Michael John Lema

Michael John Lema (born 3 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a wide midfielder for Austrian Regionalliga Central club Lafnitz. Born in Tanzania, Lema was a youth international for Austria.

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

At the end of the 2020–21 season, he moved to Hartberg on a permanent basis.

On 8 February 2022, Lema signed with Lafnitz.

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.