Wesley Timoteo
Canadian soccer player (born 2000)
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Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo (born April 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
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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 | |||
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] 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
In 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
In 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
- 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