Theo Bair

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Theo Bair
Personal information
Full name Thelonius Bair
Date of birth (1999-08-27) August 27, 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Auxerre
Number 9
Youth career
Ottawa Royals
Capital United
–2015 West Ottawa SC
2015–2018 Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 37 (3)
2021 → HamKam (loan) 17 (4)
2022–2023 St Johnstone 34 (1)
2023–2024 Motherwell 38 (15)
2024– Auxerre 17 (1)
International career‡
2018 Canada U20 5 (1)
2018 Canada U21 4 (1)
2021 Canada U23 4 (0)
2020– Canada 5 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of January 24, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 19, 2024

Thelonius "Theo" Bair (born August 27, 1999) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club AJ Auxerre and the Canada national team.

Contents

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]

Auxerre

On July 16, 2024, newly-promoted side Auxerre announced the signing of Bair to a four-year deal. [17] He made his debut for the club on August 18, starting Auxerre's first match of the season against Nice. [18]

International career

Youth

Born in Canada, Bair is of Jamaican descent. [19] In 2018, he represented Canada at the U21 level at the 2018 Toulon Tournament. [20] 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. [20] Bair was named to the Canadian U-23 provisional roster for the 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship on February 26, 2020, [21] and was named to the final squad ahead of the rescheduled tournament on March 10, 2021. [22]

Senior

In January 2020, Bair was called up to the Canada senior team ahead of friendlies against Barbados and Iceland. [23] He made his debut on January 7 in the first match against Barbados, and scored a goal in a 4–1 victory. [24]

In February 2024, Bair was named to the Canada national team provisional roster for the 2024 Copa América qualifying play-offs against Trinidad and Tobago. [25] In June 2024, Bair was named to Canada's squad contesting the 2024 Copa América. [26]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played January 24, 2025 [27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] League cup [b] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2019 MLS 17210——182
2020 16 [c] 1——1 [d] 0171
2021 4000——40
Total37310—10393
HamKam (loan) 2021 Norwegian First Division 17400——174
St Johnstone 2021–22 Scottish Premiership 700000—70
2022–23 2711030—311
Total3411030—381
Motherwell 2023–24 Scottish Premiership38152010—4115
Auxerre 2024–25 Ligue 1 17110——181
Career total1432450401015324
  1. ↑ Includes Canadian Championship, Scottish Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Scottish League Cup
  3. ↑ Includes three appearance in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  4. ↑ Appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage

International

As of match played November 19, 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 202021
202100
202200
202300
202430
Total51
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Theo Bair
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.January 7, 2020 Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United StatesFlag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 4–14–1 Friendly

Honours

Individual

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  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.
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  28. ↑ @PFAScotland (April 20, 2024). "PFA Scotland on X: "🏆 PFA Scotland Premiership Team of the Year. As voted by the players, here's your selection for 23/24: Jack Butland James Tavernier Cameron Carter-Vickers Liam Scales Owen Beck Matt O'Riley John Lundstram Callum McGregor Bojan Miovski Lawrence Shankland Theo Bair" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Twitter.
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