| Kévin Théophile-Catherine | |
| Birth Date: | 28 October 1989 |
| Birth Place: | Saint-Brieuc, France |
| Height: | 1.83 m[1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Currentclub: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Clubnumber: | 28 |
| Youthyears1: | 2005–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | Rennes |
| Years1: | 2009–2013 |
| Clubs1: | Rennes |
| Caps1: | 98 |
| Goals1: | 3 |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Cardiff City |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs3: | → Saint-Étienne (loan) |
| Caps3: | 31 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs4: | Saint-Étienne |
| Caps4: | 78 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2018– |
| Clubs5: | Dinamo Zagreb |
| Caps5: | 118 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2010 |
| Nationalteam1: | France U20 |
| Nationalteam2: | France U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 19:13, 23 October 2024 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate: | 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.
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.
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]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | 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 | 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 | |||
Rennes
Dinamo Zagreb