Derrick Etienne

Derrick Etienne

Etienne playing for New York Red Bulls II in 2015.
Personal information
Full name Derrick Burckley 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 0 (0)
2016–New York Red Bulls II (loan) 6 (1)
National team
2013 Haiti U17 1 (0)
2015 Haiti U20 3 (0)
2015– Haiti U23 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of April 12, 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of September 10, 2015

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]

Career

High School

Etienne is a native of Paterson, New Jersey.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6] On September 21, 2015, Etienne scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over his father's alma mater, VCU.[7]

Professional

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.[8] 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.[9] For this performance Etienne was named to the USL team of the Week.[10] 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.[11][12][13] On June 20, 2015 Etienne scored for New York in a 2-0 victory over Louisville City FC.[14]

On December 21, 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 March 26. [16] 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.[17]


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.

Career statistics

As of 22 April 2016
Club Season League MLS Cup/Playoffs US Open Cup CONCACAF Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York Red Bulls II 2015 143001000153
2016 [lower-alpha 1] 6100000061
Total 204001000214
New York Red Bulls 2016 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Career total 204001000214
  1. Etienne was loaned back to New York Red Bulls II for 2016 [16]

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. "Virginia Welcomes Six Student-Athletes for 2015-16 School Year". VirginiaSports.com. Virginia Sports. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. "2014 Youth All-America Teams". www.nscaa.com. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  6. "No. 2 Virginia Downs No. 17 Charlotte in Season Opener, 1-0". VirginiaSports.com. Virginia Sports. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  7. "Late Etienne Goal Lifts No. 6 Virginia to 1-0 Win at VCU". www.virginiasports.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  8. "MATCH RECAP: Red Bulls II 0, Rochester Rhinos, 0". NewYorkRedBulls.com. New York Red Bulls Communications. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  9. "Derrick Etienne earns Man of the Match honors after goal and assist". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
  10. "MATCH RECAP: Etienne named to USL Team of the Week". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  11. Campbell, Paul. "The best goals of the week: Lionel Messi, Sophie Schmidt and Ruslan Rotan". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  12. "NYRB II Fall, 4-2, at Richmond - OurSports Central". www.oursportscentral.com. Oursportscentraltoday. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  13. "KICKERS HOST NY RED BULLS II SATURDAY - Richmond Kickers". www.richmondkickers.com. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
  14. "MATCH RECAP: New York Red Bulls II 2, Louisville City FC O". newyorkredbulls.com. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  15. "New York Red Bulls sign Allen and Etienne". Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  16. 1 2 "New York Red Bulls Loan Seven Players to NYRB II". Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  17. "Etienne Brings Everything Together". uslsoccer.com.

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