Kion Etete

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

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)
2021 → Northampton Town (loan) 18 (3)
2022 → Cheltenham Town (loan) 13 (3)
2022– Cardiff City 56 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 March 2024 (UTC)

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 3–0 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]

Career statistics
As of match played 3 February 2024
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Notts County 2018–19[13] League Two 4010001[lower-alpha 1]060
Tottenham Hotspur 2019–20[14] Premier League 0000000000
2020–21[15] Premier League 0000000000
2021–22[16] Premier League 0000000000
Total 0000000000
Tottenham Hotspur U23 2019–20[14] ———1[lower-alpha 1]010
Northampton Town (loan) 2021–22[16] League Two 18321221[lower-alpha 1]0236
Cheltenham Town (loan) 2021–22[16] League One 133000000133
Cardiff City 2022–23[17] Championship 3031010—323
2023–24[18] Championship 2221033—265
Total 525204300588
Career total 871151653010117
  1. Appearance in 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.
  14. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  15. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  16. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  17. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  18. "Games played by Kion Etete in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
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