Théo Collomb (born 11 July 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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Early life

Collomb began his youth career with

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. In 2015, he joined the youth system of Clermont.

College career

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. In 2020, he began attending the

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, where he played for the men's soccer team. On 17 February 2021, he scored his first career collegiate goal and registered his first assist during a 4-1 victory over the

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. In his freshman season in the 2021 spring season (which was delayed from the regular 2020 fall season due to the

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), he won the

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Tournament with the team. 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. On 25 September 2021, he scored his first hat trick and also added two assists in a 7-1 victory over the

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, which earned him all three major National Player of the Week Awards in the country. At the end of his sophomore season, he was named the SoCon Player of the Year. He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team, as well as the College Soccer News All-America Second Team and the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Third Team. After the season, he was invited to participate in the

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College Showcase.

Club career

In 2018, he began playing for Clermont II in the

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. On 2 September 2018, he scored a hat trick in a 6-1 victory over

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. He played three seasons with the Clermont second team, making 30 appearances, including 15 starts, scoring nine goals. In January 2022, Collomb was selected 72nd overall in the

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. In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with the Whitecaps second team,

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, in

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. On 17 June 2022, he scored a brace against

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in a 3-1 victory. However, his playing time that season was limited due to an injury and squad rotation. In February 2023, he joined

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club

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on a one-year contract, with a club option for 2024. In December 2023, the Wanderers declined his option for 2024.

International career

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.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collomb, Théo 2000 births Living people Footballers from Clermont-Ferrand French men's footballers Men's association football forwards French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada French expatriate sportspeople in Canada Clermont Foot players UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks Whitecaps FC 2 players HFX Wanderers FC players Championnat National 3 players MLS Next Pro players Canadian Premier League players Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade