[1] In December 1997 he had a trial at English club Barnsley who were then in the Premier League,[2] however this didn't lead to a transfer.

On 11 December 2002, Lemsalu signed a three-year contract with Norwegian Tippeligaen side Bryne.

[1] Lemsalu retired from professional football after the 2008 season, playing his last match on 15 November 2008 against TVMK.

[6] Lemsalu made his international debut for the Estonia national team on 11 July 1992 in a 1–1 draw against Lithuania in the 1992 Baltic Cup.

Lemsalu retired from international football on 28 March 2007, after a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match against Israel.