Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr. (born 25 November 1996) is a professional

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who plays as a winger for

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club

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. Born in the United States, he represents the Haiti national team. Born in Richmond, Virginia, and raised in

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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 older brother of Haitian International midfielder Danielle Etienne.

Early career

High school

Etienne was born in

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(where his father Derrick Sr. played for the

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) before moving to

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, playing varsity soccer for the Bulldogs in his freshman year with 6 goals and 9 assists. He helped lead the team to the state Vo-Tech tournament and the

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Liberty division titles. Etienne ended his high school playing career to focus on the Red Bulls Academy following the season.

College career

Etienne spent his youth club career with the

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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

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. Despite appearing for NYRB II, Etienne was able to maintain his college eligibility and on 29 August 2015, he made his collegiate debut for the Cavaliers in a 1–0 victory over

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. On 21 September 2015, Etienne scored his first collegiate goal in a 1–0 victory over his father's alma mater, VCU. Later that same year, Etienne chose not to complete his degree at Virginia, and signed a pro contract.

Professional

New York Red Bulls

On 28 March 2015, Etienne made his professional debut for

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affiliate club

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in a 0–0 draw against the

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. On 24 May 2015 Etienne scored his first professional goal and assisted on another, helping New York to a 3–2 victory over

FC Montreal FC Montreal was a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada that played in the USL Championship, the third tier of the United States soccer league system. The team served as a reserve team of Major League Soccer (MLS) cl ...

. For this performance Etienne was named to the USL team of the Week. On 30 May 2015 Etienne scored his second professional goal for New York in a 4–2 loss to his father's former club,

. On 20 June 2015 Etienne scored for New York in a 2–0 victory over

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. On 21 December 2015, Etienne signed a Homegrown Contract with the

, forgoing his remaining NCAA eligibility. Etienne was loaned back to Red Bulls II in 2016 for their home opener on 26 March. On 10 April 2016 Etienne scored his first goal of the season, helping

to a 4–0 victory over

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. On 7 May 2016 Etienne scored his second goal of the season in 3–1 victory over

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. On 23 October 2016 Etienne opened the scoring for New York and also recorded an assist in a 5–1 victory over

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in the 2016 USL Cup Final. On 28 May 2017, Etienne scored his first goal of the season for

, scoring the game winner on a free kick in a 2–1 victory over

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. On 19 July 2017, Etienne recorded his first assist for the first team finding

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as he scored New York's fourth goal of the day in a 5–1 victory over

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. On 31 March 2018 Etienne scored his first goal for the

in a 4–3 loss to

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. On 5 May 2018, Etienne scored the last goal for New York in a 4–0 derby victory over

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. The following week, on 12 May Etienne scored New York's second goal in a 2–1 victory over

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. On 28 October 2018, Etienne scored the game-winning goal as the Red Bulls clinched their third

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in a 1–0 win over

. On 8 August 2019, Etienne was loaned to MLS side

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for the remainder of the 2019 season, where he scored zero goals in five appearances. Etienne was released by New York at the end of their 2019 season.

Columbus Crew

Following his release from New York Red Bulls, Etienne moved to

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on 4 February 2020. He scored the second goal in the Crew’s 3-0 victory over

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, which saw the club win their second league championship. On 26 October 2022, Columbus Crew released Etienne, making him a free agent.

Atlanta United FC

On 30 November 2022,

announced that they signed Etienne to a contract through 2025, with options for 2026 and 2027.

International career

Though born and raised in the United States, Etienne chose to represent

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in international competition, becoming the third member of his family to do so after his father and uncle. He was a member of the Haiti Under-17 team that competed in the

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in Panama as well as the Haiti Under-20 team that competed in the

2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship The 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was an association football tournament that took place from 9 to 24 January 2015 in Jamaica. It determined the four CONCACAF teams that would participate at the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Q ...

in Jamaica. On 9 November 2016, he made his first senior team appearance for Haiti, coming on as a substitute in a 5–2 loss to

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in the third round of

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. He scored his first international goal on 8 January 2017 against

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in the 2017 Caribbean Cup qualification fifth place playoff. In the summer of 2019, Etienne competed in the

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helping Haiti win Group B after defeating Bermuda, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica to advance to the knockout stage. After upsetting Canada 3-2 in the quarter final match, Haiti advanced to the semifinals of the Gold Cup for the first time in national team history but fell short in a 1-0 loss to Mexico after extra time.

Career statistics

Club

International

International goals

:''Scores and results list Haiti's goal tally first.''

Honors

New York Red Bulls II *

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New York Red Bulls *

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Columbus Crew *

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Filmography

Television

References

External links

USSF Development Academy bio

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Etienne, Derrick 1996 births Living people Citizens of Haiti through descent Haitian footballers Association football midfielders Haiti youth international footballers Haiti international footballers American soccer players American sportspeople of Haitian descent Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer players New York Red Bulls II players New York Red Bulls players FC Cincinnati players Columbus Crew players Atlanta United FC players Sportspeople from Paterson, New Jersey Soccer players from New Jersey Soccer players from Richmond, Virginia USL Championship players Major League Soccer players Homegrown Players (MLS) 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship players 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup players 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup players