Atiba Harris

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Atiba Erasto Harris (born 9 January 1985) is a Kittitian football administrator and former professional footballer. He captained the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team.

As of August 2021, he serves as President of the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association.

Career

Club

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-Nevis to sign with a Spanish club when he signed in Spain with Cádiz in 2003–04.

In 2006, he became the first St. Kitts player to sign with Major League Soccer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.[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 12 September 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] 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 served 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 6 February 2008.[7]

Post-playing career

In May 2021, following his retirement from playing, Harris declared his candidacy for president of the St. Kitts and Nevis Football Association,[8][9] which he won on 29 August.[10]

Under his leadership, the Saint Kitts and Nevis men's national team has qualified for its country’s first major tournament when they qualified for the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States. He was re-elect as President of the SKNFA on 12th January 2025 to serve a second term from 2025 to 2029.

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Saint Kitts and Nevis's goal tally first.[11]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 20 September 2006 Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda {{ Template:Yesno alias = Barbados flag alias = Flag of Barbados.svg flag alias-1885 = Flag of Barbados (1870–1966).svg flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Barbados.svg link alias-naval = Barbados Coast Guard flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Barbados.svg size = link alias-army = Barbados Regiment name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center | 1–1 || align=center | 1–1 || 2007 Caribbean Cup qualification

2. 3 April 2010 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis {{ Template:Yesno alias = Guadeloupe flag alias = Flag of France.svg flag alias-local = Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg flag alias-local2 = Flag of Guadeloupe (local) variant.svg flag alias-football = Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg flag alias-beach soccer = Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg flag alias-futsal = Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg flag alias-government = Flag of Guadeloupe (Local).svg flag alias-french = Flag of France.svg size = name = altlink = national football team altvar = football variant = local

}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 3–0 || Friendly

3. 10 October 2010 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis {{ Template:Yesno alias = Anguilla flag alias = Flag of Anguilla.svg size = name = altlink = national football team

}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 2–0 || 2012 Caribbean Cup qualification

4. 5 September 2014 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis {{ Template:Yesno alias = Dominica flag alias = Flag of Dominica.svg flag alias-1955 = Flag of Dominica (1955–1965).svg flag alias-1965 = Flag of Dominica (1965–1978).svg flag alias-1978 = Flag of Dominica (1978–1981).svg flag alias-1981 = Flag of Dominica (1981–1988).svg flag alias-1988 = Flag of Dominica (1988–1990).svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center | 3–0 || align=center | 5–0 || 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification

5. 7 September 2014 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis {{ Template:Yesno alias = Guyana flag alias = Flag of Guyana.svg flag alias-1966 = Flag of Guyana (2004).png flag alias-naval = Naval ensign of Guyana.svg Guyanese Coast Guard link alias-military = Guyana Defence Force flag alias-military = Flag of the Guyana Defence Force.svg flag alias-navy = Naval ensign of Guyana.svg Guyanese Coast Guard size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center | 2–0 || align=center | 2–0 || 2014 Caribbean Cup qualification

6. 23 March 2015 Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre, Saint Kitts and Nevis {{ Template:Yesno alias = Turks and Caicos Islands flag alias = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg flag alias-1889 = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1889–1968).svg flag alias-1968 = Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1968–1999).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg flag alias-civil-1968 = Civil Ensign of the Turks and Caicos Islands (1968–1999).svg size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center | 1–0 || align=center | 6–2 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

7. 16 June 2015 Estadio Cuscatlán, San Salvador, El Salvador {{ Template:Yesno alias = El Salvador flag alias = Flag of El Salvador.svg flag alias-1822 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg flag alias-1823 = Flag of the United Provinces of Central America.svg flag alias-1824 = Flag of the Federal Republic of Central America.svg flag alias-1839 = Flag of El Salvador (1822–1865).svg flag alias-1865a = Flag of El Salvador (April 1865).svg flag alias-1865b = Flag of El Salvador (June 1865).svg flag alias-1869 = Flag of El Salvador (1869-1873).svg flag alias-1873 = Flag of El Salvador (1873-1875).svg flag alias-1875 = Flag of El Salvador (1875-1877).svg flag alias-1898 = Flag of the Greater Republic of Central America (1898).svg flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of El Salvador.svg flag alias-army = Flag of the Salvadoran Army.svg link alias-army = Salvadoran Army flag alias-navy = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg link alias-navy = Navy of El Salvador flag alias-naval = Flag of the Navy of El Salvador.svg link alias-naval = Navy of El Salvador flag alias-air force = Flag of the Salvadoran Air Force.svg link alias-air force = Salvadoran Air Force flag alias-military = Flag of the Armed Forces of El Salvador.svg link alias-military = Armed Forces of El Salvador size = name = altlink = national football team variant =

}} || align=center | 1–3 || align=center | 1–4 || 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification

8. 14 October 2018 Raymond E. Guishard Technical Centre, The Valley, Anguilla Template:Country data SMT 1–0 10–0 2019–20 CONCACAF Nations League qualification
9. 2–0
10. 7–0

Personal life

Harris is from Monkey Hill, Saint Kitts. He is the son of Sonia Williams of Gingerland, Nevis, and Egbert Harris of St. Peter's, St. Kitts. He has two older sisters along with a younger brother, Kareem Harris, who is also a footballer. He and his wife Rachael Harris have four daughters.

He is the cousin of English former footballer Micah Richards.[12]

Honours

FC Dallas

Legacy

On 14 February 2020, the sporting facility in his hometown St. Peter's was renamed the Atiba Erasto Harris Sporting Complex. This facility hosts a football field along with both a basketball and a netball court.[13] On 29 August 2021, Harris became the youngest president of the SKNFA at the age of 36. 1st President to lead his country to a major tournament when the St. Kitts-Nevis Senior Men’s Team qualified for the 2023 Concacaf Gold Cup in the United States.

References

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