Theo Bair

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Theo Bair
Personal information
Full name Thelonius Bair
Date of birth (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 St Johnstone
Number 17
Youth career
Ottawa Royals
Capital United
0000–2015 West Ottawa SC
2015–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 37 (3)
2021 → HamKam (loan) 17 (4)
2022– St Johnstone 4 (0)
National team‡
2018 Canada U20 5 (1)
2018 Canada U21 4 (1)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2020– Canada 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 3, 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 28, 2021

Thelonius Bair (born August 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone.

Club career[]

Youth[]

Bair started his youth career with Ottawa Royals, before joining Capital United FC and West Ottawa SC before his move to Vancouver.[1]

Vancouver Whitecaps FC[]

On July 24, 2018, Vancouver Whitecaps FC announced that it would be signing Bair to a multi-year MLS homegrown pre-contract beginning in 2019.[2] Bair made his Whitecaps FC and MLS debut on matchday 15 of the 2019 MLS season, coming off the bench in the 71st minute in a 2–1 home victory against FC Dallas.[3] On August 11 against the Portland Timbers, He scored his first professional goal.[4]

On August 6, 2021, Bair was loaned to Norwegian club HamKam for the remainder of the 2021 season.[5] In his first appearance on August 18, Bair scored a goal in a 2–0 victory over Jerv.[6] Bair would go on to make 17 appearances in the 1. divisjon, scoring 4 goals as HamKam were crowned champions and gained promotion to the 2022 Eliteserien.[7] In December 2021, upon his return to Vancouver, the Whitecaps announced they had exercised Bair's contract option, keeping him at the club through 2022.[8]

St Johnstone[]

In January 2022, Bair would transfer to Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone for an undisclosed fee on a contract through the end of the 2023-24 season.[9] He made his debut on February 9 against St Mirren.[10]

International career[]

Youth[]

In 2018, Bair represented Canada at the U21 level at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[11] He subsequently played for the Canadian U20 team at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and, scoring a goal and two assists in five appearances.[11] Bair was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020,[12] and was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[13]

Senior[]

In January 2020, Bair was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[14] He made his debut on January 7 in the first match against Barbados, and scored a goal in a 4–1 victory.[15]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. January 7, 2020 Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States  Barbados 4–1 4–1 Friendly

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of March 3, 2022[16]
Club Season League Cup Playoffs Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 MLS 17 2 1 0 — — 18 2
2020 16 1 — — 1[a] 0 17 1
2021 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
HamKam (loan) 2021 1. divisjon 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 4
St Johnstone 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Career Totals 57 7 1 0 0 0 1 0 59 7
  1. ^ Knockout Round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

International[]

As of January 16, 2020
Canada national team
Year Apps Goals
2020 2 1
Total 2 1

References[]

  1. ^ "Theo Bair Whitecaps FC profile". whitecapsfc.com. Whitecaps FC. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "Whitecaps FC sign residency forward Bair". whitecapsfc.com. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
  3. ^ "Whitecaps academy product Theo Bair moved by MLS debut". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  4. ^ Rowan, Samuel (August 11, 2019). "Bair's Wonder Goal Not Enough to Lift Caps Over Timbers". Eighty Six Forever.
  5. ^ "Whitecaps FC loan striker Theo Bair to Norwegian club HamKam". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. August 6, 2021. Retrieved August 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Bair-show i første forsøk – HamKam imponerte mot Jerv". HA. August 18, 2021.
  7. ^ "HamKam vant og sikret opprykket til Eliteserien". Eurosport (in Norwegian). November 6, 2021. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  8. ^ "Whitecaps FC announce end of season roster decisions". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. December 2, 2021.
  9. ^ "Theo Bair signs for Saints". St Johnstone. January 31, 2022.
  10. ^ Gallagher, Matthew (February 9, 2022). "St Mirren 2 St Johnstone 1: Perth Saints slip back to bottom of the Premiership".
  11. ^ a b "Theo Bair". Canada Soccer. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  12. ^ "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  13. ^ "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  14. ^ Jacques, John (January 3, 2020). "Tristan Borges Called Up To Canada National Team Ahead Of Three Friendlies".
  15. ^ "HIGHLIGHTS: CanMNT begins 2020 with a win in friendly vs. Barbados". January 7, 2019.
  16. ^ "Theo Bair Profile". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

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