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Mario Lemina
Mario Lemina
Fulham info
Full name Mario René Junior Lemina
Date of birth 1 Sept 1993
Place of birth    Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon
Height 6ft 0in (1.84m)
Playing position Central midfielder
Current player? No
Number(s) worn 18 (2020-2021)
Debut Ipswich (a) (16 Sept 2020)
Last Appearance Man Utd (a) (18 May 2021)
First goal Liverpool (a) (7 Mar 2021)
Last goal Liverpool (a) (7 Mar 2021)
Joined from Southampton, loan - 30 Aug 2020
Left for Southampton, loan return - 30 May 2021
League apps (gls) 28 (1)
All apps (gls) 30 (1)
Other clubs Lorient (2005-2013)
Marseille (2013-2016)
→ Juventus (loan) (2015-2016)
Juventus (2016-2017)
Southampton (2017-2021)
→ Galatasaray (loan) (2019-2020)
Nice (2021-present)
International Gabon (2015-2022)
Apps (gls) 24 (3)

Mario Lemina played as a central midfielder for Fulham, on loan from Southampton in the 2020-21 season. He was signed following Fulham's third promotion to the Premier League in August 2020. Despite representing France in his youth up to U21 level, he now represents Gabon at full international level.

Career[]

Before Fulham[]

Mario began his career in France with Lorient from the age of 11 until he was promoted to the first team during the 2012-13 season.

The following season, Marseille snapped him up for around €4 million, although he struggled to make many first team appearances in his debut year with them. His breakthrough season came the following year under Marcelo Bielsa, though in February 2015, he was sent off for punching Ola Toivonen in the groin in a 1-1 draw away to Rennes.

Italian giants Juventus came calling for Mario in the summer of 2015, and a deal was agreed to loan him for the season with an option to buy at the end of the season. After impressing under manager Massimiliano Allegri, he was duly signed permanently in April 2016 for a fee in the region of €10 million.

His move to England came in the summer of 2017, as Southampton signed him for a club-record fee of £15.4 million. After initially impressing for the Saints, Mario was later loaned to Turkish side Galatasaray for the duration of the 2019-20 season before his move to Fulham.

Fulham (2020-2021)[]

Mario's loan move to Fulham was announced on 30 August 2020. The deal would see him at Craven Cottage for the duration of the 2020-21 season, with an option to make the move permanent at the end of the season.

He made a total of 30 appearances in all competitions for the Whites, scoring one goal, during a 1-0 victory over Liverpool at Anfield on 7 March 2021. He failed to help keep Fulham up as they were relegated back to the Championship.

After Fulham[]

Fulham Statistics[]

Appearances[]

Season League League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2020-21 Premier League 28 1 1 0 1 0 30 1
Total 28 1 1 0 1 0 30 1

Disciplinary[]

Season Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Sent off
2020-21 5 0 0
Total 5 0 0

Fulham Matches[]

# Season Date Comp Opposition Venue Result Score Match Info
1 2020-21 16 Sept 2020 LC Ipswich Away Won 1-0 Substituted off in the 63'
2 2020-21 19 Sept 2020 PREM Leeds Away Lost 3-4 Substituted on in the 70'
3 2020-21 18 Oct 2020 PREM Sheff Utd Away Drew 1-1 Substituted on in the 81'
4 2020-21 24 Oct 2020 PREM Crystal Palace Home Lost 1-2 Substituted off in the 79'
5 2020-21 2 Nov 2020 PREM West Brom Home Won 2-0 Substituted off in the 46'
6 2020-21 22 Nov 2020 PREM Everton Home Lost 2-3 Substituted off in the 69'
7 2020-21 30 Nov 2020 PREM Leicester Away Won 2-1 Substituted on in the 77'
8 2020-21 5 Dec 2020 PREM Man City Away Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 68'
9 2020-21 13 Dec 2020 PREM Liverpool Home Drew 1-1 Booked in the 46', Substituted off in the 80'
10 2020-21 16 Dec 2020 PREM Brighton Home Drew 0-0 Substituted on in the 62'
11 2020-21 19 Dec 2020 PREM Newcastle Away Lost 1-1
12 2020-21 20 Jan 2021 PREM Man Utd Home Lost 1-2 Substituted on in the 78'
13 2020-21 24 Jan 2021 FAC Burnley Home Lost 0-3 Substituted off in the 81'
14 2020-21 27 Jan 2021 PREM Brighton Away Drew 0-0 Substituted on in the 66'
15 2020-21 30 Jan 2021 PREM West Brom Away Drew 2-2 Substituted off in the 72'
16 2020-21 3 Feb 2021 PREM Leicester Home Lost 0-2 Substituted on in the 46'
17 2020-21 6 Feb 2021 PREM West Ham Home Drew 0-0 Substituted off in the 79'
18 2020-21 14 Feb 2021 PREM Everton Away Won 2-0 Substituted off in the 90+1'
19 2020-21 17 Feb 2021 PREM Burnley Away Drew 1-1 Substituted off in the 61'
20 2020-21 20 Feb 2021 PREM Sheff Utd Home Won 1-0 Substituted on in the 86'
21 2020-21 4 Mar 2021 PREM Tottenham Home Lost 0-1
22 2020-21 7 Mar 2021 PREM Liverpool Away Won 1-0 Goal 45', Booked in the 47'
23 2020-21 13 Mar 2021 PREM Man City Home Lost 0-3 Substituted off in the 73'
24 2020-21 19 Mar 2021 PREM Leeds Home Lost 1-2 Booked in the 51'
25 2020-21 4 Apr 2021 PREM Aston Villa Away Lost 1-3 Substituted off in the 83'
26 2020-21 9 Apr 2021 PREM Wolves Home Lost 0-1
27 2020-21 18 Apr 2021 PREM Arsenal Away Drew 1-1
28 2020-21 1 May 2021 PREM Chelsea Away Lost 0-2 Substituted off in the 78'
29 2020-21 10 May 2021 PREM Burnley Home Lost 0-2 Booked in the 83'
30 2020-21 18 May 2021 PREM Man Utd Away Drew 1-1 Booked in the 51'

External links and references[]

Fulham FC
2020-21 squad
1. Areola 2. Tete 3. Hector 4. Odoi 5. Andersen 6. McDonald 7. Kebano 8. Johansen 9. Mitrović 10. Cairney 11. Knockaert 12. Rodák 13. Ream 14. Decordova-Reid 15. Loftus-Cheek 16. Adarabioyo 17. Cavaleiro 18. Lemina 19. Lookman 20. Le Marchand 21. Reed 22. Christie 23. Bryan 24. Seri 25. Onomah 27. Maja 28. Fossey 29. Anguissa 30. Kongolo 31. Fabri 33. Robinson 34. Aina 35. Francois 39. Taylor-Crossdale 40. Wickens 43. S Sessegnon 47. Kamara 48. Carvalho 53. Mundle-Smith 54. Harris 55. Abraham 56. De Havilland 57. Davis 58. Jasper 59. L Ashby-Hammond 60. Tiehi 63. McAvoy 64. Las 65. Ablade 71. Stansfield 72. Pajaziti 73. O'Neill 74. Odutayo 75. Larkèche --. Bettinelli --. Mawson
Manager
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