Graham Hatley (born October 26, 1960) is a Scottish-born Canadian former

soccer Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular f ...

player who played in the

North American Soccer League The North American Soccer League (NASL) was the top-level major professional soccer league in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984. It is considered the first soccer league to be successful on a national scale in the ...

Career

Hatley played in the

in 1979 with the

Toronto Blizzard Toronto Blizzard may refer to: *Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984), the original soccer club, a franchise of the North American Soccer League *Toronto Blizzard (1986–1993), the later club and franchise of the Canadian Soccer League *Toronto Azzurri B ...

. He spent four seasons with the club and played with the indoor team in 1980. On November 4, 1980, he was released by the Toronto Blizzard. In 1982, he played in the

National Soccer League The National Soccer League (NSL) was the top-level soccer league in Australia, run by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. The NSL, the A-League's predecessor, spanned 28 seasons from its inception in 1977 until its ...

with Hamilton Steelers where he assisted in securing the NSL Championship.

International career

Hatley made his debut for the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team on November 26, 1978 against the

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at the

1978 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament The 1978 CONCACAF Under-20 Championship was held in Honduras. It also served as qualification for the 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship. Teams The following teams entered the tournament: Round 1 Group A Estadio Nacional Chelato Uclés, Tegucig ...

. He also represented Canada at the

1979 FIFA World Youth Championship The 1979 FIFA World Youth Championship, the second staging of the FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA World Youth Championship, was held in Japan from 26 August to 7 September 1979. It was the first FIFA tournament played in Asia. The tournament took place i ...

. On April 5, 1979, he made his debut for the

Canada men's national under-23 soccer team The Canada U-23 men's national soccer team (also known as Canada Olympic soccer team) represents Canada in international soccer at this age level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association, the governing body for soccer in Canada. U ...

against the

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in a qualification match for the

1979 Pan American Games The 1979 Pan American Games, officially the VIII Pan American Games () and commonly known as San Juan 1979, were a multi-sport event governed by the Panam Sports Organization (PASO), and were held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from July 1 to Jul ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hatley, Graham 1960 births Living people Canadian men's soccer players Toronto Blizzard (1971–1984) players Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992) players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Men's association football midfielders Canadian National Soccer League players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen