When we play for the Saint-Etienne Greens and our name is Etienne Green, we say to ourselves that his destiny is all mapped out. But the story of the 21-year-old (he had them on July 19) is quite different.
Green at the Greens, quite a journey
The porter started his story in Colchester in north-east London, where the child was born in mid-2000. Richard, his British father who gave him this famous surname, and Marlène, his French mother, do not hesitate for long when deciding on the first name of their offspring: in homage to the prefecture of the Loire, he will be called Etienne.
And as in football, there are great stories, the most beautiful anecdote about it is told by Jérémie Janot, historic goalkeeper of the Greens. Indeed, if ASSE is known for its glorious past, its great European epics, its song and its mythical ”Who are the best obviously are the Greens” and therefore his jersey of this color, it is quite rare for a goalkeeper to wear the colors of the field players’ jersey. But for Green, again, things are well done. ”You can do nothing against fate. I have played 386 games for the Greens and have only been able to wear the green jersey 4 times. It was statistically almost impossible that for his first professional match, Étienne Green played with the green jersey …
and yet, ” Janot said. And yes, Green will play well in green for his debut with Saint-Etienne…
You can do nothing against fate. I have played 386 games for the Greens and have only been able to wear the green jersey 4 times. It was statistically almost impossible that for his first pro match Étienne Green played with the green jersey … and yet 😉 pic.twitter.com/7IrV8pAuzH
– Jérémie Janot (@jeremiejanot) April 4, 2021
Green goes very fast
On April 1, 2021, at the age of 20, Etienne will have his Ligue 1 debut before making the Standard Team four days later.
On April 11, he will start in Geoffroy-Guichard, the den of the Greens. A little over a month later, he will be called up by Sylvain Ripoll for the Espoirs. Like what in the Soccer, everything can go very quickly. He was voted best hope of the season at Saint-Etienne. 4th goalkeeper in the hierarchy at the start of the season, he played 8 games and made 3 clean sheets.
A bright future is presented to him and could quickly become an essential element of the Blues (the A this time) for a long time. For now, he will have to confirm in the 2021-2022 fiscal year. If all goes well, he will make the entire season as a starter, his first full season. And Green could still make an impression.
Etienne #Green see you at 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲! 😍
The Stéphanois porter was called by Sylvain Ripoll to prepare with the@French team hopes 🇫🇷 the quarter-final of the Euro! 👊 pic.twitter.com/phkJhhBBcD
– AS Saint-Étienne (@ASSEofficiel) May 24, 2021
The Web is delighted to see Green in green
Obviously, such a story made the happiness of Internet users who commented a lot with sometimes beautiful puns:
- “ A fairy tale for Etienne … What he does is incredible as is his story … ”
- “ Etienne, Etienne, Saint-Etienne … Hold on lol ”
- “ Who is the best obviously is the Green ”
- ” The Stéphanois goalkeeper who is called Étienne Green, I’m on the c **, it’s phew ”
- “ He is aptly named and in addition we can say that he is green at only 21 years old … ”
- “So the English have the luxury of forgetting Etienne Green, the best goalkeeper born on English soil of the decade ???”
- “ There is a Malaysian golfer there called Gavin Green, it’s like a soccer player’s name is Yoann Surface mdr ”
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