Wesley Timoteo

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In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Lança and the second or paternal family name is Timóteo.
Wesley Timoteo
Player smiling as he approaches a fan to shake his hand
Timoteo in 2024 with HFX Wanderers FC
Personal information
Full name Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo
Date of birth (2000-04-09) April 9, 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 27, 2025

Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo (born April 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward.

Early life

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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] 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

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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]

International career

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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]

Career statistics

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As of October 27, 2025[17][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
  1. ^ Appearances in the AF Lisboa Taça

References

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