Théo Collomb
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Théo Collomb (born 18 July 2000) is a French professional
footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...
who plays as a forward for FC US Saint-Tropez.


Early life

Collomb began his youth career with
Cournon-d'Auvergne Cournon-d'Auvergne (; Auvergnat: ''Cornon d'Auvèrnhe'') is a commune in the Puy-de-Dôme department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes in central France. It lies southeast of Clermont-Ferrand, the prefecture and largest city of Puy-de-Dôme. Population ...
. In 2015, he joined the youth system of Clermont.


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. In 2020, he began attending the
University of North Carolina at Greensboro The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG or UNC Greensboro) is a public research university in Greensboro, North Carolina. It is part of the University of North Carolina, University of North Carolina system. It is accredited by the S ...
, where he played for the men's soccer team. 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. In his freshman season in the 2021 spring season (which was delayed from the regular 2020 fall season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
), he won the
Southern Conference The Southern Conference (SoCon) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) NCAA Division I, Division I. Southern Conference College football, football teams c ...
Tournament with the team. 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. On 25 September 2021, he scored his first hat trick and also added two assists in a 7-1 victory over the
VMI Keydets The VMI Keydets are the athletic teams that represent the Virginia Military Institute. All sports participate in the NCAA Division I, and all but three compete in the Southern Conference (the exceptions being men's and women's swimming and diving ...
, which earned him all three major National Player of the Week Awards in the country. At the end of his sophomore season, he was named the SoCon Player of the Year. He was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Second Team, as well as the College Soccer News All-America Second Team and the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Third Team. After the season, he was invited to participate in the
Major League Soccer Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanc ...
College Showcase.


Club career

In 2018, he began playing for Clermont II in the
Championnat National 3 The Championnat National 3, commonly referred to as simply National 3 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur 2, is a football league competition. The league serves as the fifth division of the French football league system behind ...
. On 2 September 2018, he scored a hat trick in a 6-1 victory over
Ytrac Ytrac (; ) is a commune in the Cantal department in south-central France. Geography Ytrac is a commune within the functional area of Aurillac, located just west of the city. It is situated in the Massif Central, to the southwest of the Can ...
. He played three seasons with the Clermont second team, making 30 appearances, including 15 starts, scoring nine goals. In January 2022, Collomb was selected 72nd overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by
Vancouver Whitecaps FC Vancouver Whitecaps Football Club is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club based in Vancouver. The Whitecaps compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The MLS ite ...
. In March 2022, he signed a professional contract with the Whitecaps second team,
Whitecaps FC 2 Whitecaps FC 2 is a professional association football, soccer team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that serves as the reserve team of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of Major League Soccer. History Prior to the MLS Next Pro iteratio ...
, in
MLS Next Pro MLS Next Pro (MLSNP) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the United States and Canada that is affiliated with Major League Soccer (MLS). It launched in 2022 with 21 teams and now comprises 27 reserve sides of MLS clu ...
. On 17 June 2022, he scored a brace against
North Texas SC North Texas Soccer Club is a professional soccer club that competes in MLS Next Pro, the third division of American soccer. The team is owned by, and operates as the reserve team of the Major League Soccer club FC Dallas. North Texas SC currently ...
in a 3-1 victory. However, his playing time that season was limited due to an injury and squad rotation. In February 2023, he joined
Canadian Premier League The Canadian Premier League (CPL or CanPL; ) is a professional Association football, soccer league in Canada and the highest level of the Canadian soccer league system. The league comprises eight teams, from five of provinces and territories of ...
club
HFX Wanderers FC Halifax Wanderers FC, also written as HFX Wanderers FC, is a Canadian professional Association football, soccer club in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The club competes in the Canadian Premier League (CPL) at the top of the Canadian soccer league syste ...
on a one-year contract, with a club option for 2024. In December 2023, the Wanderers declined his option for 2024.


International career

In 2019, he played for France at the 2019 FISU Universiade Games. In an exhibition match prior to the tournament, he scored the only goal in a 1-0 victory over the Ireland Universiade side.


Career statistics


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collomb, Théo 2000 births Living people Footballers from Clermont-Ferrand French men's footballers Men's association football forwards French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States French expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada French expatriate sportspeople in Canada Clermont Foot players UNC Greensboro Spartans men's soccer players Vancouver Whitecaps FC draft picks Whitecaps FC 2 players HFX Wanderers FC players Championnat National 3 players MLS Next Pro players Canadian Premier League players Competitors at the 2019 Summer Universiade 21st-century French sportsmen