Atiba Hutchinson
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| Atiba Hutchinson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | February 8, 1983 (age 24) | |
| Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | |
| Height | 1.87 m | |
| Nickname | Hutch | |
| Playing position | Midfielder Supporting striker |
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| Club information | ||
| Current club | F.C. Copenhagen | |
| Number | 13 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Brampton Braves | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 2002 2002-2003 2003 2004-2005 2006-present |
York Region Shooters Toronto Lynx Östers IF Helsingborgs IF F.C. Copenhagen |
4 (0) 24 (6) 49 (6) 34 (3) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001-2003 2002-2004 2003-present |
Canada U-20 Canada U-23 Canada |
19 (0) 10 (0) 23 (3) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Atiba Hutchinson (born to Trinidadian parents February 8, 1983) is a professional Canadian soccer player who plays for F.C. Copenhagen in the Danish Superliga and on the Canadian national team. He can play all positions on the midfield and as supporting striker.
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[edit] Biography
Born in Brampton, Ontario, Hutchinson began his professional career in the 2002 summer season, playing briefly with the York Region Shooters of the Canadian Professional Soccer League before signing with the Toronto Lynx of the then A-League in mid-season, on July 26, and playing in the teams final four games. In January 2003 he signed with Östers IF, newly promoted to the Swedish Allsvenskan. Hutchinson scored six times for Öster during the 2003 season. With the club relegated out of the Allsvenskan, Hutchinson was granted a transfer and signed with Helsingborgs IF in January 2004.
Expectations were high for him the first season in Helsingborg, but he failed to live up to them. In the 2005 season, however, he was consistently the team's best player, scoring six goals from a primarily defensive midfield position.
Atiba moved to Danish F.C. Copenhagen, where he played alongside Swedish international Tobias Linderoth on the central midfield the first half year, but later he has been moved around on the midfield and as striker. Manager Ståle Solbakken told in an interview with the football paper TIPS-bladet, that he saw Hutchinson to much offensive as central midfielder, and he will in the spring 2007 be used as wing.[1]
For Canada, Hutchinson has played more than 20 games and scored two goals - the first in a World Cup qualifying match against Honduras, on September 10, 2004. He also played in the 2001 and 2003 FIFA World Youth Championships.
"Hutch" were in February 2007 named CanadaSoccer.com Fan’s Choice winner. Hutchinson received more votes than any other player in the online voting portion conducted by fans. But in the end, it was not enough to win over Dwayne De Rosario in the "Player of the year" award.
[edit] Honours
- Team
- Danish Superliga: 2005-06, with Copenhagen
- Royal League: 2005-06, with Copenhagen
- Individual
- 2006 Canadian Fan's Choice Award
[edit] References
[edit] External links
| F.C. Copenhagen - Current Squad |
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1 Christiansen | 2 Jacobsen | 3 Jensen | 4 Nørregaard | 5 Hangeland | 6 Linderoth | 7 Aílton | 8 Silberbauer | 9 Berglund | 10 Grønkjær | 11 Allbäck | 13 Hutchinson | 14 Gravgaard | 16 Thomassen | 17 Wendt | 21 Villadsen | 22 Bertolt | 23 W. Kvist | 24 Brandrup | 26 Hansen | 29 L. Qvist | 31 Gall | 41 Coe | Coach Solbakken |
