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Atiba Hutchinson

Hutchinson with Beşiktaş in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	8 February 1983 (1983-02-08)
Place of birth	Brampton, Ontario, Canada
Height	1.87 m
Playing position	Defensive midfielder Central midfielder
Club information
Current club	Beşiktaş
Number	13
Youth career
	Brampton Braves
	North Scarborough SC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2002	York Region Shooters	2	(0)
2002–2003	Toronto Lynx	4	(0)
2003–2004	Öster	24	(6)
2004–2006	Helsingborg	49	(6)
2006–2010	Copenhagen	139	(22)
2010–2013	PSV	80	(4)
2013–	Beşiktaş	240	(22)
National team‡
2001–2003	Canada U20	19	(0)
2002–2004	Canada U23	10	(0)
2003–	Canada	85	(7)
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 17, 2021. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 25, 2021

Atiba Hutchinson (born 8 February 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays for and captains both Süper Lig club Beşiktaş and the Canada national team 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 Canadian Player of the Year for the first time in his career. Between 2010 and 2013, he played for PSV Eindhoven in the Dutch Eredivisie.

In 2012 as part of the Canadian Soccer Association's centennial celebration, he was named to the all-time Canada XI men's team.

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  Hutchinson playing against Peru at BMO Field on September 4, 2010