Wesley-Thomas Lança Timóteo (born April 9, 2000) is a Canadian professional
soccer
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player who plays as a
forward
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* Forward (surname)
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* Forward (association football)
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HFX Wanderers
HFX Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as HFX Wanderers, and spoken as Halifax Wanderers, is a Canadian professional soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League at the top of the Canadian soccer le ...
.
Early life
Timoteo was born and raised in Montreal to parents of Portuguese descent. At the age of nine, he played youth soccer with SC Panellinios, while also being part of the École Sportive de
Montréal Canada program. In 2013, he joined the Montreal Impact Academy.
At the age of fourteen, Timoteo headed to Europe and featured in the Swedish Gothia Cup tournament. From there, he moved to Portugal where he joined
C.F. Esperança de Lagos
Clube de Futebol Esperança de Lagos ''(abbreviated as CF Esperança de Lagos or CF Esperança Lagos)'' is a Portugal, Portuguese Association football, football club based in Lagos, Portugal, Lagos in the Algarve.
Background
CF Esperança de Lag ...
, and later moved to
Belenenses
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Reste ...
in June 2015. He later spent time in the academy of Estoril.
Club career
In 2018, he made one appearance for
Belenenses
Clube de Futebol Os Belenenses, commonly known as Os Belenenses (), is a Portuguese sports club best known for its football team. Founded in 1919, it is one of the oldest Portuguese sports clubs. It is based in the 25,000-seat Estádio do Reste ...
in the Portuguese fifth tier. During the 2019-20 season, he appeared for Estoril Praia B in the fifth tier.
In 2020, Timoteo signed with Cypriot First Division side PO Xylotymbou, making twenty league appearances and one appearance in the
Cypriot Cup
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that season.
In 2021, he returned to Portugal with
S.C. Lusitânia
The Sport Clube Lusitânia (commonly shortened to ''S.C. Lusitânia'') is a sports club located in Angra do Heroísmo on the island of Terceira, in the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores. Besides a football department, the club also has a bask ...
in the fifth tier
Liga Meo Azores
The Liga Meo Açores is a Portuguese non-professional league for association football clubs from Azores.
It belongs to the 5th tier of the Portuguese football league system with the Liga 3 creation,with promotion to the 4th Tier ( Campeonato de P ...
.
In March 2022, Timoteo trialed with Canadian Premier League club FC Edmonton. With Edmonton experiencing significant financial difficulties, Timoteo was signed by fellow CPL club
HFX Wanderers
HFX Wanderers Football Club, commonly known as HFX Wanderers, and spoken as Halifax Wanderers, is a Canadian professional soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League at the top of the Canadian soccer le ...
and immediately loaned to the Edmonton. He scored his first professional goal on May 14 against Pacific FC. 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. In December 2022, HFX announced they had signed Timoteo to a new contract through 2024, with an option for 2025.
International career
In 2012, he represented Canada at the 2012
Danone Nations Cup
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