Kion Etete
Personal information
Full name Kion Reece Etete[1]
Date of birth (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001
Place of birth Derby, England[2]
Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Cardiff City
Number 9
Youth career
Notts County
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Notts County 4 (0)
2019–2022 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2021Northampton Town (loan) 18 (3)
2022Cheltenham Town (loan) 13 (3)
2022– Cardiff City 48 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 January 2024 (UTC)

Kion Reece Etete (born 28 November 2001) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.

Playing career

Etete came through the youth team at Notts County and made his senior debut for the 'Magpies' in a group stage match of the EFL Trophy against Newcastle United U21 on 9 October 2018, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute for fellow youth-team player Tyreece Kennedy-Williams. He made his EFL League Two debut on 3 November, replacing Kristian Dennis 73 minutes into a 2–2 draw with Port Vale at Vale Park; after the game he said "I was nervous because it was a big occasion and I just wanted to keep my head on the game".[4] Manager Harry Kewell said that "Kion was excellent".[5]

In 2019, Etete underwent a trial at Tottenham Hotspur, scoring twice in an U18 game against West Ham United.[6][7] On 7 June 2019, County announced that Etete had officially joined Tottenham.[8]

At the start of August 2021, Etete signed a new contract with Tottenham until 2023 and went out on loan to Northampton Town for the 2021–22 season.[9] He made his Northampton debut in the Carabao Cup on 11 August 2021, scoring twice against Coventry City in a 2-1 win.[10]

He scored his first league goal on 19 October 2021 in a 30 home win against Stevenage.

In January 2022, after being recalled from his loan, he moved to League One side Cheltenham Town on loan until the end of the season.[11]

Personal life

Etete was born in England to an English mother and Nigerian father.[12]

Statistics

As of 23 November 2021
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2018–19[13]EFL League Two4010001[lower-alpha 1]060
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2019–20[14] 1[lower-alpha 1]010
Northampton Town (Loan) 2021–22[15] EFL League Two 18321221[lower-alpha 1]0226
Cheltenham (Loan) 2021-22[16] EFL League One 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 3
Career total 356312230429
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance/s in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. "Updated squad lists for 2019/20 Premier League". Premier League. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. "Kion Etete Player Profile". Tottenham Hotspur.
  3. Kion Etete at Soccerbase
  4. Curtis, Leigh (4 November 2018). "Kion Etete thrilled to make Notts County league debut". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  5. Curtis, Leigh (4 November 2018). "'Excellent' Kion Etete praised on his Notts County debut by Harry Kewell". Nottingham Post. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  6. "Notts County vs. Newcastle United U21 - 9 October 2018 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  7. "Notts County vs Newcastle United U21 on 09 Oct 18 - Match Centre - Notts County FC". www.nottscountyfc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  8. FC, Notts County (7 June 2019). "Good luck to @kion_etete, who has joined @ChampionsLeague finalists @SpursOfficial". @Official_NCFC. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
  9. "New contract and Northampton loan for Etete". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  10. "Kion Etete enjoys dream debut as Northampton stun Coventry". BT.com. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
  11. "Kion Etete: Cheltenham Town sign Tottenham youngster on loan". BBC Sport. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  12. "Tottenham Hotspur Target Etete Not Ruling Out Playing For Nigeria :: All Nigeria Soccer - The Complete Nigerian Football Portal". www.allnigeriasoccer.com.
  13. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  14. "Kion Etete | Football Stats | Tottenham U21 | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  15. "Kion Etete | Football Stats | Tottenham U21 | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  16. "Kion Etete | Football Stats | Tottenham U21 | Season 2018/2019 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
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