Theo Bair

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

Theo Bair
Personal information
Full name Thelonius Bair
Date of birth (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Motherwell
Number 14
Youth career
Ottawa Royals
Capital United
0000–2015 West Ottawa SC
2015–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 37 (3)
2021 → HamKam (loan) 17 (4)
2022–2023 St Johnstone 34 (1)
2023– Motherwell 8 (1)
International career‡
2018 Canada U20 5 (1)
2018 Canada U21 4 (1)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2020– Canada 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 7, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021

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 was transferred 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] Bair scored his first goal for the club against Kilmarnock on October 5, 2022.[11] In May 2023, St Johnstone announced Bair would be made available for transfer.[12] On 4 July 2023, Bair and St Johnstone mutually agreed to terminate the contract.[13]

Motherwell

In August 2023, Motherwell announced the signing of Bair to a two-year contract.[14][15] He made his debut on August 5 against Dundee and scored a goal in an eventual 1–1 draw.[16]

International career

Youth

In 2018, Bair represented Canada at the U21 level at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[17] 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.[17] Bair was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020,[18] and was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[19]

Senior

In January 2020, Bair was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[20] He made his debut on January 7 in the first match against Barbados, and scored a goal in a 4–1 victory.[21]

Career statistics

Club
As of October 21, 2023[22]
Club Season League Domestic Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 MLS 17210——182
2020 161——1[lower-alpha 1]0171
2021 4000000040
Totals 373100010393
HamKam (loan) 2021 1. divisjon 174000000174
St Johnstone 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 7000000070
2022–23 261103000301
Totals 331103000371
Motherwell 2023–24 Scottish Premiership 8100100091
Career totals 9492040101019
  1. Knockout Round of the MLS is Back Tournament.

International
As of January 16, 2020
Canada national team
YearAppsGoals
202021
Total21
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.January 7, 2020Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States Barbados4–14–1Friendly

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. Nicolson, Eric (October 5, 2022). "4 St Johnstone talking points as Perth side brought back down to earth by Kilmarnock despite Theo Bair strike". The Courier.
  12. "Squad Update". May 30, 2023.
  13. "Theo Bair mutually agrees to terminate contract". perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk. St Johnstone F.C. July 4, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  14. "THEO BAIR MAKES SWITCH TO ML1". motherwellfc.co.uk. Motherwell F.C. August 1, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  15. Cassidy, Peter (August 1, 2023). "Motherwell confirm signing of Canada striker Theo Bair on two-year-deal". STV News. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  16. "MOTHERWELL KICKED OFF THE 23/24 CINCH PREMIERSHIP CAMPAIGN WITH A 1-1 DRAW AWAY TO DUNDEE". Motherwell. August 5, 2023.
  17. "Theo Bair". Canada Soccer. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  18. "Canada Soccer announces Provisional List for Concacaf Men's Olympic Qualifying". Canada Soccer. February 26, 2020. Retrieved February 26, 2020.
  19. "CANADA SOCCER ANNOUNCES SQUAD FOR CONCACAF MEN'S OLYMPIC QUALIFYING". March 10, 2021.
  20. Jacques, John (January 3, 2020). "Tristan Borges Called Up To Canada National Team Ahead Of Three Friendlies".
  21. "HIGHLIGHTS: CanMNT begins 2020 with a win in friendly vs. Barbados". January 7, 2019.
  22. "Theo Bair Profile". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
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