Derrick Etienne

Etienne's current-season form is up 75% on last season (Season 12→21), while his Rating climbed 24→26. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 42).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Toronto FC · 8th	16	3	1	6.66	26	14
2025/26	Toronto FC · 8th	25	0	3	6.72	24	12
2024/25	Toronto FC · 11th	25	3	0	6.5	33	14
2024/25	Atlanta United FC	2	0	0	6.5	—	—
2023/24	Atlanta United FC · 6th	29	0	1	6.55	34	4
2022/23	Columbus Crew · 8th	33	9	6	6.88	44	42

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 7 youth-team spells in the full career.

Haiti · international

Side	Apps	G
Haiti	47	7
Haiti U20	3	0
Haiti U17	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

D. Etienne is a 29-year-old centre-forward at Toronto FC, rated 26.2 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 321st of 436 on scout potential in the Major League Soccer. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (47.4% of available minutes). He brings 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.1 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Etienne.

Judged on this season alone, Etienne graded 21 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 38th of 45 of the 45 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer, on 3 goals and 1 assist in 16 appearances (0.402 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 12 → 21). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26, 34th of 45 of the 45 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. At 29 Etienne is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 potential34th of 45 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 16 apps Current season38th of 45 centre-forwards · Major League Soccer · 16 apps 38th-best centre-forward in the Major League Soccer 321st in the Major League Soccer · potential 34th-highest potential centre-forward in the Major League Soccer

26.2

Ratingi

34th of 45 centre-forwards

21.1

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

47.4%

Minutes

rotation minutes

0.4

Goal contrib / 90

productive for the role

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

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.19

Goals / app

3 goals in 16 appearances (0.19 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 1 assist for 4 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.4 goal contributions per 90 (0.3 goals, 0.1 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 47.4% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 26.2, Etienne carries the 34th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer of 45 — though on just 16 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. In the final third he profiles as a productive contributor (0.4 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %47.4%

Available fixtures21 of 21

Goals / 900.302

Assists / 900.101

Goal contribution / 900.402

Defensive actions / 901.408

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Shot conversion %33.3

Shot accuracy %69.2

Pass accuracy %76

Dribble success %31.6

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 902.112

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~7), then tapers with age. At 29, Etienne sits on 3.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Etienne's projected Rating — 26.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3

Shots on target9

Shots13

Passing

Assists1

Chances created12

Passes199

Pass accuracy76%

Possession

Successful dribbles6

Dribble success31.6%

Duels won29

Duels won %36.3%

Fouls won11

Defending

Tackles8

Interceptions6

Fouls committed10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.2M total transfer fees · 4 moves

Toronto FCApr 2024 – now200K

Atlanta United FCNov 2022 – Apr 2024Free

Columbus Crewuntil Nov 2022

New York Red Bulls(back from loan)Jan 2020 – Nov 2022

FC Cincinnati(on loan)Aug 2019 – Jan 2020

New York Red Bullsuntil Aug 2019

About D. Etienne

Derrick Burckley Etienne Jr. is a 29-year-old centre-forward who plays for Toronto FC, born on November 25, 1996 in Richmond, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Haiti. Toronto FC currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, D. Etienne has made 16 appearances with 3 goals and 1 assist across 895 minutes, averaging a 6.64 match rating over his last 10 rated games. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When D. Etienne plays, Toronto FC's record this season is 1W-7D-7L — and his match ratings average 6.67 at home against 6.49 on the road.

Recent matches

August 19, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Charlotte (8 minutes, 1 assist, 6.9 rating)
July 31, 2026: 1-1 draw away at New York City FC (18 minutes, 6.3 rating)
July 25, 2026: 1-2 loss away at DC United (54 minutes, 6.5 rating)
July 16, 2026: 0-0 draw away at CF Montreal (74 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 24, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Chicago Fire (74 minutes, 6.3 rating)
May 16, 2026: 1-3 loss away at Charlotte (90 minutes, 1 goal, 6.9 rating)
May 9, 2026: 2-4 loss at home vs Inter Miami (25 minutes, 6.2 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs San Jose Earthquakes (23 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-2 loss at home vs Atlanta United FC (60 minutes, 7 rating)
April 18, 2026: 3-3 draw at home vs Austin (62 minutes, 7.2 rating)

D. Etienne's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Toronto FC face New York City FC at home in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Etienne at 26.2 with a Season form score of 21.1, ranking 321st of 436 centre-forwards in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 8 career titles — among them the Campeones Cup and the Mobile Mini Sun Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, D. Etienne has totalled 315 club appearances with 39 goals and 20 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 34 appearances for New York Red Bulls.

D. Etienne's career has also included time at Atlanta United FC, Columbus Crew, New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati.

On the international stage, D. Etienne has represented Haiti, Haiti U20, Haiti U17 — 51 caps and 7 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points