Kion Etete

Kion Etete

Personal information
Full name	Kion Reece Etete [1]
Date of birth	(2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth	Derby, England [2]
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) [3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Cardiff City
Number	9
Youth career
	Notts County
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Notts County	4	(0)
2019–2022	Tottenham Hotspur	0	(0)
2021	→ Northampton Town (loan)	18	(3)
2022	→ Cheltenham Town (loan)	13	(3)
2022–	Cardiff City	56	(6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 (UTC)

Kion Reece Etete (born 28 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

Playing career

Etete came through the youth team at Notts County and made his senior debut for the 'Magpies' in a group stage match of the EFL Trophy against Newcastle United U21 on 9 October 2018, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for fellow youth-team player Tyreece Kennedy-Williams. He made his EFL League Two debut on 3 November, replacing Kristian Dennis 73 minutes into a 2–2 draw with Port Vale at Vale Park; after the game he said "I was nervous because it was a big occasion and I just wanted to keep my head on the game". ^[4] Manager Harry Kewell said that "Kion was excellent". ^[5]

In 2019, Etete underwent a trial at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring twice in an U18 game against West Ham United. ^{[6] [7]} On 7 June 2019, County announced that Etete had officially joined Tottenham. ^[8]

At the start of August 2021, Etete signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2023 and went out on loan to Northampton Town for the 2021–22 season. ^[9] He made his Northampton debut in the Carabao Cup on 11 August 2021, scoring twice against Coventry City in a 2-1 win. ^[10]

He scored his first league goal on 19 October 2021 in a 3–0 home win against Stevenage.

In January 2022, after being recalled from his loan, he moved to League One side Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season. ^[11]

Personal life

Etete was born in England to an English mother and Nigerian father. ^[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 February 2024

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Notts County	2018–19 [13]	League Two	4	0	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	6	0
Tottenham Hotspur	2019–20 [14]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [15]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2021–22 [16]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tottenham Hotspur U23	2019–20 [14]	—			—		—		1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	1	0
Northampton Town (loan)	2021–22 [16]	League Two	18	3	2	1	2	2	1 [lower-alpha 1]	0	23	6
Cheltenham Town (loan)	2021–22 [16]	League One	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	3
Cardiff City	2022–23 [17]	Championship	30	3	1	0	1	0	—		32	3
	2023–24 [18]	Championship	22	2	1	0	3	3	—		26	5
	Total		52	5	2	0	4	3	0	0	58	8
Career total			87	11	5	1	6	5	3	0	101	17

1. Appearance in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
2. "Kion Etete Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur.
3. Kion Etete at Soccerbase
4. Curtis, Leigh (4 November 2018). "Kion Etete thrilled to make Notts County league debut". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
5. Curtis, Leigh (4 November 2018). "'Excellent' Kion Etete praised on his Notts County debut by Harry Kewell". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
6. "Notts County vs. Newcastle United U21 - 9 October 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
7. "Notts County vs Newcastle United U21 on 09 Oct 18 - Match Centre - Notts County FC". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
8. FC, Notts County (7 June 2019). "Good luck to @kion_etete, who has joined @ChampionsLeague finalists @SpursOfficial". @Official_NCFC. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
9. "New contract and Northampton loan for Etete". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
10. "Kion Etete enjoys dream debut as Northampton stun Coventry". BT.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
11. "Kion Etete: Cheltenham Town sign Tottenham youngster on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
12. "Tottenham Hotspur Target Etete Not Ruling Out Playing For Nigeria :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
13. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
14. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
15. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
16. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
17. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
18. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.