Kévin Théophile-Catherine

Kévin Théophile-Catherine
Théophile-Catherine playing for Rennes in 2010
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-10-28) 28 October 1989 (age 35)
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 125 (4)
International career‡
2008–2009 France U20 4 (0)
2010 France U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:00, 22 December 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.[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 2023.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 December 2024[12][13]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Total
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[c] 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[c] 0 42 0
Saint-Étienne 2015–16 Ligue 1 22 1 3 0 0 0 6[c] 0 31 1
2016–17 31 0 1 0 0 0 10[c] 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[d] 0 32 1
2019–20 21 1 1 0 — 5[e] 0 27 1
2020–21 28 1 4 0 — 12[f] 0 44 1
2021–22 22 0 1 0 — 16[g] 0 39 0
2022–23 7 0 4 0 — 2[e] 0 13 0
2023–24 21 0 3 0 — 4[e] 0 28 0
2024–25 13 1 0 0 — 8[e] 0 21 1
Total 125 4 16 0 — 59 0 200 4
Career total 361 8 35 0 9 0 86 0 494 8
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Croatian Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
  3. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
  5. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  6. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. ^ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa 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. ^ "Kevin Theophile-Catherine se vratio u Dinamo!". 12 October 2023.
  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. 15 June 2015. 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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