Personal information | |||
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Full name | Wesley Vincent Cain | ||
Date of birth | 21 February 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | BVB IA Waterloo | ||
Youth career | |||
Guelph SC | |||
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 | (8) |
2019–2020 | Tomasovia Tomaszów Lubelski | 13 | (8) |
2020–2021 | Hetman Zamość | 15 | (1) |
2022 | BVB IA Waterloo | 19 | (10) |
2023 | North Mississauga SC | 8 | (2) |
2023 | Guelph United F.C. | 10 | (0) |
2024– | BVB IA Waterloo | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011 | Canada U17 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of April 19, 2024 |
Wesley Cain (born February 21, 1994) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a forward for BVB IA Waterloo.
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]
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]
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]
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]
In 2022, he returned to the Kitchener--Waterloo area to play with BVB IA Waterloo in League1 Ontario.[31] In 2023, Cain joined North Mississauga SC, before later joining Guelph United F.C. midseason.[32]
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]
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