Etienne Green

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Etienne Green
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Green with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000 (age 25) [1]
Place of birth Colchester, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m) [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Fredericia
Number 42
Youth career
2006–2009 ES Veauche
2009–2019 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2024 Saint-Étienne B 6 (0)
2021–2024 Saint-Étienne 37 (0)
2024–2025 Burnley 0 (0)
2025– Fredericia 0 (0)
International career
2021 England U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 August 2024

Etienne Green (born 19 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga club Fredericia. [2]

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Club career

Born in England to an English father and French mother, Green moved to France at the age of four. [3] [4] After spending three years at ES Veauche, he joined youth academy of Saint-Étienne in 2009. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2020. [5] Green made his professional debut on 4 April 2021 in a 2–0 league win against Nîmes, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty. [6] [7]

On 7 August 2024, Green signed for Championship side Burnley for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal. [8]

On 27 August 2025, Green signed for Danish Superliga side FC Fredericia, on a one-year contract. [9]

International career

Born in England, Green has previously represented France at youth international level. On 24 May 2021, he received his first call-up to the France under-21 team for knockout stage of the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was initially not included in the squad, but was named as a replacement for Alban Lafont who had to pull out of the squad to play Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs with his club Nantes. [10]

On 23 August 2021, it was reported that Green would switch his international allegiance to England, [11] and four days later he was included in Lee Carsley's first U21 squad. [12] On 11 October 2021, he made his U21 debut during a 1–0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Andorra. [13]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2024 [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 2020
2020–21 Championnat National 3 1010
2021–22 Championnat National 30000
2022–23 Championnat National 31010
2023–24 Championnat National 32020
Total6060
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 800080
2021–22 Ligue 11500000150
2022–23 Ligue 2 800080
2023–24 Ligue 260000060
Total3700000370
Burnley 2024–25 EFL Championship 00000000
2025–26 Premier League 00000000
Total00000000
Career total430000000430

References

  1. 1 2 3 Etienne Green at Soccerway
  2. "GREEN DEPARTS FOR DENMARK | BurnleyFC". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. Retrieved 27 August 2025.
  3. "NÎMES-SAINT-ETIENNE: QUI EST ETIENNE GREEN, LE TROISIÈME GARDIEN DES VERTS LANCÉ DANS LE GRAND BAIN" . Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. "The fabulous destiny of Etienne Green".
  5. "Etienne Green signe pro !". 5 June 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. "Nîmes vs. Saint-Etienne – 4 April 2021" . Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  7. "Etienne Green saves penalty on debut for Saint-Etienne". theScore.com. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. "CLARETS SECURE GREEN SIGNING". www.burnleyfootballclub.com. 7 August 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  9. "Bekræftet: Fredericia henter Etienne Green" [Confirmed: Fredericia signs Etienne Green] (in Danish). bold.dk. 27 August 2025. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  10. "Euro Espoirs : Le Stéphanois Etienne Green remplace le Nantais Alban Lafont chez les Bleuets". 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  11. "INFO OUEST-FRANCE. AS Saint-Etienne : Étienne Green a choisi de porter le maillot de l'Angleterre". 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  12. "Carsley names first MU21s squad". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  13. "Andorra 0-1 MU21s". 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.