 Timoteo in 2024 with HFX Wanderers FC | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo | ||
| Date of birth | April 9, 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2025 | HFX Wanderers | 72 | (1) |
| 2022 | → FC Edmonton (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2026– | Atlético Ottawa | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of April 7, 2026 | |||
Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo (born April 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
Early life
editTimoteo 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] Prior to joining Belenenses, he had trials with the Sporting and Benfica academies, the latter of whom referred him to Belenenses.[6] He later spent time in the academy of Estoril.[7]
Club career
editIn 2018, Timoteo made one appearance for Belenenses in the Portuguese fifth tier.[citation needed] 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.[8][9]
In 2021, he returned to Portugal with S.C. Lusitânia in the fifth tier Liga Meo Azores.[citation needed]
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.[7] 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 March 2026, he signed with Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League for the 2026 season, with an option for 2027.[15]
International career
editIn 2012, he represented Canada at the 2012 Danone Nations Cup, an Under-12 tournament.[16]
In February 2016, Timoteo participated in an evaluation camp for the Canadian U-17 national team.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of October 27, 2025[18][citation needed]
| 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[a] | 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 | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2024 | 21 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2025 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 72 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 1 | ||
| FC Edmonton (loan) | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 15 | ||
- ^ Appearances in the AF Lisboa Taça
References
edit- ^ Healey, Josh (May 17, 2023). "Timoteo, Callegari part of HFX Wanderers French connection". HFX Football Post.
- ^ a b ""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. Archived from the original on July 10, 2022. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b Parisis, Quentin (July 17, 2025). "Les 1000 vies de Wesley Timotéo" [The 1000 Lives of Wesley Timotéo]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ a b "FC Edmonton acquires trio from HFX Wanderers FC". Canadian Premier League. March 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ "Wanderers sign Rampersad, Fernandez and Timoteo to multi-year contract extensions". HFX Wanderers FC. December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on December 12, 2022. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
- ^ Stockting, Thomas (March 25, 2026). "Atlético Ottawa signs Canadian full-back Wesley Timoteo". Atlético Ottawa.
- ^ Gauthier, Audrey (July 20, 2012). "Wesley Timoteo s'envole pour la Pologne" [Wesley Timoteo flies to Poland]. Journal Métro (in French).
- ^ Wesley Timoteo at Canada Soccer
- ^ Wesley Timoteo at Soccerway
External links
edit- Wesley Timoteo at Soccerway
- Wesley Timoteo club profile at the Portuguese Football Federation (in Portuguese)
