Michael John Lema

Michael John Lema (born 3 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a right or left midfielder for Austrian club TSV Hartberg on loan from Sturm Graz. Born in Tanzania, Lema is a youth international for Austria.

Michael John Lema
Personal information
Full name Michael John Lema
Date of birth (1999-04-03) April 3, 1999
Place of birth Itigi, Tanzania
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right midfielder, Left midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
TSV Hartberg
(on loan from Sturm Graz)
Number 37
Youth career
2008–2012 SV Dobernik Tristach
2012–2013 Rapid Lienz
2013–2018 Sturm Graz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Sturm Graz II 47 (23)
2018– Sturm Graz 24 (3)
2020–TSV Hartberg (loan) 2 (0)
National team
2017 Austria U18 1 (0)
2017 Austria U19 3 (1)
2019 Austria U20 1 (1)
2019– Austria U21 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:18, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Professional career

On 21 March 2018, Lema signed his first professional contract with SK Sturm Graz.[2] Lema made his professional debut for Sturm Graz in a 0-0 Austrian Football Bundesliga tie with SC Rheindorf Altach on 27 May 2018.[3] In December 2019 it was confirmed, that Lema would join TSV Hartberg on loan from January 2020 until the end of the season.[4]

International career

Lema was born in Tanzania, and in 2008 was sponsored to move to Austria. He is a youth international for Austria, but has expressed an interest in representing the Tanzania national football team.[5]

References

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