Number 14 Role Footballer Children Laila Harris Name Atiba Harris Salary 150,000 USD (2012) | 2004–2006 St. Peters FC Spouse Rachael Harris 2002–2003 Newcastle United Height 1.91 m | |
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Date of birth (1985-01-09) January 9, 1985 (age 31) Place of birth Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis Playing position Current teams San Jose Earthquakes (#23 / Midfielder), Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team (Midfielder, Forward) Similar People Carl Robinson, Martin Rennie, Robin Fraser, Teitur Thordarson, Predrag Radosavljevic Profiles | ||
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Atiba Harris (born January 9, 1985) is a Kittitian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender or midfielder for FC Dallas in Major League Soccer.
Contents
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- Goal atiba harris to the bottom right corner fc dallas vs san jose earthquakes
- Professional
- International
- International goals
- Personal life
- Honours
- References
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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 four goals and recorded one assist in 12 starts.
In December 2007, Harris was traded to Chivas USA for a third-round pick in the 2008 SuperDraft. After a season and a half with Chivas USA, the Goats traded Harris in July 2009 to FC Dallas in exchange for Marcelo Saragosa. 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. 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.
After one season in Colorado Harris was traded to San Jose Earthquakes in January 2014 in exchange for Marvin Chávez.
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. During his second stint in Dallas, head coach Óscar Pareja mostly used Harris as a right fullback.
International
Harris has played for the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team since 2003 and now serves as team captain. 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.
International goals
Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis' goal tally first.Personal life
He is the first cousin of Aston Villa captain Micah Richards.
Honours
FC Dallas