Etienne Green

Etienne Green (born 19 July 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ligue 1 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 6 (0)
2021– Saint-Étienne 37 (0)
International career
2021 England U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 May 2024

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 his first call-up to the France under-21 team for knockout stage of the 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, he 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 17 May 2024[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne B 2019–20 National 2 20——20
2020–21 National 3 10——10
2021–22 National 3 00——00
2022–23 National 3 10——10
2023–24 National 3 20——20
Total 60000060
Saint-Étienne 2020–21 Ligue 1 8000—80
2021–22 Ligue 1 1500000150
2022–23 Ligue 2 8000—80
2023–24 Ligue 2 60000060
Total 3700000370
Career total 4300000430

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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