Lemina è blucerchiato: temporaneo dal Paris Saint-Germain" [Lemina is with the Sampdoria: temporary from Paris Saint-Germain] (in Italian). Sampdoria. 24 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023 .
^ "Wolves sign Lemina's brother Noha on loan from PSG" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
^ "Noha Lemina maître de son option d'achat à Wolverhampton" . CulturePSG (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2024 .
^ "Les détails économiques du prêt de Noha Lemina à Wolverhampton" . CulturePSG (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2024 .
^ "Pascal Noha LEMINA" . unfp.org . Retrieved 6 August 2023 .
^ Noha Lemina at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
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