Noha Lemina

Noha Lemina

Personal information
Full name	Pascal Georges Noha Lemina
Date of birth	(2005-06-17) 17 June 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Libreville, Gabon
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Annecy
Number	7
Youth career
2012–2014	AF Garenne-Colombes
2014–2023	Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–2024	Paris Saint-Germain	0	(0)
2023–2024	→ Sampdoria (loan)	1	(0)
2024	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	0	(0)
2024–	Annecy	1	(0)
International career^‡
2021–2022	France U17	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:12, 31 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Pascal Georges Noha Lemina (born 17 June 2005) is a Gabonese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Annecy.

Club career

Early 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]

Annecy

On 30 July 2024, Lemina signed for Ligue 2 club Annecy on a three-year contract.[27]

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

Lemina holds both French and Gabonese nationalities.[28] He is the younger brother of Mario Lemina, with whom he has played at Wolves.[3][15][20][21]

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain U19

• Championnat National U19 runner-up: 2022–23[29]

References

1. "Noha Lemina". UC Sampdoria. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Aschi, Léo (19 October 2022). "PSG : Noah Lemina signe son premier contrat pro". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
5. Malouana, Biggie (20 October 2022). "Football : "Le travail commence maintenant", affirme Noah Lemina". Gabonreview.com (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. "Noha Lemina signe son premier contrat professionnel". PSG (in French). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
9. "Le petit frère de Mario Lemina signe au PSG". RMC Sport (in French). 11 April 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
10. "Le petit frère de Lemina va signer comme aspirant au PSG". RMC Sport (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
11. Ndong, Willy (16 May 2020). "Football : Noah Lemina va signer un contrat aspirant avec le PSG". L'Union (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
12. Lembet, Henriette (15 May 2020). "Football: Noah Lemina bientôt pro au PSG". Gabon Media Time (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
13. 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.
14. "L'attaquant parisien Noha Lemina signe son premier contrat professionnel". L'Équipe (in French). 19 October 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
15. 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.
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. 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.
19. 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.
20. 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.
21. AFP (31 July 2023). "Amicaux : Noha Lemina, Ethan Mbappé... les petits frères et les "titis" se montrent". eurosport (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
22. Léger-Moëc, Aurélien (25 July 2023). "PSG : Noha Lemina a marqué des points". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 3 August 2023.
23. "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.
24. "Wolves sign Lemina's brother Noha on loan from PSG". BBC Sport. 31 January 2024.
25. "Noha Lemina maître de son option d'achat à Wolverhampton". CulturePSG (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
26. "Les détails économiques du prêt de Noha Lemina à Wolverhampton". CulturePSG (in French). Retrieved 31 January 2024.
27. Zemour, Samuel (30 July 2024). "Noha Lemina quitte le PSG et s'engage à Annecy". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 1 August 2024.
28. "Pascal Noha LEMINA". unfp.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
29. Noha Lemina at Soccerway. Retrieved 2 August 2023.

External links

• Noha Lemina at the French Football Federation (in French)