Thelonius Bair (born August 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thelonius Bair | ||
Date of birth | (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
Ottawa Royals | |||
Capital United | |||
0000–2015 | West Ottawa SC | ||
2015–2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 37 | (3) |
2021 | → HamKam (loan) | 17 | (4) |
2022– | St Johnstone | 19 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2018 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
2018 | Canada U21 | 4 | (1) |
2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
2020– | Canada | 2 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 6, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021 |
Bair started his youth career with Ottawa Royals, before joining Capital United FC and West Ottawa SC before his move to Vancouver.[1]
On July 24, 2018, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that it would be signing Bair to a multi-year MLS homegrown pre-contract beginning in 2019.[2] Bair made his Whitecaps FC and MLS debut on matchday 15 of the 2019 MLS season, coming off the bench in the 71st minute in a 2–1 home victory against FC Dallas.[3] On August 11 against the Portland Timbers, He scored his first professional goal.[4]
On August 6, 2021, Bair was loaned to Norwegian club HamKam for the remainder of the 2021 season.[5] In his first appearance on August 18, Bair scored a goal in a 2–0 victory over Jerv.[6] Bair would go on to make 17 appearances in the 1. divisjon, scoring 4 goals as HamKam were crowned champions and gained promotion to the 2022 Eliteserien.[7] In December 2021, upon his return to Vancouver, the Whitecaps announced they had exercised Bair's contract option, keeping him at the club through 2022.[8]
In January 2022, Bair was transferred to champions league winners Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee on a contract through the end of the 2023-24 season.[9] He made his debut on February 9 against St Mirren.[10] Bair scored his first goal for the club against Kilmarnock on October 5, 2022.[11]
In 2018, Bair represented Canada at the U21 level at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[12] He subsequently played for the Canadian U20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and, scoring a goal and two assists in five appearances.[12] Bair was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020,[13] and was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[14]
In January 2020, Bair was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[15] He made his debut on January 7 in the first match against Barbados, and scored a goal in a 4–1 victory.[16]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | January 7, 2020 | Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States | ![]() | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 2019 | MLS | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 2 | ||
2020 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
Totals | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | ||
HamKam (loan) | 2021 | 1. divisjon | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 4 |
St Johnstone | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
2022–23 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | ||
Totals | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
Career Totals | 72 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 77 | 8 |
Canada national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2020 | 2 | 1 |
Total | 2 | 1 |
St Johnstone F.C. – current squad | |
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