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Théo Collomb
French footballer (born 2000) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Théo Collomb (born 18 July 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for FC US Saint-Tropez.
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Early life
Collomb began his youth career with Cournon-d'Auvergne.[1] In 2015, he joined the youth system of Clermont.[2]
College career
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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.[3] In 2020, he began attending the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, where he played for the men's soccer team.[4] On 17 February 2021, he scored his first career collegiate goal and registered his first assist during a 4-1 victory over the Belmont Abbey Crusaders.[5] In his freshman season in the 2021 spring season (which was delayed from the regular 2020 fall season due to the COVID-19 pandemic), he won the Southern Conference Tournament with the team.[6] 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.[7][8]
On 25 September 2021, he scored his first hat trick and also added two assists in a 7-1 victory over the VMI Keydets,[9] which earned him all three major National Player of the Week Awards in the country.[10] At the end of his sophomore season, he was named the SoCon Player of the Year.[11] He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team,[12][13] as well as the College Soccer News All-America Second Team and the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Third Team.[14] After the season, he was invited to participate in the Major League Soccer College Showcase.[15]
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Club career
In 2018, he began playing for Clermont II in the Championnat National 3. On 2 September 2018, he scored a hat trick in a 6-1 victory over Ytrac.[1] He played three seasons with the Clermont second team, making 30 appearances, including 15 starts, scoring nine goals.[16]
In January 2022, Collomb was selected 72nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[17][18] In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with the Whitecaps second team, Whitecaps FC 2, in MLS Next Pro.[19] On 17 June 2022, he scored a brace against North Texas SC in a 3-1 victory.[20] However, his playing time that season was limited due to an injury and squad rotation.[21]
In February 2023, he joined Canadian Premier League club HFX Wanderers FC on a one-year contract, with a club option for 2024.[22][23] In December 2023, the Wanderers declined his option for 2024.[24]
International career
In 2019, he played for France at the 2019 FISU Universiade Games.[2] In an exhibition match prior to the tournament, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Ireland Universiade side.[25]
Career statistics
- As of 9 September 2023[26]
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