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Nathan Sturgis
Personal information
Full name	Nathan Sturgis
Date of birth	July 6, 1987 (age 22)
Place of birth	St. Augustine, Florida, United States
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Seattle Sounders FC
Number	12
Youth career
2004–2005	Clemson Tigers
Senior career*
National team
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November, 2009.; † Appearances (Goals).;

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

[edit] Career

[edit] 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

[edit] 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]

[edit] 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 will participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

[edit] See also

List of current MLS players

[edit] References

^ "MLS announces expansion in Seattle". MLS.net. 2008-11-26. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=206969&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-11-26.

[edit] External links

MLS player profile

[0] "MLS announces expansion in Seattle". MLS.net. 2008-11-26. http://web.mlsnet.com/news/mls_news.jsp?ymd=20081126&content_id=206969&vkey=pr_mls&fext=.jsp. Retrieved 2008-11-26.

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