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Christine Latham
Personal information
Full name	Christine Elizabeth Latham
Date of birth	15 September 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Forward
College career
Years	Team
1999–2002	Nebraska Cornhuskers
Senior career*
Years	Team
2003	San Diego Spirit
2005	New Jersey Wildcats
2006–2008	Atlanta Silverbacks
2009	Boston Breakers
International career
2000–2006	Canada
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Christine Elizabeth Latham (born 15 September 1981) is a Canadian former soccer player who played as a forward for the Boston Breakers of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) and the Canada national team.

Club career[edit]

Early years and university[edit]

Latham played eight years with the Calgary Celtics, a youth team coached by her father, Brian. She was recruited by, and eventually chose to attend, the University of Nebraska. While at the university, she played for the Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer team from 1999 to 2002. She was named a three-time NSCAA All-American and left as the all-time leading scorer in the history of the Nebraska women's program with 69 goals. She added a further 29 assists in her 4-year career.

Transition to professional soccer[edit]

Upon graduating from Nebraska, Latham joined San Diego Spirit of Women's United Soccer Association as a Discovery Player in February 2003. In her first year, she scored 6 goals en route to being named the 2003 WUSA Rookie of the Year. This proved to be her last year in the league as the WUSA suspended operations following the conclusion of the 2003 season.

Latham joined New Jersey Wildcats of the W-League in 2005, appearing in 4 games (296 minutes) while scoring 4 goals and assisting on 3 others.

The following season, Latham joined fellow Canadian internationals Sharolta Nonen and Melissa Tancredi at Atlanta Silverbacks. In her first year with the Silverbacks, Latham appeared in 6 games (495 minutes), scoring twice and adding an assist. 2007 saw the departure of Tancredi and Latham increased her production to compensate. She appeared in 9 games (677 minutes) and scored 7 goals with 2 further assists. 2008 saw Latham increase her production even further, appearing in 13 games (1081 minutes) and while getting 13 goals and 2 assists.

The new Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) league took notice of her and Boston Breakers claimed her as a Post-Draft Discovery Player on 10 October 2008. She agreed to terms with the club on 9 January 2009 and played in the 2009 WPS season for Boston. She appeared in 16 games (8 starts, 654 total minutes) and scored twice with one assist. Her option for the 2010 WPS season was picked up by Boston on 28 September 2009.

International career[edit]

Latham's international debut came on 5 May 2000 against South Korea. With the Canada women's national soccer team, Latham appeared in the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, scoring three goals in six games. She ended her international career with 15 goals in 49 appearances.

In August 2006 Latham and Charmaine Hooper refused to attend two exhibition games against China and fell into dispute with team coach Even Pellerud. Along with a third disgruntled player, Sharolta Nonen, they publicly called for Pellerud's removal. Alleging he had pressured them to break their club contracts in order to join Vancouver Whitecaps and had tried to fix the outcome of a USL W-League play-off by releasing certain national team players but not others.^[2] Pellerud suspended the players and terminated their funding. In June 2007 an arbitrator ruled in favour of the coach. Hooper's replacement as captain Christine Sinclair strongly criticised the players' actions: "They let down their teammates and since then have done nothing to rectify it. I wouldn't want them as teammates."^[3]

Post-playing career[edit]

Latham served as a commentator for Fox Sports at the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship and as a studio analyst for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[4]

Personal life[edit]

Latham graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in May 2005 with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.^[1]^[5]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "2,100 to receive degrees at UNL commencement today". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. 7 May 2005. p. 5B. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
^ Mallett, Peter (21 October 2006). "Players call for inquiry into coach". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Arbitrator rules in Canadian soccer coach's favour". CBC Sports. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
^ "Christine Latham". Fox Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
^ "Christine Latham". Nebraska Cornhuskers. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

External links[edit]

Christine Latham – FIFA competition record (archived)
Christine Latham at the Canadian Soccer Association
Official website
Nebraska player profile
Nebraska coaching profile
Christine Latham at Women's United Soccer Association

[UNL-1] "2,100 to receive degrees at UNL commencement today". Lincoln Journal Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. 7 May 2005. p. 5B. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

[2] Mallett, Peter (21 October 2006). "Players call for inquiry into coach". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[3] "Arbitrator rules in Canadian soccer coach's favour". CBC Sports. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[4] "Christine Latham". Fox Sports. Retrieved 9 June 2015.

[5] "Christine Latham". Nebraska Cornhuskers. Retrieved 22 December 2021.

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+| fullname       = Christine Elizabeth Latham<ref name="UNL">{{cite news |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90970697/ |title=2,100 to receive degrees at UNL commencement today |newspaper=[[Lincoln Journal Star]] |page=5B |date=May 7, 2005 |access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref>
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+| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1981|09|15|df=yes}}
-| birth_place = [[Calgary]], Alberta, Canada
+| birth_place    = [[Calgary]], Alberta, Canada
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+| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=8}}
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+| position       = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
-| collegeyears1 = 1999–2002 | college1 = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] | collegecaps1 = 94 | collegegoals1 = 69
+| collegeyears1  = 1999–2002
+| college1       = [[Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer|Nebraska Cornhuskers]]
+| collegecaps1   = 94
+| collegegoals1  = 69
-| clubs1              = [[San Diego Spirit]]
+| clubs1         = [[San Diego Spirit]]
-| years1              = 2003
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+| caps1          = 19<!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
-| goals1              = 6
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-| clubs2              = [[New Jersey Wildcats]]
+| clubs2         = [[New Jersey Wildcats]]
-| years2              = 2005
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+| caps2          = 4 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
-| goals2              = 4
+| goals2         = 4
-| clubs3              = [[Atlanta Silverbacks Women|Atlanta Silverbacks]]
+| clubs3         = [[Atlanta Silverbacks Women|Atlanta Silverbacks]]
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-| caps3               = 28 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
+| caps3          = 28 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
-| goals3              = 22
+| goals3         = 22
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+| clubs4         = [[Boston Breakers]]
-| years4              = 2009
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+| caps4          = 16 <!-- LEAGUE APPEARANCES & GOALS ONLY-->
-| goals4              = 2
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+| totalcaps      =
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+| totalgoals     =
-| nationalteam1       = [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]]
+| nationalteam1  = [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada]]
-| nationalyears1      = 2000–2006
+| nationalyears1 = 2000–2006
-| nationalcaps1       = 49
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 }}
-'''Christine Latham''' (born 15 September 1981 in [[Calgary]], Alberta) is a Canadian former soccer [[forward (association football)|forward]] who played for the [[Boston Breakers]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS) and the [[Canada women's national soccer team]].
+'''Christine Elizabeth Latham''' (born 15 September 1981) is a Canadian former [[Association football|soccer]] player who played as a [[forward (association football)|forward]] for the [[Boston Breakers]] of [[Women's Professional Soccer]] (WPS) and the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canada national team]].
 ==Club career==
@@ Line 43: / Line 46: @@
 ===Transition to professional soccer===
-Upon graduating from Nebraska, Latham joined [[San Diego Spirit]] of [[Women's United Soccer Association]] as a Discovery Player in February 2003. In her first year, she scored 6 goals en route to being named the [[2003 WUSA Rookie of the Year]]. This proved to be her last year in the league as the WUSA suspended operations following the conclusion of the 2003 season.
+Upon graduating from Nebraska, Latham joined [[San Diego Spirit]] of [[Women's United Soccer Association]] as a Discovery Player in February 2003. In her first year, she scored 6 goals en route to being named the 2003 WUSA Rookie of the Year. This proved to be her last year in the league as the WUSA suspended operations following the conclusion of the 2003 season.
-Latham joined [[New Jersey Wildcats]] of the [[USL W-League|W-League]] in 2005, appearing in 4 games (296 minutes) while scoring 4 goals and assisting on 3 others.
+Latham joined [[New Jersey Wildcats]] of the [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|W-League]] in 2005, appearing in 4 games (296 minutes) while scoring 4 goals and assisting on 3 others.
 The following season, Latham joined fellow [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian internationals]] [[Sharolta Nonen]] and [[Melissa Tancredi]] at [[Atlanta Silverbacks Women|Atlanta Silverbacks]]. In her first year with the Silverbacks, Latham appeared in 6 games (495 minutes), scoring twice and adding an assist. 2007 saw the departure of Tancredi and Latham increased her production to compensate. She appeared in 9 games (677 minutes) and scored 7 goals with 2 further assists. 2008 saw Latham increase her production even further, appearing in 13 games (1081 minutes) and while getting 13 goals and 2 assists.
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 ==International career==
 Latham's international debut came on 5 May 2000 against [[South Korea women's national football team|South Korea]]. With the [[Canada women's national soccer team]], Latham appeared in the [[2003 FIFA Women's World Cup]], scoring three goals in six games. She ended her international career with 15 goals in 49 appearances.
+In August 2006 Latham and [[Charmaine Hooper]] refused to attend two [[exhibition game]]s against [[China women's national football team|China]] and fell into dispute with team coach [[Even Pellerud]]. Along with a third disgruntled player, [[Sharolta Nonen]], they publicly called for Pellerud's removal. Alleging he had pressured them to break their club contracts in order to join [[Vancouver Whitecaps FC (women)|Vancouver Whitecaps]] and had tried to [[Match fixing in association football|fix]] the outcome of a [[USL W-League (1995–2015)|USL W-League]] play-off by releasing certain national team players but not others.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mallett |first1=Peter |title=Players call for inquiry into coach |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/players-call-for-inquiry-into-coach/article1108398/ |access-date=10 March 2019 |work=[[The Globe and Mail]] |date=21 October 2006}}</ref> Pellerud suspended the players and terminated their funding. In June 2007 an arbitrator ruled in favour of the coach. Hooper's replacement as captain [[Christine Sinclair]] strongly criticised the players' actions: "They let down their teammates and since then have done nothing to rectify it. I wouldn't want them as teammates."<ref>{{cite news |title=Arbitrator rules in Canadian soccer coach's favour |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/arbitrator-rules-in-canadian-soccer-coach-s-favour-1.666307 |access-date=10 March 2019 |publisher=[[CBC Sports]] |date=20 June 2007}}</ref>
 ==Post-playing career==
-Latham served as a commentator for [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] at the [[2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship]] and as a studio analyst for the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/bios/on-air/christine-latham | title=Christine Latham | publisher=[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] | accessdate=9 June 2015}}</ref>
+Latham served as a commentator for [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] at the [[2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship]] and as a studio analyst for the [[2015 FIFA Women's World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.foxsports.com/presspass/bios/on-air/christine-latham | title=Christine Latham | work=[[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]] | access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref>
+==Personal life==
+Latham graduated from the [[University of Nebraska–Lincoln]] in May 2005 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in [[sociology]].<ref name="UNL"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://huskers.com/honors/university-of-nebraska-athletic-hall-of-fame/christine-latham/11 |title=Christine Latham |work=[[Nebraska Cornhuskers]] |access-date=December 22, 2021}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
 * {{FIFA player|198975}}
+* {{Canada Soccer|1823}}
-* [http://canadasoccer.com/?t=roster&pid=1823 Christine Latham] at the [[Canadian Soccer Association]]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100510095408/http://www.christinelathamsoccer.com/ Official website]
 * [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=3143 Nebraska player profile]
 * [http://www.huskers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=100&ATCLID=70527 Nebraska coaching profile]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20030820210731/http://www.wusa.com/players_coaches/players/christine_latham/ Christine Latham] at [[Women's United Soccer Association]]
+{{Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year navbox}}
 {{Canada Squad 2003 Women's World Cup}}
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 [[Category:1981 births]]
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-[[Category:Soccer people from Alberta]]
+[[Category:Soccer players from Calgary]]
 [[Category:Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the United States]]
-[[Category:Canadian expatriate soccer players]]
+[[Category:Canadian expatriate women's soccer players]]
-[[Category:Canadian soccer players]]
 [[Category:Canadian women's soccer players]]
 [[Category:Canada women's international soccer players]]
 [[Category:2003 FIFA Women's World Cup players]]
 [[Category:Nebraska Cornhuskers women's soccer players]]
-[[Category:Sportspeople from Calgary]]
 [[Category:Women's United Soccer Association players]]
 [[Category:San Diego Spirit players]]
 [[Category:New Jersey Wildcats players]]
 [[Category:Atlanta Silverbacks Women players]]
-[[Category:Boston Breakers (WPS) players]]
+[[Category:Boston Breakers players]]
-[[Category:United Soccer Leagues W-League players]]
+[[Category:USL W-League (1995–2015) players]]
-[[Category:Canadian association football commentators]]
+[[Category:Canadian soccer commentators]]
-[[Category:Association football forwards]]
+[[Category:Women's association football forwards]]
+[[Category:Women's Professional Soccer players]]
+[[Category:Expatriate women's soccer players in the United States]]

v t e Big 12 Conference Women's Soccer Player of the Year
Player of the Year	1996: Blalack & Uppinghouse 1997: Blalack 1998: Engesser 1999: Nonen 2000: Latham 2001: Latham 2002: Wilson 2003: Munnelly 2004: Timko 2005: Timko 2006: Odenyo & Timko
Offensive Player of the Year	2007: Pistorius 2008: Odenyo 2009: Marlborough 2010: Marlborough 2011: Monogue 2012: Cuéllar 2013: Silva 2014: Beckie 2015: Beckie 2016: Abam & Dike 2017: Woodard 2018: Hintzen 2019: Davis 2020: Collins 2021: Davis 2022: Byars
Defensive Player of the Year	2007: Moore 2008: Moore & Wenino 2009: Wagner 2010: Mercado 2011: Mercado 2012: McCarthy 2013: Buchanan 2014: Buchanan 2015: Buchanan 2016: Buchanan 2017: Morrison & Pierre-Louis 2018: St. Georges 2019: Merrick 2020: Brewster 2021: Peterson 2022: Cox
Forward of the Year	2023: Byars
Midfielder of the Year	2023: Missimo
Defender of the Year	2023: Anderson
Goalkeeper of the Year	2020: Alvarado 2021: Kellett 2022: Massey & Nytes 2023: White