Etienne Green (born 19 July 2000) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Club career

Born in England to an English father and French mother, Green moved to France at the age of four. After spending three years at ES Veauche, he joined youth academy of

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in 2009. He signed his first professional contract with the club in June 2020. Green made his professional debut on 4 April 2021 in a 2–0 league win against

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, keeping a clean sheet and saving a penalty. On 7 August 2024, Green signed for

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side

for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.

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

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. 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

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with his club

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. On 23 August 2021, it was reported that Green would switch his international allegiance to England, and four days later he was included in

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's first U21 squad. On 11 October 2021, he made his U21 debut during a 1–0

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win away to

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Etienne 2000 births Living people Footballers from Colchester English men's footballers French men's footballers English emigrants to France Men's association football goalkeepers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players AS Saint-Étienne players Burnley F.C. players English people of French descent French people of English descent England men's under-21 international footballers 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century English sportsmen