Kévin Théophile-Catherine (born 28 October 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for SuperSport HNL club

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Career

Stade Rennais

Théophile-Catherine was born in Saint-Brieuc,

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to a Martiniquais father, and a Réunionnais mother of

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descent. 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

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, 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

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, on a four-year deal on 31 August 2013 for a reported fee of €2.4 million (£2.1 million). He made his debut two weeks later, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 draw against

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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. 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). Over his four years at the

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, Théophile-Catherine played 142 games. He scored once, on 2 April 2016 in a 2–0 win at

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. On 24 September 2017, against his former club Rennes, Théophile-Catherine injured Ismaïla Sarr, and faced a hearing by the

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for his foul. As he received a yellow card for it in the match, the LFP therefore had no power to issue a suspension.

Dinamo Zagreb

In June 2018, Théophile-Catherine moved to

on a three-year deal. He debuted in the Croatian First Football League on 17 August and scored in a 2–1 home win over Osijek. On 4 October, he was sent off at the end of a 2–0 win at Anderlecht in the

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group stage. In June 2020, he signed a new three-year deal.

Career statistics

Honours

Rennes *

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: 2008 Dinamo Zagreb * Prva HNL: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22 * Croatian Cup: 2020–21 *

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Theophile-Catherine, Kevin 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Saint-Brieuc Association football defenders French footballers French people of Martiniquais descent French people of Réunionnais descent Stade Rennais F.C. players Cardiff City F.C. players AS Saint-Étienne players GNK Dinamo Zagreb players Ligue 1 players Premier League players Croatian Football League players France youth international footballers France under-21 international footballers Expatriate footballers in Wales Expatriate footballers in Croatia French expatriate sportspeople in Wales French expatriate sportspeople in Croatia French expatriate footballers Footballers from Brittany Black French sportspeople