Nicolas Lemaître

Nicolas Lemaître
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-12) 12 January 1997
Place of birth Reims, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Rennes
Number 16
Youth career
Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2021 Reims II 63 (0)
2017–2021 Reims 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 27 (0)
2021–2023 Quevilly-Rouen 65 (0)
2023–2026 Troyes 39 (0)
2026– Rennes 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026

Nicolas Lemaître (born 12 January 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 club Rennes.

Career

Lemaître made his debut at the professional level for Reims in a 1–0 Ligue 2 loss to Sochaux on 11 February 2017.[1] Lemaître signed his first professional contract with Reims in June 2017.[2]

Lemaître helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2, helping promote them to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[3]

In June 2020, Lemaître joined Quevilly-Rouen on a season-long loan.[4] On 1 July 2021, the move was made permanent, and he signed a contract until 2023.[5]

On 26 June 2026, Lemaître signed a two-year contract with Rennes.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 October 2025[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season, and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Reims II 2015–16 CFA 2 140———140
2016–17 CFA 160———160
2017–18 National 2 170———170
2018–19 National 2 160———160
Total 630———630
Reims 2014–15 Ligue 1 00———00
2015–16 Ligue 1 000000—00
2016–17 Ligue 2 200000—20
2017–18 Ligue 2 200000—20
2018–19 Ligue 1 000000—00
2019–20 Ligue 1 101010—30
Total 501010—70
Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 2020–21 National 27010——280
Quevilly-Rouen 2021–22 Ligue 2 34010—20370
2022–23 Ligue 2 31000——310
Total 92020—20960
Troyes 2023–24 Ligue 2 4010——50
2024–25 Ligue 2 25040——290
2025–26 Ligue 2 10000——100
Total 39050——440
Career total 19908010202100

Honours

Reims

References

  1. ↑ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 25ème journée - Stade de Reims / FC Sochaux-Montbéliard". www.lfp.fr.
  2. ↑ "Qui es-tu Nicolas Lemaître ? Le portrait décalé en vidéo (1/3) ! - Stade de Reims". 3 June 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! - Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Transferts : le gardien Nicolas Lemaître (Reims) prêté à Quevilly-Rouen" (in French). L'Équipe. 18 June 2020.
  5. ↑ "NICOLAS LEMAÎTRE RESTE À QRM !". US Quevilly-Rouen. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  6. ↑ "Goalkeeper Nicolas Lemaître moves to Brittany". Stade Rennais FC. 26 June 2026. Retrieved 15 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Nicolas Lemaître at Soccerway