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Mario Lemina

Midfielder

Current Club: Wolverhampton Wanderers

Contract and Personal Information

Contract Expiry June 2025
Weekly Wage £45,000/week
Jersey Number 5
Nationality Gabonese
Date of Birth September 1, 1993
Height 185 cm

Biography

Mario René Junior Lemina is a Gabonese professional footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Gabon national team.

He began his career with French clubs Lorient and Marseille before joining Italian club Juventus in 2015, where he won the domestic double in both of his seasons. He joined Southampton in 2017 before being loaned out to Turkish club Galatasaray in 2019. He joined Nice in 2021 after a loan spell with Fulham in England. He returned to England in January 2023 after signing with Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Lemina, a former French youth international, moved on to represent Gabon at the senior level, making his senior international debut in 2017. He later represented Gabon at the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and 2021.

Noha Lemina, his younger brother, was born in Libreville and currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain.