Wesley Cain

Wesley Cain (born February 21, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for Guelph United F.C.

Wesley Cain
Personal information
Full name Wesley Vincent Cain
Date of birth (1994-02-21) 21 February 1994
Place of birth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Guelph United F.C.
Youth career
Guelph Royals
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 UNOH Racers 18 (10)
2013–2015 Wright State Raiders 61 (4)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010 Portugal FC II
2011 Vancouver Whitecaps Residency
2014–2017 K–W United FC
2017 SC Waterloo Region
2017–2018 Hawke's Bay United 17 (2)
2018 Napier City Rovers 18 (1)
2019–2020 Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski 13 (8)
2020–2021 Hetman Zamość 15 (1)
2022 BVB Waterloo 19 (10)
2023 North Mississauga SC 8 (2)
2023 Guelph United F.C. 10 (0)
International career
2011 Canada U17 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 August 2023

Club career

Youth career

Cain played at the junior level with the local side Guelph Royals in the 2005 Ajax Canadian Cup tournament where he recorded a goal against Toronto Eagles in a consolation final.[1] In 2007, he participated in the U-13 Hamilton Festitalia tournament where the Royals successfully claimed the tournament and throughout the season he recorded 10 goals.[2] He was selected to represent Team Ontario at the National All-Star Championship tournament in 2008 where Ontario would win the silver medal.[3] Cain would also finish the tournament as the top goal scorer in the U-14 division.[3] In 2009, he played at the high school level with the Centennial's senior soccer team.[4]

Early career

In the summer of 2010, he played in the Canadian Soccer League's reserve division with Portugal FC's reserve team.[5] In his debut season in the inter-provincial circuit, he finished as the division's top goal scorer with 7 goals.[5] The following season he was signed to the Vancouver Whitecaps Residency team that competed in the American-based USL Premier Development League.[6]

In 2012, he began playing at the college level with the University of Northwestern Ohio's athletic team.[7][8] For the 2013 season, he was transferred to play with Wright State University's soccer program.[8] Throughout his stint with the Raiders, he was selected to the Horizon League's All-Tournament Team in 2015.[7]

During the university offseason, he returned to the summer-based PDL to play with K–W United FC.[9] Cain would re-sign with Kitchener for the 2015 season where he helped the team secure a playoff berth.[10] In the conference final he contributed a goal against the Michigan Bucks that helped advance the club to the next round.[10][11] Ultimately, the club reached the championship final where they successfully defeated New York Red Bulls U-23 for the title.[12] He returned for the 2016 season.[13]

His final season with the Kitchener-based team was in 2017.[14] In his fourth run with the club, he assisted in clinching a postseason berth.[15] After the conclusion of the PDL season, he returned to the CSL for the remainder of the 2017 season to play with SC Waterloo Region.[16][17] He would play in the opening round of the postseason against the Serbian White Eagles where they were defeated in extra time.[18][17]

Oceania

In the winter of 2017, he went abroad to play in the national New Zealand Football Championship with Hawke's Bay United.[19] In total, he played in 17 matches and scored 2 goals.[20] The following season, he played in the New Zealand second-tier Central League with Napier City Rovers.[21][22] In his debut season with the Rovers, he helped the club secure the league title.[23] He would appear in 18 matches and recorded 1 goal for Napier.[24] After the conclusion of the season he departed from the New Zealand circuit.[25]

Poland

After two seasons in New Zealand, he ventured to Eastern Europe in 2019 to play in the Polish IV liga with Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski.[24][26] Cain would record 8 goals throughout the season with Tomasovia.[27] In 2020, he played in the country's III liga with Hetman Zamość.[28][29] After two seasons in the Polish circuits, he departed after the conclusion of the 2020–21 season.[30]

Canada

In 2022, he returned to the Kitchener--Waterloo area to play in the BVB Waterloo.[31] Cain continued playing in the local Ontario circuit league in 2023 initially with North Mississauga SC and later was transferred to Guelph United F.C.[32]

International career

Cain was selected to represent the Canada men's national under-17 soccer team for the 2011 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.[33][34] He would record a goal in his debut match for the national team in the opening match against Barbados.[35][36] The national team would ultimately reach the tournament final where Canada was defeated by the United States in extra time.[37] In total, he represented Canada in 5 matches and scored 1 goal.[38]

References
  1. "Gateway Gators capture provincial title". The Guelph Mercury. 30 July 2005. pp. B3.
  2. "Short-staffed Ceramic Decor Royals grab League Cup title". The Guelph Mercury. 22 September 2007. pp. B2.
  3. "Soccer Stars Score at National Events". Guelph Tribune. 5 August 2008. p. 13.
  4. "High school sports roundup". Guelph Mercury. 14 October 2009. pp. B6.
  5. Bekavac, Ned (27 January 2011). "Rising star dons Canuck colours". Guelph Tribune.
  6. "Bowling star named nation's best". Guelph Tribune. 16 February 2011.
  7. "Wes Cain - Men's Soccer". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  8. "Sports Stuff: The Wright stuff for soccer player". Guelph Tribune. 11 October 2012.
  9. "Sports Stuff: Cayman coaching gig for Flores". Guelph Tribune. 22 May 2014.
  10. "K-W United defeat Michigan, advance to championship". Waterloo Region Record. 27 July 2015.
  11. "K-W United moves on to soccer semifinals". Waterloo Region Record. 27 July 2015. pp. D2.
  12. "Soccer players united in victory". Guelph Tribune. 6 August 2015.
  13. "Wesley Cain scores game winner for K-W United FC". CTV Kitchener. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  14. Brown, Josh (5 June 2017). "Flippin' great! Goals elate Cain". Waterloo Region Record.
  15. "K-W United edged by Bucks". Waterloo Region Record. 5 July 2017.
  16. "Wesley Cain - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  17. "2017 Second Division Stats". canadiansoccerleague.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-11-17. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
  18. "ОРЛОВИ КРОЗ ДРАМУ ДО ПОЛУФИНАЛА" [EAGLES THROUGH DRAMA TO SEMI-FINALS]. serbianwhiteeagles.ca. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  19. Hurndell, Shane (20 October 2017). "Soccer: Midfielder confident as campaign opener looms". NZ Herald. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  20. "Canada - W. Cain - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ca.soccerway.com. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  21. "No complacency with Wanderers: Wesley Cain". NZ Herald. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  22. "Flexi Wesley Cain toast of Rovers' victory". NZ Herald. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  23. "Bay United say 75 per cent of squad have HB ties". NZ Herald. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  24. "Wesley Cain, czyli z Nowej Zelandii do Tomasovii Tomaszów Lubelski" [Wesley Cain, or from New Zealand to Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski]. Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). 3 October 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  25. "Blues grill Hawke's Bay United selection policy". NZ Herald. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  26. "Wesley Vincent Cain piłkarzem Tomasovii" [Wesley Vincent Cain for Tomasovia]. tomasovia.tomaszow.info (in Polish). 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  27. "Hetman Zamość przed sezonem, czyli sześć goli w sparingu i trzy transfery" [Hetman Zamość before the season, i.e. six goals in sparring and three transfers]. Dziennik Wschodni (in Polish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  28. "III liga. Przyjechała "latarnia" i…(+zdjęcia) - SportowePodhale.pl" [third league. The lighthouse has arrived...]. www.sportowepodhale.pl. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  29. "Hetman Zamość kompletuje skład" [Hetman Zamość completes the squad]. radio.lublin.pl (in Polish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  30. "Rusza 3 liga gr. IV. Oto podsumowanie transferów!" [3 league gr. IV. Here is the summary of the transfers!]. podkarpacielive.pl (in Polish). 26 February 2021. Retrieved 26 August 2023.
  31. "BVB IA Waterloo - 2022 REGULAR SEASON - Roster - # - Wesley Cain -". www.league1ontario.com. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  32. "Guelph United signs forward Wesley Cain". Guelph United F.C. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
  33. Davidson, Neil (15 February 2011). "Young Canadians look to end soccer drought and qualify for U-17 World Cup: Young Canadians look to end soccer drought". The Canadian Press.
  34. Bekavac, Ned (16 February 2011). "Bowling star named nation's best". Guelph Tribune.
  35. "Canada scores early and often in under-17 CONCACAF romp over Barbados: Canada wins in U17 soccer romp over Barbados". Canadian Press. 17 February 2011.
  36. "New coaching staff revealed for Regals". Guelph Tribune. 24 February 2011.
  37. Grange, Michael (1 March 2011). "Canadian Soccer -- looking up?". The Globe and Mail.
  38. "Profile - Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
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