A CFL East All-Star
Zema was a CFL East All-Star in 2025.
FootballCFLMontreal AlouettesPunter
Joseph Zema
Stats, career and next gameJoseph Zema is a punter for the Montreal Alouettes and won the Grey Cup in 2023.
104 CFL regular-season games6 seasons
Updated
About Joseph Zema
Born on August 10, 1994, in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, Joseph Zema played college football at Incarnate Word and was drafted in the 1st round of the 2021 CFL Global Draft, with the 6th pick overall.
Zema has played for the Montreal Alouettes since 2021. In the 2025 regular season, in 18 games, he had 98 punts for 4,694 yards. Through the 2025 season, Zema had 3 rushing yards in 86 regular-season CFL games.
Joseph Zema punted 3 times for 140 yards in a 33-16 win at the Toronto Argonauts on Oct 23, 2026. Before that, on Oct 17, 2026, he had 9 punts for 433 yards and 1 special-teams tackle in a 16-12 loss at the Saskatchewan Roughriders, after 2 punts for 96 yards in a 44-24 win against the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Oct 12, 2026.
Agatha Research DeskUpdated Nov 12, 2026Season by season104
Every season, every CFL game of his career, newest season first.
| Season | Team | Games | Punts | Yards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MTL | 18 | 82 | 3,873 |
| 2025 | MTL | 18 | 98 | 4,694 |
| 2024 | MTL | 18 | 106 | 4,947 |
| 2023 | MTL | 18 | 101 | 4,772 |
| 2022 | MTL | 18 | 85 | 4,017 |
| 2021 | MTL | 14 | 90 | 4,071 |
| Career | 104 | 562 | 26,374 |
How he is doing now
Alouettes15-42026 regular season
Last game3 punts for 140 yardsOct 23 at Argonauts
Injury status
No injury reports on file.
Next game
Montreal Alouettes at Edmonton Elks (neutral site) - 6:00 PM ETAgatha predicts MTL 28, EDM 2558%PRED1U
Zema against the Elks10 games, 50 punts for 2,415 yards
Last met Aug 8, 2026; his teams 7-3.
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Career
Montreal Alouettes2021 to now - 104 games5years2021 to 2026
- 2021CFL debut30-13 win vs Elks
- Oct 23, 2026Latest gameat Argonauts
Honors
- Grey Cup champion (2023)
- CFL East All-Star (2025)
Regular season
104 games
562 punts, 26,374 yds
First CFL game
Aug 14, 2021: 5 punts, 239 ydsAlouettes 30, Elks 13
Latest game
Oct 23, 2026: 3 punts, 140 ydsAlouettes 33, Argonauts 16
Most often against
The teams he has faced most, with his teams' record and his line against each.
Ottawa RedBlacks21 games
18-3his teams
His line: 108 punts for 4,861 yards
Last met Aug 20, 2026
Toronto Argonauts16 games
8-8his teams
His line: 78 punts for 3,689 yards
Last met Oct 23, 2026
Hamilton Tiger-Cats15 games
11-4his teams
His line: 90 punts for 4,314 yards
Last met Sep 18, 2026
Winnipeg Blue Bombers12 games
4-8his teams
His line: 81 punts for 3,754 yards
Last met Oct 3, 2026
BC Lions10 games
2-8his teams
His line: 52 punts for 2,502 yards
Last met Sep 12, 2026
Calgary Stampeders10 games
7-2his teams
His line: 51 punts for 2,425 yards
Last met Jul 18, 2026
Sources and updates
Stats, scores and injury reports come from Agatha's own records: the CFL's own game records (regular season) and its rosters' injured lists.
Updated Nov 12, 2026, 4:06 AM ET. Results and form refresh after every game; biography facts are checked weekly.