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Timothée Kolodziejczak Timothée Christian Kolodziejczak ( ; born 1 October 1991 ) is a French professional footballer who plays for Saint-Étienne , as a defender . He can play as either a centre or left back . Kolodziejczak is a French youth international and has competed at all levels . He played on the under-19 team that won the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship . Due to the difficulty of pronouncing his surname , he is a commonly referred to as Kolo . Personal life . Kolodziejczak was born on 1 October 1991 in Arras , France , to a Polish father and a Martiniquais mother . Club career . Early career . Kolodziejczak began his career at the age of seven playing for local club US Saint-Maurice Loos-en-Gohelle . In July 1999 , he moved to hometown club CS Avion where he spent a year . In June 2000 , Kolodziejczak joined the professional club of RC Lens . While in the clubs youth academy , he trained alongside youth and international teammate Gaël Kakuta at the Centre de Préformation de Football in nearby Liévin , a training center exclusively for players brought up in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region . He spent two years at the center training there during the weekdays and playing with Lens on the weekends . One of his trainers at the facility was former Polish international Joachim Marx . After graduating from the clubs youth academy , he was offered a five-year professional contract as Lens were attempting to tie down the defender who was being scouted by several prominent European clubs , most notably Manchester United . Kolodziejczak turned down the offer with hopes of signing elsewhere stating he had no confidence in the club . Following negotiations , it was announced on 21 August 2008 that Kolodziejczak agreed to join seven-time Ligue 1 champions Olympique Lyonnais on a season-long loan with a view to a permanent deal with Lens demanding at least €3 million in compensation for the player . Lyon . Upon his arrival to the club , Kolodziejczak was given the number 12 shirt on the first-team . However , due to signing late in the transfer window , he missed Lyons entire pre-season campaign and was placed on the clubs Championnat de France amateur team in the fourth division by manager Claude Puel . He made his reserve debut on 13 September 2008 in the derby match against Saint-Étiennes reserve team . The match resulted in a 2–1 victory with Kolodziejczak playing the entire match picking up a yellow card . Two months later , Kolodziejczak was called up to the first team for a league match against Paris Saint-Germain on 23 November 2008 to serve as the backup left back . In the match , he made his professional debut coming on as a substitute for the severely injured Anthony Réveillère in the 11th minute . Lyon lost the match 1–0 with Kolodziejczak being penalized with a yellow card late in the second half . Following the season , Lyon signed Kolodziejczak on a permanent deal with the player agreeing to a four-year deal and the transfer fee being priced at €2.5 million . For the 2009–10 season , Kolodziejczaks playing time was limited . On 29 September 2009 , he made his UEFA Champions League debut in the teams 4–0 victory over Hungarian club Debrecen appearing as a substitute for starting left back Aly Cissokho . Four days later , Kolodziejczak made another substitute appearance in a 2–0 win against his former club Lens . On 21 November , he made his first professional start playing 76 minutes in a 1–1 draw against Grenoble . Nice . In the summer of 2012 , he moved to fellow Ligue 1 club Nice on a four-year contract . Sevilla . Kolodziejczak joined Sevilla FC on 27 August 2014 , signing a three-year contract on a transfer fee of €3 million . On 18 September he made his first appearance , as the club defeated Feyenoord 2–0 in the UEFA Europa League . He debuted in La Liga six days later , playing the entirety of a 1–0 home win against Real Sociedad . On 2 October , he was shown a straight red card in a Europa League match at HNK Rijeka for conceding a penalty on Andrej Kramarić . This was converted for the first equaliser in an eventual 2–2 draw . He scored his first goal on 29 October , opening a 6–1 win at CE Sabadell in the first leg of the Copa del Rey round of 32 . He made nine appearances as they won the Europa League in his first season , including the 3–2 win over FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in the final in Warsaw . Borussia Mönchengladbach . On 4 January 2017 , Kolodziejczak signed for German club Borussia Mönchengladbach . Tigres UANL . On 4 September 2017 , Kolodziejczak joined Liga MX club Tigres UANL . International career . Kolodziejczak has featured for all of Frances national youth teams beginning with the under-16 team . He made his debut with the team in the teams last match against Germany at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin on 30 May 2006 . Germany won the match 1–0 with Felix Kroos scoring the lone goal . With the under-17 team , Kolodziejczak was a regular and made his debut in the teams opening match against Switzerland in a 4–0 victory . In qualification for the 2008 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship , he appeared in both rounds of qualification with the team finishing the Elite Round portion unbeaten , which led to qualification to the UEFA-sanctioned tournament . At the tournament , Kolodziejczak scored his first youth international goal against Turkey in the semi-finals . The goal came in the 69th minute with France trailing 1–0 . The team later won the match 4–3 on penalties . In the final , France were defeated 4–0 by Spain . On under-18 duty , Kolodziejczak made his debut in the teams opening match against the Ukraine . He only made six appearances with the team . With the under-19 team , Kolodziejczak was again called upon by coach Francis Smerecki making his first appearance with the team on 9 October 2009 in 4–2 defeat to the Netherlands . After consistently appearing with the team for the campaign , on 7 June 2010 , he was named to coach Smereckis 18-man squad to participate in the 2010 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship . Kolodziejczak played in all five of the teams matches including the final match against Spain , which France won 2–1 . The title is the countrys second UEFA Under-19 championship . Due to Frances victory at the UEFA Under-19 championship , the nation qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup , which merited under-20 team appearances for Kolodziejczak . He made his debut with the team on 7 October 2010 in a friendly match against Portugal , which ended 3–3 . Kolodziejczak , subsequently , appeared in four matches for the team during the 2010–11 campaign and , on 10 June 2011 , was named to the 21-man squad to participate in the U-20 World Cup . He made his debut in the competition on 30 July 2011 in the teams 4–1 defeat to the hosts Colombia . Due to his Polish descent , Kolodziejczak is also eligible to represent Poland at international level . At the age of 15 , he was issued a proposal by the Polish Football Association ( PZPN ) who sought for the player to play for the countrys youth international teams . However , due to not having Polish citizenship , Kolodziejczak would have been unable to play in an official match for Poland , which led to his father declining the opportunity and , instead , deciding that it would be better to wait a few years until coming to a decision . Honours . Club . Sevilla - UEFA Europa League : 2014–15 , 2015–16 UANL - Liga MX : Apertura 2017 Individual . - UEFA Europa League Squad of the Season : 2014–15 External links . - Timothée Kolodziejczak at Official Liga MX Profile