Wesley_Timoteo
Wesley Timoteo
Canadian professional soccer player
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.
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Wesley Timóteo in 2022 with FC Edmonton | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000 (age 24) | ||
| 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 | |||
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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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Belenenses | 2018-19 | AF Lisboa 2ª Divisão | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Estoril Praia B | 2019-20 | AF Lisboa 2ª Divisão | 19 | 9 | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | — | 20 | 10 | ||
| PO Xylotymbou | 2020-21[8] | Cypriot Second Division | 20 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| S.C. Lusitânia | 2021-22 | Liga Meo Azores | 6 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | ||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| FC Edmonton (loan) | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 97 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 13 | ||
- Healey, Josh (May 17, 2023). "Timoteo, Callegari part of HFX Wanderers French connection". Wanderers Notebook.
- ""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.
- "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.
- "Wesley Timoteo profile". Eikon Sports.
- Jacques, John (January 1, 2023). "Timoteo Ready To 'Repay The Faith' In Halifax". Northern Tribune.
- "FC Edmonton acquires trio from HFX Wanderers FC". Canadian Premier League. March 29, 2022.
- "Wesley Timóteo". ZeroZero.
- "Wesley Thomas Lanca Timoteo". Cyprus Football Association. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
- Jacques, John (March 29, 2022). "Halifax Wanderers Loan Three Players To FC Edmonton". Northern Tribune.
- Tierney, Mitchell (July 7, 2022). "From trialist to assist leader, Wesley Timoteo is turning heads with FC Edmonton". Canadian Premier League.
- Van Diest, Derek (July 8, 2022). "FC Edmonton staying competitive on uneven playing field". Edmonton Sun.
- Van Diest, Derek (May 15, 2022). "FC Edmonton put up another good fight, but fall short again". Edmonton Sun.
- 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.
- Gauthier, Audrey (July 20, 2012). "Wesley Timoteo s'envole pour la Pologne" [Wesley Timoteo flies to Poland]. Journal Métro (in French).
- Wesley Timoteo at Soccerway
- "Wesley Timóteo Statistics". Playmaker Stats.
- Wesley Timoteo at Soccerway
- Wesley Timoteo club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)