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Nathan Sturgis Personal information Full name Nathan Sturgis Date of birth July 6, 1987 Place of birth St. Augustine, Florida, United States Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Playing position Defender, Midfielder Club information Current club Toronto FC Number 11 Youth career 2003–2004 IMG Soccer Academy 2004–2005 Clemson Tigers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2004 Ajax Orlando Prospects 1 (0) 2006–2007 Los Angeles Galaxy 24 (0) 2007–2008 Real Salt Lake 8 (0) 2009–2010 Seattle Sounders FC 29 (1) 2011– Toronto FC 14 (0) National team‡ 2004–2007 United States U20 27 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 15, 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 23, 2010Nathan Sturgis (born July 6, 1987 in St. Augustine, Florida) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.
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Career
Youth and College
Sturgis attended Nease High School, played club soccer with the First Coast KYX, and played two years of college soccer at Clemson University. In his freshman season in 2004, Sturgis scored three goals and was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team. As a sophomore, Sturgis scored two goals and added seven assists in leading the Tigers to the College Cup. Sturgis was named 3rd Team All-American and ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2005. Sturgis also played one year with the Ajax Orlando Prospects in the USL Premier Development League
Professional
Sturgis signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS, and was taken 12th overall in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. During Galaxy's pre-season tour of England in 2006 they competed against several high profile clubs, including (then) English Premiership Champions Chelsea, and Sturgis was picked out by the staff at Chelsea and other English teams as the outstanding player of the tour. On June 21, 2007, Sturgis was traded along with forward Robbie Findley to Real Salt Lake in exchange for veteran midfielder Chris Klein.
On November 26, 2008, he was selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the second round of the 2008 MLS Expansion Draft.[1] On September 18, 2010, Sturgis scored his first professional goal in a 4-0 win at Columbus against the Columbus Crew. His goal came from the penalty spot.[2]
On November 24, 2010 Sturgis was selected by the Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the third round of the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft. The next day Nathan was traded by Vancouver to Toronto FC in exchange for a first round pick in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft.[3]
Sturgis made his debut for Toronto on March 19, 2011 vs. Vancouver in the first ever all Canadian MLS match-up, it ended as a 4-2 away loss for Toronto.[4]
International
Sturgis has played for various youth United States national teams, and was part of the Under-20 team at the 2005 World Youth Championship and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. On July 17, 2008 he was named to the U.S. team that participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Career Statistics
United States League Playoffs U.S. Open Cup CONCACAF Champions League Total Club League Season Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Ajax Orlando Prospects PDL 2004 1 0 0 — — — 1 0 0 Total 1 0 0 — — — 1 0 0 Los Angeles Galaxy MLS 2006 15 0 0 — — — 15 0 0 2007 8 (1) 0 0 — — — 8 (1) 0 0 Total 23 (1) 0 0 — — — 23 (1) 0 0 Real Salt Lake MLS 2007 5 0 0 — — — 5 0 0 2008 2 (1) 0 0 — — — 2 (1) 0 0 Total 7 (1) 0 0 — — — 7 (1) 0 0 Seattle Sounders FC MLS 2009 5 (4) 0 0 — 4 0 1 — 9 (4) 0 0 2010 16 (4) 1 2 2 0 0 — 4 (1) 0 0 22 (5) 1 2 Total 21 (8) 1 2 2 0 0 4 0 1 4 (1) 0 0 31 (9) 1 2 Canada League Playoffs Canadian Championship CONCACAF Champions League Total Toronto FC MLS 2011 11 (2) 0 0 — 1 0 0 — 12 (2) 0 0 Total 11 (2) 0 0 — 1 0 0 — 12 (2) 0 0 Career total 63 (12) 1 2 2 0 0 5 0 1 4 (1) 0 0 74 (13) 1 3 Last updated on September 21, 2011
Honours
Seattle Sounders FC
- Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup (2): 2009, 2010
Toronto FC
- Canadian Championship (1): 2011
See also
References
- ^ "MLS announces expansion in Seattle". MLS.net. 26 November 2008. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=206969&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 26 November 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Nkufo burns Columbus for three in thorough win". MLSsoccer. 18 September 2010. http://www.mlssoccer.com/matchcenter-recap/nkufo-burns-columbus-three-thorough-win. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
- ^ "Toronto Acquires Nathan Sturgis". Toronto FC. 25 November 2010. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/11/toronto-acquires-nathan-sturgis. Retrieved 25 November 2010.
- ^ "Toronto Falls Short in Vancouver". Toronto FC. 19 March 2011. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2011/03/toronto-falls-short-vancouver. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
External links
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- People from St. Augustine, Florida
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada
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