Wesley Timoteo
Wesley Timóteo on the pitch during a match
Wesley Timóteo in 2022 with FC Edmonton
Personal information
Full name Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo
Date of birth (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Youth career
2009–2014 SC Panellinios
2013–2014 Montreal Impact
2014–2015 Esperança de Lagos
2015–2018 Belenenses
2019–2020 Estoril Praia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Belenenses 1 (0)
2019–2020 Estoril Praia B 19 (9)
2020–2021 PO Xylotymbou 20 (0)
2021–2022 Lusitânia 6 (1)
2022– HFX Wanderers 24 (0)
2022 → FC Edmonton (loan) 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023

Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo (born April 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers.

Early life

Timoteo was born and raised in Montreal to parents of Portuguese descent.[1] At the age of nine, he played youth soccer with SC Panellinios,[2] while also being part of the École Sportive de Montréal Canada program.[3] In 2013, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[4]

At the age of fourteen, Timoteo headed to Europe and featured in the Swedish Gothia Cup tournament.[5] From there, he moved to Portugal where he joined C.F. Esperança de Lagos, and later moved to Belenenses in June 2015.[2] He later spent time in the academy of Estoril.[6]

Club career

In 2018, he made one appearance for Belenenses in the Portuguese fifth tier.[7] During the 2019-20 season, he appeared for Estoril Praia B in the fifth tier.[7]

In 2020, Timoteo signed with Cypriot First Division side PO Xylotymbou, making twenty league appearances and one appearance in the Cypriot Cup that season.[8][9]

In 2021, he returned to Portugal with S.C. Lusitânia in the fifth tier Liga Meo Azores.[7]

In March 2022, Timoteo trialed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton.[10][11] With Edmonton experiencing significant financial difficulties, Timoteo was signed by fellow CPL club HFX Wanderers and immediately loaned to the Edmonton.[6] He scored his first professional goal on May 14 against Pacific FC.[12] In the final game of the season on October 8, he scored the winning goal from a direct free kick in a 3-1 victory over Valour FC.[13] In December 2022, HFX announced they had signed Timoteo to a new contract through 2024, with an option for 2025.[14]

International career

In 2012, he represented Canada at the 2012 Danone Nations Cup, an Under-12 tournament.[15]

In February 2016, Timoteo participated in an evaluation camp for the Canadian U-17 national team.[16]

Career statistics

As of October 14, 2023[17][18]
Club Season League Playoffs Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Belenenses 2018-19 AF Lisboa 2ª Divisão 10—00—90
Estoril Praia B 2019-20 AF Lisboa 2ª Divisão 199—1[lower-alpha 1]1—2010
PO Xylotymbou 2020-21[8] Cypriot Second Division 200—10—210
S.C. Lusitânia 2021-22 Liga Meo Azores 61—00—61
HFX Wanderers FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 00—00—00
2023 2401010—260
Total 240101000260
FC Edmonton (loan) 2022 Canadian Premier League 273—10—283
Career total 971210410010213
  1. ↑ Appearances in the AF Lisboa Taça

References

  1. ↑ Healey, Josh (May 17, 2023). "Timoteo, Callegari part of HFX Wanderers French connection". Wanderers Notebook.
  2. 1 2 ""Foi um sacrifício que tive de fazer, porque quero atingir os meus objetivos"" ["It was a sacrifice I had to make, because I want to achieve my goals"]. Correio da Manhã (in Portuguese). January 31, 2017. p. 14.
  3. ↑ "Wesley o mais conhecido dos jogadores lançados pela ESM Canada" [Wesley the best known of the players released by ESM Canada] (PDF). A Voz de Portugal (in Portuguese). April 17, 2019. p. 36.
  4. ↑ "Wesley Timoteo profile". Eikon Sports.
  5. ↑ Jacques, John (January 1, 2023). "Timoteo Ready To 'Repay The Faith' In Halifax". Northern Tribune.
  6. 1 2 "FC Edmonton acquires trio from HFX Wanderers FC". Canadian Premier League. March 29, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Wesley Timóteo". ZeroZero.
  8. 1 2 "Wesley Thomas Lanca Timoteo". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  9. ↑ Jacques, John (March 29, 2022). "Halifax Wanderers Loan Three Players To FC Edmonton". Northern Tribune.
  10. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (July 7, 2022). "From trialist to assist leader, Wesley Timoteo is turning heads with FC Edmonton". Canadian Premier League.
  11. ↑ Van Diest, Derek (July 8, 2022). "FC Edmonton staying competitive on uneven playing field". Edmonton Sun.
  12. ↑ Van Diest, Derek (May 15, 2022). "FC Edmonton put up another good fight, but fall short again". Edmonton Sun.
  13. ↑ Rhodes, Benedict (October 8, 2022). "Timoteo and Bitar free kicks propel FC Edmonton to 3-1 season-ending victory over Valour FC". Canadian Premier League.
  14. ↑ "Wanderers sign Rampersad, Fernandez and Timoteo to multi-year contract extensions". HFX Wanderers FC. December 7, 2022.
  15. ↑ Gauthier, Audrey (July 20, 2012). "Wesley Timoteo s'envole pour la Pologne" [Wesley Timoteo flies to Poland]. Journal Métro (in French).
  16. ↑ Wesley Timoteo at the Canadian Soccer Association
  17. ↑ Wesley Timoteo at Soccerway
  18. ↑ "Wesley Timóteo Statistics". Playmaker Stats.
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