Félix Dja Ettien Yohou (born 26 September 1979), known as Ettien, is an Ivorian former professional footballer.
A right midfielder with great stamina and strength, he also held a Spanish passport due to the years spent in the country, all of them with Levante where he played 324 competitive matches – 81 of those in La Liga.
Club career Ettien was born in Abidjan. While representing Ivory Coast in the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, he caught the eyes of Spanish club Levante UD, who purchased both him and his compatriot Idrissa Keita. While Keita flopped, Ettien became one of the team's most important players – despite suffering racist abuse early on in his career in the country; in his first season, however, he only appeared in seven games (308 minutes) as they were relegated from the Segunda División.
As the Valencian Community side were twice promoted and relegated during his 11-year spell, Ettien was ever-present, appearing in all but four matches in the 2006–07 campaign and scoring two goals in a narrow escape from relegation in La Liga. In July 2008, he left due to the club's serious economic problems.
In September 2009, after more than one year out of football, the 30-year-old Ettien had an unsuccessful trial at Romania's FC Astra Ploiești. In January 2011, he signed with Spanish Segunda División B side UD Alzira.
International career After the under-20 exploits, Ettien won six caps (one goal) for the Ivorian national team, appearing against DR Congo and Madagascar in the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.
Personal life On 19 October 2018, after several failed business enterprises, Ettien was employed as bus driver at the Royal Spanish Football Federation, presided by his former Levante teammate Luis Rubiales.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueDivisionAppsGoalsLevante1997–98Segunda División701998–99Segunda División B3131999–2000Segunda División3822000–01Segunda División3612001–02Segunda División3432002–03Segunda División3332003–04Segunda División1712004–05La Liga3422005–06Segunda División3132006–07La Liga3422007–08La Liga131Total30821
Honours Levante Segunda División: 2003–04
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