Atiba Hutchinson
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Atiba Hutchinson (born 8 February 1983) is a Canadian former professional soccer player who played as a midfielder. While playing in Denmark he won the Danish Super Liga Player of the Year, becoming the first North American player to receive the award. That same season, Hutchinson won the first of six Canadian Player of the Year awards. Between 2010 and 2013, he played for PSV Eindhoven in the Eredivisie.
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Birth name | Atiba Hutchinson[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1983-02-08) 8 February 1983 (age 41)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Brampton, Ontario, Canada | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
Brampton YSC | |||||||||||||||||
North Scarborough SC | |||||||||||||||||
Woodbridge Strikers | |||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2002 | York Region Shooters | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Toronto Lynx | 4 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2004 | Öster | 24 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2004–2006 | Helsingborg | 49 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
2006–2010 | Copenhagen | 139 | (22) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | PSV | 80 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2013–2023 | Beşiktaş | 270 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 568 | (62) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2001–2003 | Canada U20 | 19 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2002–2004 | Canada U23 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2003–2023 | Canada | 105 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
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In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.[4] Hutchinson is Canada's record cap holder and the first male Canadian soccer player to reach over 100 caps.