Etienne Green

Etienne Green (born 19 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne.[1]

Etienne Green
Green with Saint-Étienne in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-07-19) 19 July 2000
Place of birth Colchester, England
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Saint-Étienne
Number 42
Youth career
2006–2009 ES Veauche
2009–2019 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Saint-Étienne B 4 (0)
2021– Saint-Étienne 31 (0)
International career
2021 England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2023

Club career

Born in England to an English father and French mother, Green moved to France at the age of four.[2][3]

After spending three years at ES Veauche, he joined youth academy of Saint-Étienne in 2009. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2020.[4] Green made his professional debut on 4 April 2021 in a 2–0 league win against Nîmes, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty.[5][6]

International career

Born in England, Green has previously represented France at youth international level. On 24 May 2021, he received maiden call-up to France under-21 team for knockout stage of 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was initially not included in the squad, but was named as a replacement for Alban Lafont who had to pull out of the squad to play Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs with his club Nantes.[7]

On 23 August 2021, it was reported that Green would switch his international allegiance to England,[8] and four days later he was included in Lee Carsley's first U21 squad.[9]

On 11 October 2021, Green made his U21 debut during a 1–0 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification win away to Andorra.[10]

Career statistics
As of match played 15 October 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne B 2019–20 National 2 20——20
2020–21 National 3 10——10
Total 30000030
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 8000—80
2021–22 Ligue 1 1500000150
2022–23 Ligue 2 8000—80
Total 3100000310
Career total 3400000340

References
  1. Etienne Green at Soccerway
  2. "NÎMES-SAINT-ETIENNE: QUI EST ETIENNE GREEN, LE TROISIÈME GARDIEN DES VERTS LANCÉ DANS LE GRAND BAIN". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  3. "The fabulous destiny of Etienne Green".
  4. "Etienne Green signe pro !". 5 June 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  5. "Nîmes vs. Saint-Etienne – 4 April 2021". Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  6. "Etienne Green saves penalty on debut for Saint-Etienne". theScore.com. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. "Euro Espoirs : Le Stéphanois Etienne Green remplace le Nantais Alban Lafont chez les Bleuets". 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. "INFO OUEST-FRANCE. AS Saint-Etienne : Étienne Green a choisi de porter le maillot de l'Angleterre". 23 August 2021. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  9. "Carsley names first MU21s squad". 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
  10. "Andorra 0-1 MU21s". 11 October 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
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