Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo (born April 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton, on loan from HFX Wanderers.
![]() Wesley Timóteo in 2022 with FC Edmonton | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo | ||
Date of birth | (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Montreal, Canada | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
FC Edmonton (on loan from HFX Wanderers) | ||
Number | 22 | ||
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 | S.C. Lusitânia | 6 | (1) |
2022– | HFX Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → FC Edmonton (loan) | 27 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 8, 2022 |
Timoteo was born and raised in Montreal.[1] At the age of nine, he played youth soccer with SC Panellinios,[2] 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 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.[5]
In 2018, he made one appearance for Belenenses in the Portuguese fifth tier.[6] During the 2019-20 season, he appeared for Estoril Praia B in the fifth tier.[6]
In 2020, Timoteo signed with Cypriot First Division side PO Xylotymbou, making twenty league appearances and one appearance in the Cypriot Cup that season.[7][8]
In 2021, he returned to Portugal with S.C. Lusitânia in the fifth tier Liga Meo Azores.[6]
In March 2022, Timoteo trialed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton.[9][10] With Edmonton experiencing significant financial difficulties, Timoteo was signed by fellow CPL club HFX Wanderers FC and immediately loaned to FC Edmonton.[5] He scored his first professional goal on May 14 against Pacific FC.[11]
In 2012, he represented Canada at the 2012 Danone Nations Cup, an Under-12 tournament.[12]
In February 2016, Timoteo participated in an evaluation camp for the Canadian U-17 national team.[1]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Belenenses | 2018-19 | AF Lisboa 1ª 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[7] | 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 | — | 0 | 0 | |
FC Edmonton (loan) | 2022 | 27 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | |||
Career total | 73 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 13 |
FC Edmonton – current squad | |
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