| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thelonius Bair | ||
| Date of birth | (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 24) | ||
| 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 | 38 | (15) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U20 | 5 | (1) |
| 2018 | Canada U21 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Canada U23 | 4 | (0) |
| 2020– | Canada | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of May 18, 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of March 28, 2021 | |||
Thelonius "Theo" Bair (born August 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.
Bair started his youth career with Ottawa Royals, before joining Capital United FC and West Ottawa SC before his move to Vancouver.[1]
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]
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]
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]
Born in Canada, Bair is of Jamaican descent.[17] In 2018, he represented Canada at the U21 level at the 2018 Toulon Tournament.[18] 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.[18] Bair was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020,[19] and was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021.[20]
In January 2020, Bair was called up to the Canadian senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland.[21] He made his debut on January 7 in the first match against Barbados, and scored a goal in a 4–1 victory.[22]
In February 2024, Bair was named to the Canada national soccer team provisional roster for the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs against Trinidad and Tobago.[23] In June 2024, Bair was named to Canada's squad contesting the 2024 Copa América.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | 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[c] | 1 | — | — | 1[d] | 0 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2021 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 37 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |||
| HamKam (loan) | 2021 | Norwegian First Division | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 4 | ||
| St Johnstone | 2021–22 | Scottish Premiership | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 38 | 1 | |||
| Motherwell | 2023–24 | Scottish Premiership | 38 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 41 | 15 | |
| Career total | 126 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 23 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2020 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | January 7, 2020 | Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States |  Barbados |
4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |
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