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Full nameDerrick Burckley Etienne Jr.
PositionAttacking midfielder
NationalityHaiti
Age29
Date of birth25 Nov 1996
BirthplaceRichmond
Height178 cm
Shirt number#11
ClubToronto FC
Attacking midfielderalso played FWD
25
Appearances
0
Goals
3
Assists
1007
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Toronto FC.

Injury-affected season

Missed 3 of Toronto FC's ~34 games this season through 3 injury absences (lower-body, international duty). He still appeared 25 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Major League Soccer250310076.72

Scout report

Squad depthCreative Attacking midfielder

D. Etienne is a 29-year-old attacking midfielder at Toronto FC, rated 24.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 371st of 513 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (36.1% of available minutes). He brings 0.27 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.27 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Etienne.

Judged on this season alone, Etienne graded 10 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 44th of 50 of the 50 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer, on 0 goals and 3 assists in 25 appearances (0.268 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 14 → 10). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 25, 39th of 50 of the 50 attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Etienne is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.5 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Etienne missed 3 games through injury (lower-body, international duty) out of roughly 34 this season. The 25 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23
Current potential39th of 50 attacking midfielders · Major League SoccerCurrent season44th of 50 attacking midfielders · Major League Soccer44th-best attacking midfielder in the Major League Soccer371st in the Major League Soccer · potential39th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Major League Soccer
24.7
Ratingi
39th of 50 attacking midfielders
10
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
36.1%
Minutes
rotation minutes
0.27
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Toronto FC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

0
Goals
3
Assists
3
G+A
0
Goals / app

0 goals in 25 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 3 goal contributions (0.12 per appearance).

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 36.1% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.27 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.
  • Defensive numbers. Modest 1.16 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 24.7, Etienne carries the 39th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Major League Soccer of 50. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.27 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.