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Earthquakes Midfielders Cato, Harris Called to National Team Duty for Caribbean Cup Qualification

October 6, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


SAN JOSE, Calif. - San Jose Earthquakes midfielders Atiba Harris (Saint Kitts and Nevis) and Cordell Cato (Trinidad and Tobago) have been called to national team duty ahead of 2014 Caribbean Cup Qualification.

Harris, 29, has nine goals in 25 career caps with The Sugar Boyz. He led Saint Kitts and Nevis to the top of Group 6 in the first round of qualifiers in September. Harris is in his first year with the Earthquakes. He signed with the club on January 7, 2014 following a one-year stint with the Colorado Rapids. He has four goals and two assists in 22 regular season appearances with the Quakes and is San Jose's second leading scorer in 2014.

Cato, 22, made three appearances for the Soca Warriors' U-20 national team during the 2011 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Guatemala. Cato is in his second year with the Earthquakes. He joined the club in a trade with Seattle Sounders FC on March 1, 2013 and has four goals and five assists in 54 regular season appearances with the Quakes.

Saint Kitts and Nevis will face Barbados on Wednesday, Oct. 8, French Guiana on Friday, Oct. 10 and Haiti on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Stade Sylvio Cator in Portau-Prince, Haiti.

The Soca Warriors will face the Dominican Republic on Wednesday, Oct. 8, Saint Lucia on Friday, Oct. 10 and Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday, Oct. 12 at Ato Boldon Stadium in Couva, Trinidad and Tobago.

The winner and runner-up in each group will qualify for the 2014 Caribbean Cup hosted by Jamaica from November 10-17.

Both Harris and Cato will miss San Jose's matches against the Portland Timbers on Wednesday, Oct. 8 and Real Salt Lake on Saturday, Oct. 11.


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