Théo Collomb

Théo Collomb (born 11 July 2000) is a French footballer who plays as a forward for the HFX Wanderers of the Canadian Premier League.

Théo Collomb
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
Place of birth Clermont-Ferrand, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 HFX Wanderers
Youth career
0000–2015 Cournon-d'Auvergne
2015–2020 Clermont
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 UNC Greensboro Spartans 31 (23)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Clermont II 30 (9)
2022 Whitecaps FC 2 9 (2)
2023– HFX Wanderers 13 (4)
International career‡
2019 France Universiade 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 February 2023

Early life

Collomb began his youth career with Cournon-d'Auvergne.[1] In 2015, he joined the youth system of Clermont.[2]

College career

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]

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]

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.[24]

Career statistics
As of 9 September 2023[25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs Domestic Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Clermont II 2017–18 Championnat National 3 10——10
2018–19 145——145
2019–20 154——154
Total 3090000309
Whitecaps FC 2 2022 MLS Next Pro 92——92
HFX Wanderers FC 2023 Canadian Premier League 1340010144
Career total 521500105315

References
  1. Cros, Didier (7 October 2018). "Clermont Foot : tels pères, tels fils..." [Clermont Foot: like fathers, like sons...]. La Montagne (in French).
  2. "Trois Clermontois vivent le rêve américain" [Three Clermont residents are living the American dream]. Clermont Foot (in French). 18 March 2022.
  3. Parisis, Quentin (24 August 2023). "Remporter le titre de la CPL devient un objectif pour Théo Collomb et Halifax" [Winning the CPL title becomes a goal for Théo Collomb and Halifax]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
  4. "Theo Collomb UNC Greensboro profile". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  5. Knox, Rob (13 January 2022). "Theo Collomb's Top Nine Moments". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  6. Knox, Rob (17 April 2021). "UNCG Wins SoCon Tournament Championship". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  7. "UNCG Has Five Named To All-SoCon Soccer Team". UNC Greensboro Spartans. 8 April 2021.
  8. Knox, Rob (27 April 2021). "Collomb Focused On Bigger Goals After Stellar Season". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  9. Knox, Rob (25 September 2021). "UNCG Cruises Past VMI In SoCon Opener". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  10. Knox, Rob (29 September 2021). "They've Run Out Of Awards For Theo". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  11. "UNCG's Collomb named SoCon Player, Niclas Wild named Goalkeeper of the Year". Southern Conference. 4 November 2021.
  12. Knox, Rob (9 December 2021). "Collomb Named Second Team All-American". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  13. "Theo Collomb Named All-American by the United Soccer Coaches". Southern Conference. 9 December 2021.
  14. "UNCG's Theo Collomb Earns Two More All-American Honors". Southern Conference. 21 December 2021.
  15. Knox, Rob (8 December 2021). "Collomb Selected To Participate In Prestigious MLS Showcase". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  16. McColl, Michael (23 March 2022). "Whitecaps FC 2 are back – Get to know the new squad (Part Three)". Away from the Numbers.
  17. "UNCG's Theo Collomb Drafted By The Vancouver Whitecaps FC In MLS Draft". Southern Conference. 11 January 2022.
  18. Knox, Rob (11 January 2022). "Collomb Drafted by Vancouver Whitecaps FC In MLS Draft". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  19. Knox, Rob (19 March 2022). "Collomb Officially Signs With Vancouver FC". UNC Greensboro Spartans.
  20. Fossey, Maxim (18 June 2022). "Collomb's brace leads WFC2 to 3-1 victory over North Texas SC". Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
  21. Jacques, John (26 August 2023). "Collomb Hungry For Trophies In Halifax: 'We Know What We're Capable Of'". Northern Tribune.
  22. "'Can score goals at a high rate': Wanderers sign international forward Théo Collomb". HFX Wanderers FC. 8 February 2023.
  23. Jacques, John (8 February 2023). "French Forward Theo Collomb Joins Halifax Wanderers". Northern Tribune.
  24. "Ireland CU: Slim defeat for Yelverton's side in France". Football Association of Ireland. 22 May 2019.
  25. Théo Collomb at Soccerway
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