Diede Lemey

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. She left for the Italian Serie A in 2017. In 2022, she was awarded "Goalkeeper of the year" in the Serie A, after a series of excellent performances for Sassuolo. Lemey managed nine clean sheets and a save rate of 74.2% that season. Lemey played for Fortuna Sittard in the Dutch Eridivise beginning in the 2022–23 season. She joined Frauen-Bundesliga club Werder Bremen in August 2024. She served as a backup and did not play in any league matches. She agreed the termination of her contract in January 2025. That month, she agreed to a contract with FC Twente, returning to the Netherlands. She won the Dutch Super Cup and had clean sheets in her first three matches during the qualifying rounds of the 2025–26 UEFA Champions League and allowed one goal in her domestic debut with Twente.

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 made her debut 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-player squad who went to the UEFA Euro 2017. She was in the squad as Belgium won the Pinatar Cup in Spain for the first time, beating Russia on penalties in the 2022 final after a 0–0 draw. However, she did not play during the competition. She was part of the national team at UEFA Euro 2022, watching from the bench. Lemey went on to contribute to Belgium's successful qualification for UEFA Euro 2025 via the play-offs, as substitute goalkeeper for the Red Flames' qualifying group games.

Lemey is in a relationship with Belgian footballer Ella Van Kerkhoven.

Belgium

Pinatar Cup: 2022