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

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who plays as a

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for SuperSport HNL club

Dinamo Zagreb Građanski nogometni klub Dinamo Zagreb (), commonly referred to as simply Dinamo Zagreb (), is a Croatian professional football club based in Zagreb. Dinamo play their home matches at Stadion Maksimir. They are the most successful club in Cr ...

Career

Stade Rennais

Théophile-Catherine was born in

Saint-Brieuc Saint-Brieuc (, Breton language, Breton: ''Sant-Brieg'' , Gallo language, Gallo: ''Saent-Berioec'') is a city in the Côtes-d'Armor Departments of France, department in Brittany (administrative region), Brittany in northwestern France. History ...

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to a Martiniquais father, and a

Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...

nais mother of Indian Malbars 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

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

, 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

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, 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

Hull City Hull City Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. They compete in the , the second level of the English football league system. They play their home ...

Saint-Étienne

On 18 August 2014, Théophile-Catherine returned to Ligue 1 when he signed for

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; Franco-Provençal: ''Sant-Etiève''), also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regi ...

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

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard Stade Geoffroy-Guichard () is a multi-purpose stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. It is used primarily for football matches, and tournaments such as the UEFA Euro 1984 and 2016, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. It i ...

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

Gazélec Ajaccio Gazélec Football Club Ajaccio (), commonly referred to as GFC Ajaccio, GFCA, Gazélec Ajaccio or simply Gazélec (), is a French football club from Ajaccio, Corsica. Founded in 1910, Gazélec played one season in Ligue 1 in the 2015–16 seaso ...

Dinamo Zagreb

In June 2018, Théophile-Catherine moved to

on a three-year deal. He debuted in the

Croatian First Football League The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establishe ...

on 17 August and scored in a 2–1 home win over

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

Career statistics

Honours

Rennes * Coupe Gambardella: 2008 Dinamo Zagreb *

Prva HNL The Hrvatska nogometna liga (; ), abbreviated as HNL and also known for sponsorship reasons as the SuperSport HNL, is a professional association football league in Croatia and the highest level of the Croatian football league system. Establish ...

: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24 * Croatian Cup: 2020–21, 2023–24 * Croatian Super Cup:

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Theophile-Catherine, Kevin 1989 births Living people Footballers from Saint-Brieuc Men's association football defenders French men's footballers French people of Indian descent French people of Martiniquais descent French people of Réunion descent Stade Rennais FC 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 men's youth international footballers France men's under-21 international footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Wales Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia French expatriate sportspeople in Wales French expatriate sportspeople in Croatia French expatriate men's footballers Black French sportspeople 21st-century French sportsmen