# Kévin Théophile-Catherine

Kévin Théophile-Catherine (born 28 October 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for SuperSport HNL club Dinamo Zagreb.

## Career
### Stade Rennais

Théophile-Catherine was born in Saint-Brieuc, Brittany to a Martiniquais father, and a Réunionnais mother of 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, 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 Premier League, 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.

### 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 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Théophile-Catherine played 142 games. He scored once, on 2 April 2016 in a 2–0 win at Gazélec Ajaccio.

### Dinamo Zagreb

In June 2018, Théophile-Catherine moved to Dinamo Zagreb 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.
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

    As of match played 9 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rennes | 2008–09 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Rennes | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Rennes | 2010–11 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 |
| Rennes | 2011–12 | Ligue 1 | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 46 | 0 |
| Rennes | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 |
| Rennes | 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Rennes | Total | 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 |
| Cardiff City | 2014–15 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Cardiff City | Total | 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 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 42 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 |
| Saint-Étienne | Total | Total | 109 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 142 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2018–19 | HNL | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2019–20 | HNL | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 27 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2020–21 | HNL | 28 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | 44 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2021–22 | HNL | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | 39 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2022–23 | HNL | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2023–24 | HNL | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | 2024–25 | HNL | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | 28 | 1 |
| Dinamo Zagreb | Total | Total | 130 | 4 | 17 | 0 | — | — | 60 | 0 | 207 | 4 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 366 | 8 | 36 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 501 | 8 |
* ↑ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup, Croatian Cup
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, Football League Cup
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, nine appearances in UEFA Europa League
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
* ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, eleven appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, eight appearances in UEFA Europa League

## Honours

Rennes
* Coupe Gambardella: 2008
Dinamo Zagreb
* Prva HNL: 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24
* Croatian Cup: 2020–21, 2023–24
* Croatian Super Cup: 2019