Diede Lemey

Diede Lemey (born 7 October 1996) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch Eredivisie.

Club career
Lemey played youth football at Ingelmunster and FC Meulebeke. In 2009, at the age of 13, she went to VK Dames Egem. In 2012, she signed with RSC Anderlecht.

In 2022, she was awarded "Goalkeeper of the year" in the Italian Serie A, after a series of excellent performances for her team Sassuolo. Lemey managed nine clean sheets and a save rate of 74.2% that season.

International career
Lemey played for several Belgium youth teams, including the U15, U17 and U19 sides. On 22 November 2014, Lemey was called for the first time for the senior team. However, it was only on 19 January 2017 that she really played for her country in a match against France. Lemey was part of the group that represented Belgium at the 2017 Cyprus Women's Cup, she also part of the 23-women squad who went to the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. She was part of the national team at UEFA Women's Euro 2022.

Private life
Lemey lives in a same-sex relationship with Belgian footballer Ella Van Kerkhoven.