Loïc Kwemi

Loïc Kwemi
Kwemi in 2026
Personal information
Full name Loïc Adrien Kwemi
Date of birth (1997-03-02) March 2, 1997
Place of birth Douala, Cameroon
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Supra du Québec
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2024 CS St-Laurent 40 (38)
2024 Valour FC 14 (0)
2025 CS LaSalle 19 (23)
2026– FC Supra du Québec 13 (8)
International career‡
2024– Canada (futsal) 3 (6)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of August 12, 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of April 15, 2024

Loïc Adrien Kwemi (born March 2, 1997) is a soccer player who plays for FC Supra du Québec in the Canadian Premier League. Born in Cameroon, he represents Canada at international level in futsal.

Early life

Kwemi was born in Cameroon.[1] At the age of 11, he moved to Canada, settling in LaSalle, Quebec.[2] As a teenager, he played high school soccer with École secondaire Cavelier-De LaSalle, but did not play with any youth club outside of school.[2] He had two trials with the Montreal Impact Academy in his youth, but was not selected to join either time.[2]

In his early adulthood, he played in lower amateur leagues in Quebec as well as playing futsal.[3] In his early twenties, he had trials with USL Championship clubs San Antonio FC and Reno 1868 FC, being offered a contract with the latter, but declined it due to the club's financial issues, and the uncertainty of whether he would be paid.[2] He later went to France to seek a club, but ultimately returned to Canada, where he was set to go on trial with Canadian Premier League club Cavalry FC in 2018, but suffered an injury prior to the trial and could not participate.[2]

Club career

In 2022, he began playing with CS St-Laurent in the Première ligue de soccer du Québec (later re-named Ligue1 Québec).[3] In 2022 he scored 19 goals, followed by 17 in 2023, helping them win the 2023 league title.[4][5] 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.[6]

In June 2024, he signed with Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League.[7][8][9] He made his debut on July 7 against Cavalry FC.[10]

In February 2025, he signed with CS LaSalle in Ligue2 Québec. He won the Ballon D'or as the Ligue2 top player in 2025.[11]

In December 2025, he signed with Canadian Premier League expansion club FC Supra du Québec, as one of the team's three inaugural signings, ahead of their debut season in 2026.[12] On April 11, 2026, he scored the first goal in club history, in a 3-2 victory over Pacific FC, in the club's inaugural match.[13]

International career

Kwemi was called up to the Canada national futsal team for a camp for the first time in December 2022.[14] 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.[15] He had been the tournament's second-top goalscorer in the group stages with six goals and helped Canada reach the quarter-finals.[16] He was named Canada Soccer's 2024 Futsal Player of the Year.[17][18]

Career statistics

Club

As of August 11, 2026[19]
Club Season League Playoffs National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CS St-Laurent 2022[20] Première ligue de soccer du Québec 1819——001819
2023[21] Ligue1 Québec 1717——312018
2024[21] 52—310083
Total 40380031314640
Valour FC 2024 Canadian Premier League 140—00—140
CS LaSalle 2025[21] Ligue2 Québec 1923———1923
FC Supra du Québec 2026 Canadian Premier League 138—31—169
Career total 86690041319572

International

As of match played December 17, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada (futsal) 202436
Total36

Honours

Club

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 "Canadian Futsal Male Player Of The Year". Futsal Canada. January 12, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Landry, Nicolas (August 6, 2026). "Loïc Kwemi, l'attaquant aux 1001 questions" [Loïc Kwemi, the striker with 1001 questions]. RDS (in French).
  3. 1 2 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).
  4. ↑ Jacques, John (June 27, 2024). "Pro Ranks Call For Two CS Saint-Laurent Players After Historic Cup Run". Northern Tribune.
  5. ↑ Téotonio, Jean-François (May 2, 2024). "La " grande occasion " du CS Saint-Laurent" [The “great occasion” of CS Saint-Laurent]. La Presse.
  6. ↑ @PLSQ1 (November 10, 2022). "Tapis Rouge PLSQ" [PLSQ Red Carpet] (Tweet) (in French) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Tait, Ed (June 28, 2024). ""They're two players who have been on our radar now for a couple of years"". Valour FC.
  8. ↑ 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.
  9. ↑ "Loic Kwemi and Safwane Mlah Sign Professional Contracts with Valour FC: A Major Step for Club Saint-Laurent". CS St-Laurent. June 28, 2024.
  10. ↑ Gangué-Ruzic, Alexandre (July 7, 2024). "Highlights: Valour FC 0-1 Cavalry FC — CPL Match #51". Canadian Premier League.
  11. ↑ @soccerquebec; (November 7, 2025). "Prix LS Pro" [Awards LS Pro] (in French) – via Instagram.
  12. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (December 10, 2025). "FC Supra unveil Québécois trio Choinière, Kwemi and Rea as inaugural signings". Canadian Premier League.
  13. ↑ "Loïc Kwemi scores FC Supra's first ever goal". Canadian Premier League. April 11, 2026.
  14. ↑ Loïc Kwemi at Canada Soccer
  15. ↑ "Canada Soccer unveils roster for the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship". Canadian Soccer Association. April 6, 2024.
  16. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (December 16, 2024). "Valour FC forward Loïc Kwemi named Canada Soccer's 2024 Futsal Player of the Year". Canadian Premier League.
  17. ↑ "Loïc Kwemi named Canada Soccer's 2024 Futsal Player of the Year". Canadian Soccer Association. December 16, 2024.
  18. ↑ "Montreal's Loic Kwemi named Canada Soccer futsal player of the year". Winnipeg Free Press. December 16, 2024.
  19. ↑ Loïc Kwemi at Soccerway
  20. ↑ "PLSQ Stats Archive" (in French). TSI Sports.
  21. 1 2 3 "Ligue1 Quebec Stats". Spordle.
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