Kévin Théophile-Catherine

Kévin Théophile-Catherine (born 28 October 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a defender for Croatian First Football League team 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)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 28
Youth career
2005–2009 Rennes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Rennes 98 (2)
2013–2015 Cardiff City 28 (0)
2014–2015 → Saint-Étienne (loan) 31 (0)
2015–2018 Saint-Étienne 78 (1)
2018– Dinamo Zagreb 48 (3)
National team
2008–2009 France U20 4 (0)
2010 France U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2021

Career

Stade Rennais

Théophile-Catherine was born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany to a Martiniquais father, and a Réunionais mother of Malbars descent.[1]

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).[2] He made his debut two weeks later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Hull City.[3]

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.[4]

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).[5]

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.[6]

On 24 September 2017, against his former club Rennes, Théophile-Catherine injured Ismaïla Sarr, and faced a hearing by the Ligue de Football Professionnel for his foul. As he received a yellow card for it in the match, the LFP therefore had no power to issue a suspension.[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] On 4 October, he was sent off at the end of a 2–0 win at Anderlecht in the UEFA Europa League group stage.[10]

In June 2020, he signed a new three-year deal.[11]

Career statistics
As of 27 August 2020[12][13]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rennes2008–09Ligue 1200000—20
2009–10200010—30
2010–112623020—312
2011–12360402060460
2012–132903010—330
2013–14300000—30
Total98210060601202
Cardiff City2013–14Premier League2802000—300
2014–15Championship000010—10
Total2802010—310
Saint-Étienne2014–15 (loan)Ligue 1310402050420
2015–16221300060311
2016–173101000100420
2017–18250101000270
Total109190302101421
GNK Dinamo Zagreb2018-19Croatian First Football League1413000150321
2019–20Croatian First Football League211000050261
2020–21Croatian First Football League2000001030
Total3723000210612
Career total27252401004803545

Honours
Rennes
Dinamo Zagreb

References
  1. "Pasquet il le vaut bien" [Pasquet he is worth it] (in French). Clicanoo. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  2. "Kevin Theophile-Catherine joins Cardiff City, confirms Mackay". BBC Sport. 31 August 2013. Retrieved 31 August 2013.
  3. "Hull City 1-1 Cardiff City". BBC Sport. 14 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
  4. "Théophile-Catherine makes Saint-Étienne switch". Cardiff City. 19 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  5. "Theophile-Catherine leaves Cardiff City to join Saint Etienne". BBC Sport. 15 June 2015.
  6. "Gazélec FC Ajaccio 0-2 AS Saint-Etienne" (in French). Gazélec Ajaccio. 2 April 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  7. "L1 - Saint-Etienne : Aucune sanction pour Kevin Théophile-Catherine" [L1 - Saint-Étienne: No sanction for Kevin Théophile Catherine] (in French). Football 365. 20 October 2017. 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. "Crisis is compleet bij Anderlecht: ook Zagreb is een maat te groot voor zwalpende Brusselaars" [Crisis is complete by Anderlecht: Zagreb is too big for the Brussels team to defeat]. Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 4 October 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  11. "Kevin Théophile-Catherine potpisao novi ugovor". Dinamo Zagreb (in Croatian). 6 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  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.
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