Chris Lemons
Personal information
Full name Christopher Lemons
Date of birth (1979-11-21) November 21, 1979
Place of birth Wichita, Kansas, United States
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2001 Oklahoma Christian Eagles
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002 Cwmbran Town
2003 Virginia Beach Mariners 9 (0)
2003 → Indiana Blast (loan) 6 (0)
2004–2006 Charlotte Eagles 52 (5)
2007 Cleveland City Stars 19 (2)
2007 → Colorado Rapids (loan) 0 (0)
2008 Carolina RailHawks 21 (0)
2009–2010 Charlotte Eagles 36 (4)
2011–2013 Wichita Wings (indoor) 58 (9)
2013–2014 Wichita B52s (indoor) 8 (1)
2016 FC Wichita 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 15, 2010

Chris Lemons (born November 21, 1979) is an American soccer player who plays for FC Wichita.

Career

Youth and college

Lemons was born in Wichita, Kansas. He was a two time All State high school soccer player before attending Oklahoma Christian University where he was a 2000 NAIA honorable mention All American and a 2001 third team All American.[1]

Professional

In 2002, Lemons moved to Wales where he played with Cwmbran Town A.F.C.[2] In 2003, he signed with the Virginia Beach Mariners of the USL First Division, playing part of the season on loan to the Indiana Blast.[3] In 2004, he moved to the Charlotte Eagles of the USL Second Division. In 2007, he moved to the Cleveland City Stars of USL-2. In August and September 2007, he went on loan to the Colorado Rapids of Major League Soccer. He never gained a first team roster spot, but played a handful of games with the Rapids Reserves.[4]

On April 16, 2008, Lemons signed with the Carolina RailHawks of the USL First Division. He played twenty-one games with the RailHawks, but did not return for the 2009 season. Instead, he signed with the Charlotte Eagles on March 31, 2009.[5]

Lemons left Charlotte after the 2010 season. He was signed by the Wichita Wings of MISL in 2011 [6]

References

  1. ↑ OC Eagles awards winners Archived April 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ Oklahamo Stars Newsletter 4/20 Archived February 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ April 11, 2005 press release Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "September 9, 2007 Press Release". Archived from the original on May 18, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2008.
  5. ↑ Eagles duo return from RailHawks: Lemons and USL-2 MVP Coggins back with Charlotte for 2009 Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ↑ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 5 February 2013.
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