| Theo Bair | |
| Fullname: | Thelonius Bair |
| Birth Date: | 27 August 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Height: | 1.91 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Currentclub: | Auxerre |
| Clubnumber: | 9 |
| Youthclubs1: | Ottawa Royals |
| Youthclubs2: | Capital United |
| Youthyears3: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | West Ottawa SC |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs4: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Years1: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Vancouver Whitecaps FC |
| Caps1: | 37 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2021 |
| Clubs2: | → HamKam (loan) |
| Caps2: | 17 |
| Goals2: | 4 |
| Years3: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs3: | St Johnstone |
| Caps3: | 34 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs4: | Motherwell |
| Caps4: | 38 |
| Goals4: | 15 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Auxerre |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Canada U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Canada U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2021 |
| Nationalteam3: | Canada U23 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2020– |
| Nationalteam4: | Canada |
| Nationalcaps4: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | August 18, 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | July 13, 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.
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]
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]
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. 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]
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]
| Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 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 | ||
| Auxerre | 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 127 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 23 | |||
| Canada | 2020 | 2 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| 1. | January 7, 2020 | Championship Soccer Stadium, Irvine, United States | 4–1 | 4–1 | Friendly |