Derrick Etienne

Derrick Etienne

Etienne playing for New York Red Bulls II in 2016
Personal information
Full name Derrick Mr. Steal Yo Girl Etienne Jr.
Date of birth (1996-11-25) November 25, 1996
Place of birth Richmond, Virginia, United States
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
New York Red Bulls
Number 7
Youth career
2009–2015 New York Red Bulls
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Virginia Cavaliers 17 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 New York Red Bulls II 14 (3)
2016– New York Red Bulls 1 (0)
2016–New York Red Bulls II (loan) 24 (5)
National team
2013 Haiti U17 1 (0)
2015 Haiti U20 3 (0)
2015– Haiti U23 1 (0)
2016– Haiti 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 5, 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 10, 2016

Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr. (born November 25, 1996) is a Haitian footballer who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls. 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.[1][2]

Early career

High School

Etienne was born in Virginia and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey.[3][4] He attended Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, New Jersey, majoring in Business. He played Varsity soccer for the Bulldogs in his freshman year marking 6 goals and 9 assists. He helped lead the team to win the state Vo-Tech tournament and the Big North Conference Liberty division title. Derrick's high school career was short lived due to joining the New York Red Bulls Academy. He was home schooled for the remainder of his high school years.

College career

Etienne spent his youth 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.[5][6] Despite appearing for NYRB II, Etienne was able to maintain his college eligibility and on August 29, 2015, he made his collegiate debut for the Cavaliers in a 1–0 victory over UNC Charlotte.[7] On September 21, 2015, Etienne scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over his father's alma mater, VCU.[8]

Professional

New York Red Bulls

On March 28, 2015, Etienne made his professional debut for USL affiliate club New York Red Bulls II in a 0–0 draw against the Rochester Rhinos.[9] On May 24, 2015 Etienne scored his first professional goal and assisted on another, helping New York to a 3-2 victory over FC Montreal.[10] For this performance Etienne was named to the USL team of the Week.[11] On May 30, 2015 Etienne scored his second professional goal for New York in a 4-2 loss to his father's former club, Richmond Kickers.[12][13][14] On June 20, 2015 Etienne scored for New York in a 2-0 victory over Louisville City FC.[15]

On December 21, 2015, Etienne signed a Homegrown Contract with the New York Red Bulls, forgoing his remaining NCAA eligibility.[16] Etienne was loaned back to Red Bulls II in 2016 for their home opener on March 26.[17] On April 10, 2016 Etienne scored his first goal of the season, helping New York Red Bulls II to a 4-0 victory over Bethlehem Steel FC.[18] On May 7, 2016 Etienne scored his second goal of the season in 3-1 victory over Pittsburgh Riverhounds.[19] On October 23, 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.[20]

International

Etienne has represented Haiti at various youth levels. 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. Currently he is a member of Haiti's U-23 national team.[21]

On November 9th, 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.[22]


Career statistics

As of 7 May 2016
Club Season League MLS Cup/Playoffs US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2015 143001000153
2016 [lower-alpha 1] 245420000287
Total 3884210004310
New York Red Bulls 2016 1000002030
Total 1000002030
Career total 3984210204610
  1. Etienne was loaned back to New York Red Bulls II for 2016 [17]

Honors

Club

United States New York Red Bulls II

References

  1. "ONE MAN, TWO PASSIONS Rough Riders forward Etienne finds a way to combine a soccer career with being a pastor". www.bigapplesoccer.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  2. "Etienne scores game-winner to propel Rough Riders over Wilmington, 2-1". www.oursportscentral.com. oursportscentral.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  3. Staff. "New York Red Bulls sign Brandon Allen, Derrick Etienne as Homegrown Players, now lead MLS with 7 HGPs", Major League Soccer, December 21, 2015. Accessed March 21, 2016. "Etienne, from Paterson, New Jersey, joined the Red Bulls academy as an Under-14 player and advanced through the developmental system."
  4. Dyer, Kristian R., ed. (2 June 2016). "Hoping For More Back From Training With Haiti's Copa Team, Etienne Jr. Could Get To Play In Friendlies This Summer". Big Apple Soccer. Retrieved 14 June 2016.
  5. "Virginia Welcomes Six Student-Athletes for 2015-16 School Year". VirginiaSports.com. Virginia Sports. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. "2014 Youth All-America Teams". www.nscaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  7. "No. 2 Virginia Downs No. 17 Charlotte in Season Opener, 1-0". VirginiaSports.com. Virginia Sports. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  8. "Late Etienne Goal Lifts No. 6 Virginia to 1-0 Win at VCU". www.virginiasports.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  9. "MATCH RECAP: Red Bulls II 0, Rochester Rhinos, 0". NewYorkRedBulls.com. New York Red Bulls Communications. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  10. "Derrick Etienne earns Man of the Match honors after goal and assist". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  11. "MATCH RECAP: Etienne named to USL Team of the Week". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  12. Campbell, Paul. "The best goals of the week: Lionel Messi, Sophie Schmidt and Ruslan Rotan". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  13. "NYRB II Fall, 4-2, at Richmond - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. Oursportscentraltoday. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  14. "KICKERS HOST NY RED BULLS II SATURDAY - Richmond Kickers". www.richmondkickers.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  15. "MATCH RECAP: New York Red Bulls II 2, Louisville City FC O". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  16. "New York Red Bulls sign Allen and Etienne". Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  17. 1 2 "New York Red Bulls Loan Seven Players to NYRB II". Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  18. "Etienne Brings Everything Together". uslsoccer.com.
  19. "USL Match Recap: Pitsburgh 1 NYRB II 3". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 7 May 2016.
  20. "Allen's Hat Trick Leads Red Bulls II to USL Cup". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved October 23, 2016.
  21. Townsend, Lester (8 June 2015). "RED BULLS ABROAD Derrick Etienne and Haiti U23s fall to Dominican Republic". onceametro.com. Retrieved 25 June 2016.
  22. "MAKING HIS DEBUT: Etienne, Jr. plays for Haiti for the first time". 9 November 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
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