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| Full name | Thomas Benoît Lemar[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1995-11-12)12 November 1995 (age 30)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Baie-Mahault, Guadeloupe, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Girona (on loan fromAtlético Madrid) | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2010 | Solidarité Scolaire | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Caen | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2015 | Caen II | 55 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Caen | 32 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Monaco | 90 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Atlético Madrid | 139 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | →Girona (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | France U17 | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2013 | France U18 | 6 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | France U19 | 8 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | France U20 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | France U21 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2021 | France | 27 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:50, 8 February 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
Thomas Benoît Lemar (born 12 November 1995) is a French professionalfootballer who plays as amidfielder forLa Liga clubGirona, on loan fromAtlético Madrid. He is known for his versatility, being able to play on bothwings and through thecentre.
Lemar began his senior career atCaen in 2013. He played 32 times for the club, before moving toMonaco for £3.4 million in 2015, where he would win the2016–17 Ligue 1 title.[4] In 2018, he signed for La Liga club Atlético Madrid, winning theUEFA Super Cup in his debut season.
Lemar representedFrance at every level from under-17 to under-21, and made his senior international debut in 2016 against theIvory Coast.[5] He was a member of the team that won the2018 FIFA World Cup, also featuring atUEFA Euro 2020.
Thomas Lemar made hisLigue 2 debut in the opening game of the 2013–14 season on 2 August 2013, replacingJérôme Rothen after 78 minutes inCaen's 3–1 home win overDijon.[6]
On 1 July 2015, Lemar officially joinedMonaco for an undisclosed fee.[7] He scored his first goal for the club on 22 August 2015, scoring in a 1–1 draw withToulouse.[8] On 20 September, he scored in the club's 3–2 home loss toLorient.[9] Four days later, Lemar scored in Monaco's 3–2 win overMontpellier at theStade de la Mosson.[10] On 17 January 2016, Lemar scored in Monaco's 2–0 away win over Lorient.[11] On 4 March, Lemar scored the opening goal in Monaco's 2–2 draw with his former club Caen.[12][4]
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On 14 September 2016, Lemar scored his first goal of the season in Monaco's 2–1 away win over English clubTottenham Hotspur.[13] Three days later, he scored twice in Monaco's 3–0 win over Rennes.[14] On 1 October, he scored the opening goal in Monaco's 7–0 away win overMetz.[15] On 21 October, he scored the fifth of six goals in Monaco's 6–2 win over Montpellier, and on 18 November, he scored in Monaco's 3–0 win overLorient.[16][17] On 22 November, Lemar scored the winning goal in Monaco's 2–1 win over Tottenham Hotspur, scoring in the 53rd minute with his goal coming one minute after Tottenham had equalized throughHarry Kane in the 52nd minute.[18]
On 15 January 2017, Lemar scored in Monaco's 4–1 win overMarseille, which moved Monaco to the top of the table.[19] On 1 February, Lemar scored in Monaco's 5–4 win overChampionnat National clubChambly.[20] On 1 March, Lemar scored the winning goal in a 4–3 extra-time away win over Marseille in a2016–17 Coupe de France round of 16 match.[21] On 1 April, Lemar scored in theCoupe de la Ligue Final againstParis Saint-Germain, scoring the equalizer in the 27th minute, but Monaco eventually would lose the final 4–1.[22] Lemar finished the season with 14 goals in all competitions.[23]
In the 2017 summer transfer window, Lemar was linked toPremier League clubsLiverpool andArsenal, though an agreement was never reached. On 29 June, Monaco rejected a £31 million bid from Arsenal, and in late August, Liverpool had a bid of £65 million rejected.[24][25] On the final day of the transfer window, Arsenal made a final offer of €100 million, contingent onAlexis Sanchez moving toManchester City for €65 million but the move collapsed as Lemar was informed on extremely short notice, just hours before a crucial World Cup qualification fixture against the Netherlands.[26]
On 28 October 2017, Lemar scored his first goal of the season in Monaco's 2–0 win over Bordeaux.[27] On 15 December, Lemar scored the second goal in Monaco's 4–0 win overSaint-Étienne.[28] On 9 January 2018, Lemar scored in Monaco's 2–1 away win overNice in the2017–18 Coupe de la Liguequarter-finals.[29]
On 18 June 2018,La Liga clubAtlético Madrid confirmed that an agreement had been reached with Monaco for the transfer of Lemar.[30]On 27 July, Lemar successfully passed his medical, joining for a reported fee of €70 million.[31] On 22 September, Lemar scored his first league goal for Atletico againstGetafe in a 2–0 away win, where he also hit the shot that resulted in an own goal for Getafe keeperDavid Soria.[32] He ended the2018–19 season with three goals in all competitions.
In the2019–20 season, Lemar featured in 29 matches in all competitions, yet he finished the season with no goals and no assists.[33] On 5 December 2020, Lemar scored his side's opening goal againstValladolid in a 2–0 win, ending a run of 45 matches at club level without scoring dating back to April 2019.[34]
In the2020–21 season, as managerDiego Simeone began experimenting with the 3–5–2 formation, Lemar surprisingly became a starter in the position of a left-sided central midfielder despite fierce competition fromSaúl Ñíguez. During the2021–22 season, he managed to score four goals in La Liga to achieve his personal best record at the club, in which two of them came in victories againstEspanyol,[35] andBarcelona.[36]
On 18 March 2023, he scored a goal in a 3–0 win overValencia,[37] which was his only goal in the2022–23 season. On 16 September 2023, he suffered from anAchilles tendon rupture in a 3–0 defeat against Valencia, which required surgery and would sideline him for several months.[38]
On 31 July 2025, Lemar joinedLa Liga clubGirona on a season-long loan deal.[39][40]
Lemar was called up to the seniorFrance squad to faceSweden andIvory Coast in November 2016 afterKingsley Coman withdrew through injury.[41] He made his debut on 15 November against the latter, replacingAdrien Rabiot for the final 12 minutes of a home friendly match that ended in 0–0 draw.[42] His first international goals for the senior team came in a2018 World Cup qualifying match against theNetherlands, scoring twice as France won 4–0.[43]
On 17 May 2018, he was called up by managerDidier Deschamps to the 23-man French squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[44] He made his only appearance of the tournament in France's final group match againstDenmark on 26 June, which ended in a 0–0 draw.[45] On 15 July, France won the World Cup for the second time in their history after defeatingCroatia 4–2 in thefinal of the tournament.[46]
Lemar is a versatile midfielder able to play on both wings as well as through the centre and in a free role.[47] He is predominantly left footed, but is also competent with his right foot.[47] He is noted for his excellent dribbling skills, strong passing ability and free kicks.[47] He has said he prefers to link-up with teammates, rather than taking on defenders: "I am trying to avoid duels and concentrate on passing as much as possible."[47] He will often attempt to score from long range.[47]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Caen II | 2011–12 | CFA | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| 2012–13 | CFA | 22 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| 2013–14 | CFA 2 | 15 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||||
| 2014–15 | CFA 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 55 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 4 | ||||||
| Caen | 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| Monaco | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |
| 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 16[d] | 2 | — | 55 | 14 | ||
| 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3[d] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 38 | 3 | |
| Total | 90 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 22 | ||
| Atlético Madrid | 2018–19 | La Liga | 31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 7[d] | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | La Liga | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8[d] | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | |||
| 2021–22 | La Liga | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 8[d] | 0 | 1[g] | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2022–23 | La Liga | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 0 | — | 32 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | La Liga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | La Liga | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 139 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 186 | 10 | |||
| Girona (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 330 | 30 | 19 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 57 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 419 | 38 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2016 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 27 | 4 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 31 August 2017 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 6 |  Netherlands | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification | [50] |
| 2 | 3–0 | |||||||
| 3 | 23 March 2018 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 9 |  Colombia | 2–0 | 2–3 | Friendly | [51] |
| 4 | 2 June 2019 | Stade de la Beaujoire, Nantes, France | 17 |  Bolivia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [52] |
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