Nathan Sturgis

Nathan Sturgis

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Sturgis
Date of birth	July 6, 1987 (1987-07-06) (age 24)
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, 2010

Nathan Sturgis (born July 6, 1987 in St. Augustine, Florida) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Toronto FC in Major League Soccer.

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

• List of current MLS players

References

1. ^ "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]}
2. ^ "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. 
3. ^ "Toronto Acquires Nathan Sturgis". Toronto FC. 25 November 2010. http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2010/11/toronto-acquires-nathan-sturgis. Retrieved 25 November 2010. 
4. ^ "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

• MLS player profile

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Name	Sturgis, Nathan
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Date of birth	July 6, 1987
Place of birth	St. Augustine, Florida, United States
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