Position: Defender
Birthdate: 3/12/2003
Hometown: St. George’s, Grenada
Previous Club: Queen’s Park Rangers (Grenada)
Height: 6-0
Benjamin “Benji” Ettienne enters his second season with the Black and Yellow.
Benji made five total appearances during his rookie campaign, debuting on April 1, 2022, against Las Vegas Lights FC. He regularly displayed his tenacity and composure during matches while taking on a new challenge in the United States.
The defender also competed for the Grenada national team during the 2022 season, representing his country in European friendlies against Gibraltar and Andorra and the Concacaf Nations League.
Ettienne has made 11 appearances with Grenada, debuting for the Spice Boys during the Concacaf qualifiers for the 2022 FIFA World Cup against the U.S. Virgin Islands on March 30, 2021. In total, he’s appeared in two World Cup qualifiers, three Gold Cup games and two Nations League matches.
The youngster joins fellow Grenadian international AJ Paterson in Charleston.
Ettienne has too played for the Grenada U20 squad, having made seven appearances since 2020, twice as captain. The defender has scored six goals and tallied three assists with the team. His first youth international appearance came with the Grenada U17 team on March 22, 2019, against the Nicaragua U17s, his only match at that level.
The defender’s versatility on the right side has seen him positioned in the midfield in addition to the back line.
At the club level, Ettienne played with Grenadian sides Queen’s Park Rangers (2016-21) and St. George Royal Cannons (2020).
