Derrick Etienne

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Derrick Etienne Jr.
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Etienne with New York Red Bulls II in 2016
Personal information
Full name Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr.
Date of birth (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Toronto FC
Youth career
2009–2015 New York Red Bulls
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015 Virginia Cavaliers 17 (2)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014–2019 New York Red Bulls II 52 (13)
2016–2019 New York Red Bulls 60 (6)
2019 → FC Cincinnati (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2022 Columbus Crew 83 (11)
2023–2024 Atlanta United FC 23 (0)
2023–2024 Atlanta United 2 3 (0)
2024– Toronto FC 0 (0)
International career‡
2013 Haiti U17 1 (0)
2015 Haiti U20 3 (0)
2015 Haiti U23 1 (0)
2016– Haiti 39 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:50, 24 April 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:27, 27 March 2023 (UTC)

Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr. (born 25 November 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Toronto FC. Born in the United States, he plays for the Haiti national team.

Contents

Born in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in Paterson, New Jersey, Etienne is the son of former Haitian International and Long Island Rough Riders forward Derrick Etienne and the older brother of Haitian International midfielder Danielle Etienne. [1]

Early career

High school

Etienne was born in Virginia (where his father Derrick Sr. played for the Richmond Kickers) before moving to Paterson, New Jersey where he spent his childhood. [2] [3] He attended high school at Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, New Jersey, playing varsity soccer for the Bulldogs in his freshman year with 6 goals and 9 assists.[ citation needed ] He helped lead the team to the state Vo-Tech tournament and the Big North Conference Liberty division titles. Etienne ended his high school playing career to focus on the Red Bulls Academy following the season.

College career

Etienne spent his youth club career with the New York Red Bulls Academy. Etienne joined the academy in 2009 at the U-14 level at age 12. While being one of the youngest players on the team, Etienne progressed and stood out at the U14, U15, U16, and U18 levels before signing a letter of intent to play college soccer at the University of Virginia. [4] [5] Despite appearing for NYRB II, Etienne was able to maintain his college eligibility and on 29 August 2015, he made his collegiate debut for the Cavaliers in a 1–0 victory over UNC Charlotte. [6] On 21 September 2015, Etienne scored his first collegiate goal in a 1–0 victory over his father's alma mater, VCU. [7] Later that same year, Etienne chose not to complete his degree at Virginia, and signed a pro contract.

Professional

New York Red Bulls

On 28 March 2015, Etienne made his professional debut for USL affiliate club New York Red Bulls II in a 0–0 draw against the Rochester Rhinos. [8] On 24 May 2015 Etienne scored his first professional goal and assisted on another, helping New York to a 3–2 victory over FC Montreal. [9] For this performance Etienne was named to the USL team of the Week. [10] On 30 May 2015 Etienne scored his second professional goal for New York in a 4–2 loss to his father's former club, Richmond Kickers. [11] [12] [13] On 20 June 2015 Etienne scored for New York in a 2–0 victory over Louisville City FC. [14]

On 21 December 2015, Etienne signed a Homegrown Contract with the New York Red Bulls, forgoing his remaining NCAA eligibility. [15] Etienne was loaned back to Red Bulls II in 2016 for their home opener on 26 March. [16] On 10 April 2016 Etienne scored his first goal of the season, helping New York Red Bulls II to a 4–0 victory over Bethlehem Steel FC. [17] On 7 May 2016 Etienne scored his second goal of the season in 3–1 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds. [18] On 23 October 2016 Etienne opened the scoring for New York and also recorded an assist in a 5–1 victory over Swope Park Rangers in the 2016 USL Cup Final. [19]

On 28 May 2017, Etienne scored his first goal of the season for New York Red Bulls II, scoring the game winner on a free kick in a 2–1 victory over Charleston Battery. [20] On 19 July 2017, Etienne recorded his first assist for the first team finding Daniel Royer as he scored New York's fourth goal of the day in a 5–1 victory over San Jose Earthquakes. [21]

On 31 March 2018 Etienne scored his first goal for the New York Red Bulls in a 4–3 loss to Orlando City SC. [22] On 5 May 2018, Etienne scored the last goal for New York in a 4–0 derby victory over New York City FC. [23] The following week, on 12 May Etienne scored New York's second goal in a 2–1 victory over Colorado Rapids. [24] On 28 October 2018, Etienne scored the game-winning goal as the Red Bulls clinched their third Supporters Shield in a 1–0 win over Orlando City SC.

On 8 August 2019, Etienne was loaned to MLS side FC Cincinnati for the remainder of the 2019 season, where he scored zero goals in five appearances. [25]

Etienne was released by New York at the end of their 2019 season. [26]

Columbus Crew

Following his release from New York Red Bulls, Etienne moved to Columbus Crew on 4 February 2020. [27] He scored the second goal in the Crew’s 3-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC in MLS Cup 2020, which saw the club win their second league championship. On 26 October 2022, Columbus Crew released Etienne, making him a free agent. [28]

Atlanta United FC

On 30 November 2022, Atlanta United FC announced that they signed Etienne to a contract through 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027. [29]

International career

Though born and raised in the United States, Etienne chose to represent Haiti in international competition, becoming the third member of his family to do so after his father and uncle. He was a member of the Haiti Under-17 team that competed in the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama as well as the Haiti Under-20 team that competed in the 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Jamaica.

On 9 November 2016, he made his first senior team appearance for Haiti, coming on as a substitute in a 5–2 loss to French Guiana in the third round of 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification. [30] He scored his first international goal on 8 January 2017 against Trinidad and Tobago in the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification fifth place playoff.

In the summer of 2019, Etienne competed in the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup helping Haiti win Group B after defeating Bermuda, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica to advance to the knockout stage. After upsetting Canada 3-2 in the quarter-final match, Haiti advanced to the semifinals of the Gold Cup for the first time in national team history but fell short in a 1-0 loss to Mexico after extra time. [31] [32]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 July 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueLeague cup [lower-alpha 1] National cup [lower-alpha 2] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2015 USL Championship 143—10—153
2016 24542——287
2017 81———81
2018 21———21
2019 43———43
Total52134210—5715
New York Red Bulls 2016 Major League Soccer 10——2 [lower-alpha 3] 030
2017 18010102 [lower-alpha 3] 0220
2018 30540205 [lower-alpha 3] 0415
2019 111——2 [lower-alpha 3] 0131
Total6065030110796
FC Cincinnati (loan) 2019 Major League Soccer50———50
Columbus Crew 2020 Major League Soccer21 [lower-alpha 4] 131——242
2021 291——3 [lower-alpha 5] 0321
2022 339—10—349
Total83113110309012
Atlanta United FC 2023 Major League Soccer190—101 [lower-alpha 6] 0210
Career total219301236015025233
  1. ↑ Includes USL Playoffs, MLS Cup Playoffs and MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage
  2. ↑ Includes U.S. Open Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ↑ Includes three appearances in MLS is Back Tournament group stage
  5. ↑ Includes two appearances in CONCACAF Champions League, one appearance in Campeones Cup
  6. ↑ Appearance in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 25 March 2023 [33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Haiti 201620
201751
201842
2019130
202000
202192
202252
202311
Total398
Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Etienne goal.
List of international goals scored by Derrick Etienne [33]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 January 2017 Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva, Trinidad and TobagoFlag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 1–14–3 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
210 September 2018 Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, HaitiFlag of Sint Maarten.svg  Sint Maarten 10–013–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying
317 November 2018 Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, NicaraguaFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 2–02–02019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualifying
48 June 2021Stade Sylvio Cator, Port-au-Prince, HaitiFlag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 1–01–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
52 July 2021 DRV PNK Stadium, Fort Lauderdale, United StatesFlag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3–06–1 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
611 June 2022 Synthetic Track and Field Facility, Leonara, GuyanaFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 4–16–2 2022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B
75–1
825 March 2023 Blakes Estate Stadium, Lookout, MontserratFlag of Montserrat.svg  Montserrat 3–04–02022–23 CONCACAF Nations League B

Honours

New York Red Bulls II

New York Red Bulls

Columbus Crew

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesReferences
2022 Welcome to Flatch Himself1 episode [34]

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  2. ↑ Staff (21 December 2015). "New York Red Bulls sign Brandon Allen, Derrick Etienne as Homegrown Players, now lead MLS with 7 HGPs". Major League Soccer . Retrieved 21 March 2016. Etienne, from Paterson, New Jersey, joined the Red Bulls academy as an Under-14 player and advanced through the developmental system.
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