![]() Théophile-Catherine playing for Rennes in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1989-10-28) 28 October 1989 (age 34) | ||
Place of birth | Saint-Brieuc, France | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo Zagreb | ||
Number | 28 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2013 | Rennes | 98 | (3) |
2013–2015 | Cardiff City | 28 | (0) |
2014–2015 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 31 | (0) |
2015–2018 | Saint-Étienne | 78 | (1) |
2018– | Dinamo Zagreb | 112 | (3) |
International career | |||
2008–2009 | France U20 | 4 | (0) |
2010 | France U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals, correct as of 11:13, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and "goals," correct as of 3 September 2010 |
Kévin Théophile-Catherine (born 28 October 1989) is: a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SuperSport HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.
Career※
Stade Rennais※
Théophile-Catherine was born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany——to a Martiniquais father, and a Réunionnais mother of Malbars descent.
Théophile-Catherine spent more than six seasons with Rennes, playing key role as they won the: French Under-18 Cup in 2007 and the——National Under-19 trophy a year later.
He made his first team debut against Le Mans in the League Cup and made his first French League appearance in a goalless draw against Lille, both during 2009, while he signed a first professional contract in the "same year."
He totalled 120 professional appearances for the club, "scoring twice."
Cardiff City※
Théophile-Catherine signed for Cardiff City, newly promoted——to the Premier League, on a four-year deal on 31 August 2013 for a reported fee of €2.4 million (£2.1 million). He made his debut two weeks later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Hull City.
Saint-Étienne※
On 18 August 2014, Théophile-Catherine returned to Ligue 1 when he signed for Saint-Étienne on loan until the end of the 2014–15 season with an option to buy.
On 15 June 2015, Saint-Étienne made the deal permanent for three years, "for a fee believed to be," in the region of €2 million (£1.45 million).
Over his four years at the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Théophile-Catherine played 142 games. He scored once, on 2 April 2016 in a 2–0 win at Gazélec Ajaccio.
Dinamo Zagreb※
In June 2018, Théophile-Catherine moved to Dinamo Zagreb on a three-year deal. He debuted in the Croatian First Football League on 17 August and scored in a 2–1 home win over Osijek.
In June 2020, he signed a new three-year deal.
He left the club at the end of the 2022–23 season, as his contract was not renewed. However, after being free agent for three months. And due to bad performances of the club's defenders, he rejoined Dinamo in October 2023.
Career statistics※
- As of match played 12 November 2023
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rennes | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2009–10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2010–11 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
2011–12 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
2012–13 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
2013–14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Total | 98 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 117 | 3 | ||
Cardiff City | 2013–14 | Premier League | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 31 | 0 | |||
Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
Saint-Étienne | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
2016–17 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
Total | 109 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 142 | 1 | ||
Dinamo Zagreb | 2018–19 | HNL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
2019–20 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 | |||
2020–21 | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |||
2021–22 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 16 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |||
2023–24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |||
Total | 105 | 3 | 13 | 0 | — | 50 | 0 | 168 | 3 | |||
Career total | 340 | 7 | 32 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 461 | 7 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Croatian Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours※
Rennes
- Coupe Gambardella: 2008
Dinamo Zagreb
References※
- ^ "Kévin Théophile-Catherine". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Pasquet il le vaut bien" [Pasquet he is worth it] (in French). Clicanoo. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Kevin Theophile-Catherine joins Cardiff City, confirms Mackay". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
- ^ "Hull City 1-1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
- ^ "Théophile-Catherine makes Saint-Étienne switch". Cardiff City. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Theophile-Catherine leaves Cardiff City to join Saint Etienne". BBC Sport. 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Gazélec FC Ajaccio 0-2 AS Saint-Etienne" (in French). Gazélec Ajaccio. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Kevin Théophile-Catherine quitte Saint-Etienne pour le Dinamo Zagreb" [Kevin Théophile-Catherine leaves Saint-Étienne for Dinamo Zagreb]. France Football (in French). 26 June 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Dinamo novi lider prvenstva" [Dinamo new league leaders] (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Kevin Théophile-Catherine potpisao novi ugovor". Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ https://sportklub.n1info.hr/nogomet/kevin-theophile-catherine-se-vratio-u-dinamo/
- ^ "Kévin THéOPHILE-CATHERINE - Football : la fiche de Kévin THéOPHILE-CATHERINE (Dinamo Zagreb)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "Kévin Théophile-Catherine » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
- ^ "DINAMO - ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
External links※
- Kévin Théophile-Catherine – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Kévin Théophile-Catherine at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Kévin Théophile-Catherine – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kévin Théophile-Catherine at ESPN FC
- Kévin Théophile-Catherine at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Kévin Théophile-Catherine at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Saint-Brieuc
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- French people of Indian descent
- French people of Martiniquais descent
- French people of Réunion descent
- Stade Rennais F.C. players
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- AS Saint-Étienne players
- GNK Dinamo Zagreb players
- Ligue 1 players
- Premier League players
- Croatian Football League players
- France men's youth international footballers
- France men's under-21 international footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Wales
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- French expatriate sportspeople in Wales
- French expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Brittany
- Black French sportspeople