Danielle Etienne

Danielle Monique Etienne (born 16 January 2001) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern Conference team The Citadel Bulldogs. Born in the United States, she represents Haiti at international level.

Danielle Etienne

Etienne with Haiti in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Danielle Monique Etienne[1]
Date of birth	(2001-01-16) 16 January 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Height	1.60 m (5 ft 3 in)[2][3]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	The Citadel Bulldogs
Number	7
Youth career
	Bethesda SC
2015–2016	Archbishop Spalding HS
2017–[4]	New York City FC
2017–2018	Paramus Catholic HS
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2022	Fordham Rams	31	(1)
2023–	The Citadel Bulldogs	16	(1)
International career
2017–2018	Haiti U17	7	(2)
2019	Haiti U19	5	(1)
2018–2020	Haiti U20	15	(3)
2019–	Haiti	15	(2)

International career

Etienne represented the Haitian National Team at various levels.^[5][6][7] Etienne competed at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in Nicaragua, the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Trinidad and Tobago, the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France, the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in the United States and the 2020 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic. She made a senior appearance debut on October 3, 2019, vs. Suriname.^[8] Danielle scored her first goal for the senior women's team in Haiti's historic 21–0 win over the British Virgin Islands in 2023 World Cup Qualifiers.^[9] In February 2023, Etienne was called up to the senior team that again made history defeating Senegal and Chile in playoff matches in New Zealand securing their first ever appearance in the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup Finals.^[10] Etienne competed in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup making an appearance against China in a 1-0 loss in the group stage.

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 April 2022	A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground, Road Town, British Virgin Islands	British Virgin Islands	2–0	21–0	2022 CONCACAF W Championship qualification
2.	30 October 2023	SKNFA Technical Center, Basseterre, St. Kitts & Nevis	Saint Kitts and Nevis	11–0	13–0	2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup qualification

Personal life

Etienne is the daughter of former Haitian International and Long Island Roughriders forward Derrick Etienne and the younger sister of Darice Etienne and Haitian International winger Derrick Etienne Jr.. Danielle Etienne attended Paramus Catholic High School before joining Fordham University. Etienne returned to the national team two months after giving birth to her son Ezekiel, and earned a place in Haiti's final roster competing in the 2023 Fifa Women's World Cup Finals only seven months after giving birth.^[11]

References

1. "List of Players" (PDF). FIFAdata. 24 August 2018. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 August 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
2. "Danielle Etienne - Women's Soccer". The Citadel Athletics.
3. "Play-Off Tournament for the FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023" (PDF). FIFA. 12 February 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
4. "Danielle Etienne – New York City FC – Development Academy". Retrieved 5 October 2019.
5. "iciHaiti – Caribbean Cup U17 : Grenadières crush Puerto Rico [3–0] – iciHaiti.com : All the news in brief 7/7". IciHaiti.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
6. "Haiti – FLASH : Our Grenadières win the 2017 Caribbean Cup – HaitiLibre.com : Haiti news 7/7". www.haitilibre.com. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
7. "Foot féminin- Coupe Caraïbes U20 : Dani Danielle Étienne porte les jeunes Grenadières face aux Dominicaines". Haiti-Tempo. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
8. Néré, Enock (3 October 2019). "Haïti en met 10 au Surinam" [Haiti scores 10 to Suriname]. Ticket (in French). Retrieved 5 October 2019.
9. Times, The Haitian (11 April 2022). "Haïti's women's team racks up biggest win ever with 21-0 bashing of BVI". The Haitian Times. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
10. "Haiti, Portugal qualify for Women's World Cup for 1st time". AP News. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
11. Ramsay, George (21 July 2023). "Haiti's players hope to bring 'joy and excitement' back home at Women's World Cup". CNN. Retrieved 30 October 2023.