Danielle Monique Etienne (born January 16, 2001) is an American-born Haitian

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who plays as a

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for American college

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and the Haiti women's national team.

International career

Etienne represented the Haitian National Team at various levels. Etienne competed at the

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 6th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central ...

in Nicaragua, the

2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 9th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Central ...

in Trinidad and Tobago, the

2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup The 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup was the ninth edition of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the biennial international women's youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its i ...

in France, the

2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship The 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship was the fifth edition of the CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football tournament organized by CONCACAF to determine which women's national tea ...

in the United States and the

2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship The 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship was the 10th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organized by CONCACAF for the women's under-20 national teams of the North, Centra ...

in the Dominican Republic. She made a senior appearance debut on October 3, 2019 vs. Suriname.

Personal life

Etienne is the daughter of former Haitian International and Long Island Roughriders forward

Derrick Etienne Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr. (born 25 November 1996) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United FC. Born in the United States, he represents the Haiti ...

and the younger sister of Darice Etienne and Haitian International winger

Jr.. Danielle Etienne attended

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before joining

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References

1997 births Living people Citizens of Haiti through descent Haitian women's footballers Women's association football midfielders Haiti women's international footballers American women's soccer players Soccer players from New Jersey Sportspeople from Paterson, New Jersey African-American women's soccer players American sportspeople of Haitian descent Fordham Rams women's soccer players Paramus Catholic High School alumni 21st-century African-American sportspeople 21st-century African-American women 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players The Citadel Bulldogs women's soccer players {{US-women-footy-bio-stub