Nathan Sturgis
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nathan Radford 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 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2004 | IMG Soccer Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Clemson Tigers | 42 | (5) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004 | Ajax Orlando Prospects | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | LA Galaxy | 24 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Real Salt Lake | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Seattle Sounders FC | 29 | (1) |
| 2011 | Toronto FC | 14 | (0) |
| 2012 | Houston Dynamo | 5 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Colorado Rapids | 31 | (4) |
| 2014 | Chivas USA | 16 | (0) |
| 2015 | Houston Dynamo | 18 | (1) |
| 2016 | Seattle Sounders FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Seattle Sounders FC 2 (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | United States U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2004 | United States U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | United States U20 | 27 | (0) |
| 2008 | United States U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of May 23, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 20, 2014 |
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Nathan Radford Sturgis (born July 6, 1987) is an American soccer player who last played for Seattle Sounders FC in Major League Soccer.
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
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. 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.
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