November 30, 2022
Atlanta United announced Wednesday, Nov. 30 that it has signed free agent midfielder Derrick Etienne Jr. to a multi-year contract through 2025 with options for 2026 and 2027. The Virginia native has spent his entire professional career in Major League Soccer, playing the past three seasons with Columbus Crew.
Derrick is a versatile winger who fits the profile of a player we were looking to bring in,” Vice President and Technical Director Carlos Bocanegra said. “We’re excited to secure his services as he was a top free agent coming off an excellent season and heading into the prime of his career. Derrick has a great mentality, knows the league well and we are looking forward to him being a big part of the team going forward.”
Etienne Jr., 26, will enter his eighth season in MLS this upcoming year. He has compiled 148 appearances with 78 starts for three different clubs and recorded 17 goals and 17 assists while winning an MLS Supporters’ Shield, MLS Cup and Campeones Cup. After spending one year at the University of Virginia, the Red Bulls academy product signed a homegrown deal with New York in December 2015. He made more than 50 regular season appearances for Red Bulls II in the USL Championship between 2015-19 and was a key member of the Red Bulls II side that won the USL Regular Season and USL Cup in 2016. He made his MLS debut on September 11, 2016 against D.C. United.
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