Background
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.
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.
Etienne is a native of Paterson, New Jersey. 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-Technical 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.
High School 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.
Despite appearing for New York Review of Books 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 University of North Carolina Charlotte.
On September 21, 2015, Etienne scored his first collegiate goal in a 1-0 victory over his father"s alma mater, VCU. 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. On May 24, 2015 Etienne scored his first professional goal and assisted on another, helping New York to a 3-2 victory over Football Club Montreal.
Foreign this performance Etienne was named to the USL team of the Week. 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.
On June 20, 2015 Etienne scored for New York in a 2-0 victory over Louisville City Football Club. On December 21, 2015, Etienne signed a Homegrown Contract with the New York Red Bulls, forgoing his remaining National Collegiate Athletic Association eligibility.
Etienne was loaned back to Red Bulls II in 2016 for their home opener on March 26. 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