Graham Tatters
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Graham Tatters | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Elgin, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hatyai FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Elgin City | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Charlotte 49ers | 39 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009 | Wilmington Hammerheads | 13 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Elgin City | 9 | (1) |
| 2010 | FC Tampa Bay | 16 | (0) |
| 2011 | Woodlands Wellington | 0 | (0) |
| 2012; | Hat Yai F.C. | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2011 | |||
Graham Tatters (born 28 June 1985 in Elgin) is a Scottish footballer who plays for Hat Yai F.C. in the Thai Second Division.
Career
[edit]Youth and College
[edit]Tatters was a trainee and youth player at Scottish club Elgin City, and was named Elgin's U-16 Player of the Year in 2001, before moving to the United States to play college soccer at University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2004. He was named to the A10 All Championship Team and the Davidson Adidas Classic All Tournament Team in 2007, and was his team's Most Valuable Player in 2007 and 2008.
He redshirted his sophomore season in 2005 after being diagnosed with lymphoma, but recovered to continue his college career the following year.[1]
Professional
[edit]Tatters turned professional in 2009 when he signed for the Wilmington Hammerheads of the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on 5 June 2009 in a 1–0 win over the Bermuda Hogges.[2]
Tatters rejoined Elgin City in October 2009,[3] before returning to the United States in early 2010 to play for FC Tampa Bay in the USSF Division 2 Professional League.
Tatters signed for Singaporean S-League club Woodlands Wellington in 2011, and made his debut for the club on 14 February in a game against Hougang United. He was released by the club in the 2011 off-season.
In 2012, he signed for Hat Yai F.C. and currently plys his trade in the Thai Second Division.
Personal
[edit]In 2010 Tatters' became a member of the Live Strong Foundation as a "Global Envoy" helping to raise awareness about issues relating to cancer.[4]
Tatters' father, Graham Tatters Sr., is the former manager of Scottish Highland League club Lossiemouth, and the current chairman of Elgin City.
Married to Dana Clay Tatters from Shelby, NC.
Honors
[edit]Wilmington Hammerheads
[edit]- USL Second Division Regular Season Champions (1): 2009
References
[edit]- ^ Call him 'Braveheart' - Hammers' Tatters is a cancer survivor
- ^ "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
- ^ Winton, Richard (20 November 2009). "LOCAL HERO: Football helped exiled Scot Graham Tatters survive cancer". The Herald. Retrieved 24 January 2011.
- ^ Video on YouTube
External links
[edit]- 1985 births
- Living people
- Scottish men's footballers
- Sportspeople from Elgin, Moray
- Footballers from Moray
- Wilmington Hammerheads FC players
- Elgin City F.C. players
- Tampa Bay Rowdies players
- USL Second Division players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Men's association football defenders
- Charlotte 49ers men's soccer players
- USSF Division 2 Professional League players
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen