Derrick Etienne (born 11 August 1974) is a Haitian former professional
footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...
.
Career
Etienne played for the Richmond Kickers and Long Island Rough Riders. and internationally for the Haitian National Team. While with the Rough Riders, Etienne helped lead the club to a 1st place finish in the Atlantic Division and the
D-3 Pro League National Championship in 2002. In the championship game against the
Wilmington Hammerheads
Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017.
History ...
, the Rough Riders held a 1–1 tie until the 82nd minute, when Etienne scored the winning goal. In 2003 Etienne was named to the USL All League Team.
While with the Haitian National Team, he made appearances in various competitions, including the Gold Cup, Caribbean Cup, International Friendlies, and World Cup Qualifying.
Personal
He is the brother of
Darrell Etienne and father of Darice Etienne,
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 ...
Jr., and
Danielle Etienne
Danielle is a modern French female variant of the male name Daniel, meaning "God is my judge" in the Hebrew language.
Variants
*Dana – Czech, German, Romanian Polish
*Danette – English
*Daniela – Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, English, German, I ...
.
Statistics
Honors
Club
Long Island Rough Riders
The Long Island Rough Riders are an American soccer team based in South Huntington, New York, United States. Founded in 1994, the team plays in USL League Two, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid.
The team plays its home games at Hofst ...
*
2002 USISL D-3 Pro League
References
External links
soccerstats.us*
1974 births
Living people
Haitian footballers
Association football forwards
Haiti international footballers
Twin sportspeople
Haitian twins
Richmond Kickers players
Long Island Rough Riders players
VCU Rams men's soccer players
Expatriate soccer players in the United States
People from Cap-Haïtien
{{Haiti-footy-bio-stub