Graham Tatters

Graham Tatters
Personal information
Full name	Graham Tatters
Date of birth	28 June 1985 (age 38)
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
2004–2008	Charlotte 49ers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009	Wilmington Hammerheads
2009–2010	Elgin City
2010	FC Tampa Bay
2011	Woodlands Wellington
2012;	Hat Yai F.C.
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2011

Last updated December 28, 2023

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

Youth and College

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

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

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

Wilmington Hammerheads

USL Second Division Regular Season Champions (1): 2009

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References

↑ 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

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[1] Call him 'Braveheart' - Hammers' Tatters is a cancer survivor

[2] "United Soccer Leagues (USL)". Archived from the original on 2010-01-05. Retrieved 2009-10-11.

[3] Winton, Richard (20 November 2009). "LOCAL HERO: Football helped exiled Scot Graham Tatters survive cancer". The Herald . Retrieved 24 January 2011.

[4] Video on YouTube

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