Atiba Harris
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Harris in 2012
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | January 9, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis | ||
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| Position(s) | Full back, Winger, Forward | ||
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Current team
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FC Dallas | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Newcastle United | ||
| 2004–2006 | St. Peters FC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2005 | Cádiz | 0 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Linares (loan) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Real Salt Lake | 43 | (4) |
| 2008–2009 | Chivas USA | 42 | (5) |
| 2009–2010 | FC Dallas | 41 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC | 12 | (2) |
| 2013 | Colorado Rapids | 29 | (5) |
| 2014 | San Jose Earthquakes | 24 | (4) |
| 2015– | FC Dallas | 27 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2003– | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 54 | (14) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 15, 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 4, 2014 |
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Atiba Harris (born January 9, 1985) is a Kittitian professional footballer who currently plays for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
Contents
Career
Professional
Harris played for St. Peters FC as a youngster, captaining them to the SKNFA Premier League Finals, and became the first player from St. Kitts to sign with a Spanish club when he signed in Spain with Cádiz in 2004-05. In 2006, he became the first St. Kitts player to sign with Major League Soccer. He signed with Salt Lake and scored 4 goals and recorded 1 assist in 12 starts.
In December 2007, Harris was traded to Chivas USA for a third-round pick in the 2008 SuperDraft.[1] After a season and a half with Chivas USA, the Goats traded Harris in July 2009 to FC Dallas in exchange for Marcelo Saragosa.[2] Harris ended his Chivas USA career with 42 appearances, 5 goals, and 7 assists.
On September 12, 2009, in a match against Los Angeles Galaxy, Harris scored his first goal with FC Dallas off a Dax McCarty cross. He went on to score another goal vs Seattle finishing the season with two goals and five assists for FC Dallas and four goals and seven assists overall for the 2009 MLS season. Harris was a key player for Dallas in 2010 scoring four goals during the season and helping the club reach its first MLS Cup final.
He was selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the 2011 MLS Expansion Draft.[3] Harris suffered an injury and missed most of the 2011 season. He stayed with Vancouver throughout the 2012 season before being traded to Colorado Rapids in December 2012 in exchange for an international roster spot.[4]
After one season in Colorado Harris was traded to San Jose Earthquakes in January 2014 in exchange for Marvin Chávez.[5]
Harris stayed one season in San Jose before entering the 2014 MLS Re-Entry Draft in December 2014. He was selected in stage two of the draft by FC Dallas.[6]
International
Harris has played for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team since 2003. He played in five of St. Kitts' 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying games, and in its 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying game against Belize on February 6, 2008.[7]
Goals
- Scores and results list St Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.[8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 20 September 2006 | Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda |  Barbados |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2007 Caribbean Cup |
| 2 | 3 April 2010 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis |  Guadeloupe |
1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 10 October 2012 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis |  Anguilla |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 4 | 5 September 2014 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis |  Dominica |
3–0 | 5–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 5 | 7 September 2014 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis |  Guyana |
2–0 | 2–0 | 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification |
| 6 | 23 March 2015 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
1–0 | 6–2 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 16 June 2015 | Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador |  El Salvador |
1–3 | 1–4 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Personal
Harris holds a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[9] He is the first cousin of Aston Villa footballer Micah Richards.[10]
Honours
Club
- FC Dallas
- Major League Soccer Western Conference Championship (1): 2010
See also
References
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External links
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- People from Basseterre
- Saint Kitts and Nevis footballers
- Saint Kitts and Nevis international footballers
- Cádiz CF players
- CD Linares players
- Real Salt Lake players
- Chivas USA players
- FC Dallas players
- Vancouver Whitecaps FC players
- Colorado Rapids players
- San Jose Earthquakes players
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
- Major League Soccer players
- Association football wingers
- Association football forwards
