| Théo Collomb | |
| Birth Date: | 11 July 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Clermont-Ferrand, France |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Forward |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Cournon-d'Auvergne |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Clermont |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020–2021 |
| College1: | UNC Greensboro Spartans |
| Collegecaps1: | 31 |
| Collegegoals1: | 23 |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Clermont II |
| Caps1: | 30 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Whitecaps FC 2 |
| Caps2: | 9 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | HFX Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | France Universiade |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 September 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 8 February 2023 |
Théo Collomb (born 11 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Collomb began his youth career with Cournon-d'Auvergne.[1] In 2015, he joined the youth system of Clermont.[2]
After speaking to a teammate on the French Universiade team who was playing in the American college system, Collomb sent highlight tapes to American universities to try to secure a scholarship.[3] In 2020, he began attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4] On 17 February 2021, he scored his first career collegiate goal and registered his first assist during a 4-1 victory over the Belmont Abbey Crusaders.[5] In his freshman season in the 2021 spring season (which was delayed from the regular 2020 fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic), he won the Southern Conference Tournament with the team.[6] He was named to the South All-Region Third Team, was the SoCon co-Freshman of the Year, and was an All SoCon First Team selection and SoCon All-Freshman Team selection.[7] [8]
On 25 September 2021, he scored his first hat trick and also added two assists in a 7-1 victory over the VMI Keydets,[9] which earned him all three major National Player of the Week Awards in the country.[10] At the end of his sophomore season, he was named the SoCon Player of the Year.[11] He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team,[12] [13] as well as the College Soccer News All-America Second Team and the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Third Team.[14] After the season, he was invited to participate in the Major League Soccer College Showcase.[15]
In 2018, he began playing for Clermont II in the Championnat National 3. On 2 September 2018, he scored a hat trick in a 6-1 victory over Ytrac. He played three seasons with the Clermont second team, making 30 appearances, including 15 starts, scoring nine goals.[16]
In January 2022, Collomb was selected 72nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[17] [18] In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with the Whitecaps second team, Whitecaps FC 2, in MLS Next Pro.[19] On 17 June 2022, he scored a brace against North Texas SC in a 3-1 victory.[20] However, his playing time that season was limited due to an injury and squad rotation.[21]
In February 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC on a one-year contract, with a club option for 2024.[22] [23] In December 2023, the Wanderers declined his option for 2024.[24]
In 2019, he played for France at the 2019 FISU Universiade Games. In an exhibition match prior to the tournament, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Ireland Universiade side.[25]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Clermont II | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 5 | — | — | 14 | 5 | |||||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 4 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 9 | |||
| Whitecaps FC 2 | 2022 | MLS Next Pro | 9 | 2 | — | — | 9 | 2 | |||
| HFX Wanderers FC | 2023 | Canadian Premier League | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | |
| Career total | 52 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 15 | |||