Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo (born April 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers.
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]
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 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]
| 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 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| FC Edmonton (loan) | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 27 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 28 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 118 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 14 | ||
