Kévin Théophile-Catherine

Kévin Théophile-Catherine (born 28 October 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SuperSport HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.

Kévin Théophile-Catherine
Théophile-Catherine playing for Rennes in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-28) 28 October 1989
Place of birth Saint-Brieuc, France
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
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 91 (3)
International career‡
2008–2009 France U20 4 (0)
2010 France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:10, 1 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 September 2010

Career

Stade Rennais

Théophile-Catherine was born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany to a Martiniquais father, and a Réunionnais mother of Malbars descent.[2]

Théophile-Catherine spent more than six seasons with Rennes, playing a 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).[3] He made his debut two weeks later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Hull City.[4]

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.[5]

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).[6]

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.[7]

Dinamo Zagreb

In June 2018, Théophile-Catherine moved to Dinamo Zagreb on a three-year deal.[8] He debuted in the Croatian First Football League on 17 August and scored in a 2–1 home win over Osijek.[9]

In June 2020, he signed a new three-year deal.[10]

He left the club at the end of the 2022-23 season, as his contract was not renewed. However, after being a free agent for three months, and due to bad performances of the club's defenders, he rejoined Dinamo in October.[11]

Career statistics
As of 1 May 2022[12][13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[lower-alpha 1]League Cup[lower-alpha 2]EuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes2008–09Ligue 1200000—20
2009–10200010—30
2010–112623010—302
2011–1236040006[lower-alpha 3]0460
2012–132911030—331
2013–14300000—30
Total9838050601173
Cardiff City2013–14Premier League2802000—300
2014–15Championship000010—10
Total2802010—310
Saint-Étienne (loan)2014–15Ligue 131040205[lower-alpha 3]0420
Saint-Étienne2015–1622130006[lower-alpha 3]0311
2016–17310100010[lower-alpha 3]0420
2017–182501010—270
Total109190302101421
Dinamo Zagreb2018–19 HNL 14130—15[lower-alpha 4]0321
2019–20 21110—5[lower-alpha 5]0271
2020–21 28140—12[lower-alpha 6]0441
2021–22 22010—16[lower-alpha 7]0390
2022–23 7040—2[lower-alpha 8]0130
Total923130—5001553
Career total3277320907704457
  1. Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup and Croatian Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue and EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. Six appearances in the UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  5. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  6. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  7. Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Rennes

Dinamo Zagreb

References
  1. "Kévin Théophile-Catherine". GNK Dinamo Zagreb. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. "Pasquet il le vaut bien" [Pasquet he is worth it] (in French). Clicanoo. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. "Kevin Theophile-Catherine joins Cardiff City, confirms Mackay". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  4. "Hull City 1-1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  5. "Théophile-Catherine makes Saint-Étienne switch". Cardiff City. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  6. "Theophile-Catherine leaves Cardiff City to join Saint Etienne". BBC Sport. 15 June 2015.
  7. "Gazélec FC Ajaccio 0-2 AS Saint-Etienne" (in French). Gazélec Ajaccio. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  8. "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.
  9. "Dinamo novi lider prvenstva" [Dinamo new league leaders] (in Croatian). Dinamo Zagreb. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  10. "Kevin Théophile-Catherine potpisao novi ugovor". Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. https://sportklub.n1info.hr/nogomet/kevin-theophile-catherine-se-vratio-u-dinamo/
  12. "Kévin THéOPHILE-CATHERINE - Football : la fiche de Kévin THéOPHILE-CATHERINE (Dinamo Zagreb)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  13. "Kévin Théophile-Catherine » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  14. "DINAMO - ISTRA 1961 6:3". HNS-CFF (in Croatian). 19 May 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
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