Frank Sturing

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Frank Sturing
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Sturing in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-29) 29 May 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Nijmegen, Netherlands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Centre-back
Youth career
Oranje Blauw
2007–2016 NEC
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 NEC 43 (1)
2020–2021 Den Bosch 18 (0)
2021–2023 SV Horn 44 (2)
2024–2025 York United FC 36 (1)
International career‡
2014 Netherlands U18 3 (0)
2015 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2016 Netherlands U20 1 (0)
2021 Canada 2 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 27, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of June 5, 2021

Frank Sturing (born May 29, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Canada at international level.

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Early life

Sturing began playing youth soccer in the Netherlands at age five with Oranje Blauw. [1] He joined the youth academy of NEC at age 10. [2]

Club career

On 2 April 2017, Sturing made his senior debut for his debut for NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie against Vitesse. [3] [4] In February 2018, he signed an extension until June 2020 with an option for an additional year. [5] [6] At the end of the 2019-20 season, he departed the club, upon the expiry of his contract, after 13 years with the club. [7] [8]

In October 2020, Sturing joined Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch on an amateur basis. [9] [10]

In September 2021, Sturing signed with Austrian 2. Liga side SV Horn. [11] [12] In April 2022, he extended his contract for an additional season. [13] He departed the club in June 2023. [14]

In January 2024, he signed with Canadian Premier League club York United FC. [15] [16] Cavalry FC and Pacific FC had also been interested in signing him. [17] He made his debut for York on April 26 against Vancouver FC. [18]

On January 21, 2025, Sturing re-signed with York United FC for the 2025 season. [19]

International career

Sturing was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother and a Canadian father. [1]

He played at the youth international level with the Netherlands U18, Netherlands U19, and Netherlands U20 teams. [20] [21]

In 2019, Sturing reached out to the Canadian Soccer Association to let them know he was eligible and interested in representing Canada at international level. [22] In 2020, Sturing obtained his Canadian passport with the goal of representing Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games, [23] [24] despite never having been to Canada before. [25] In March 2020, he was named to the provisional squad for the Canada U23 for their Olympic qualification matches. [26] [27] However, the 2020 qualifiers were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [28] In January 2021, he was called up to a training camp with the Canada senior team for the first time. [29] [30] In March 2021, he was originally called up to the Canada U23 for their postponed Olympic qualifies, but was then named to the Canada senior team roster for World Cup qualifiers. [31] On March 29, 2021, he made his senior international debut and scored his first goal in an 11–0 victory over the Cayman Islands in a 2022 World Cup qualification match. [32] He made a second appearance against Aruba, but has not appeared since. [33]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played October 27, 2025 [34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeaguePlayoffsNational cupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NEC 2016–17 Eredivisie 30—000030
2017–18 Eerste Divisie 191—201 [a] 1222
2018–19 70—100080
2018–19 140—10—150
Total431004011482
Den Bosch 2020–21 Eerste Divisie 180—10—190
SV Horn 2021–22 2. Liga 212—00—212
2022–23 230—30—260
Total442003000472
York United 2024 Canadian Premier League 1702010—200
2025 1912030—241
Total361404000441
Career total141340120111585
  1. ↑ Appearance in the Promotion playoffs

International

As of match played June 5, 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Canada 202121
Total21

International goals

Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 March 2021 IMG Academy, Bradenton, United StatesFlag of the Cayman Islands.svg  Cayman Islands 1–011–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. 1 2 Frank Sturing at Canada Soccer
  2. ↑ Sommerdijk, Jan (30 May 2021). "Een Nijmegenaar die voetbalt voor Canada: het verhaal van Frank Sturing" [A Nijmegen resident who plays football for Canada: the story of Frank Sturing]. Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch).
  3. ↑ "Frank Sturing: Nijmeegs jeugdproduct in de defensie van N.E.C." [Frank Sturing: Nijmegen youth product in NEC's defense]. NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch). 11 December 2019.
  4. ↑ "Oostenrijks avontuur voor Canadees international Frank Sturing uit Nijmegen" [Austrian adventure for Canadian international Frank Sturing from Nijmegen]. Headliner (in Dutch). 2 September 2021.
  5. ↑ "Frank Sturing N.E.C.'er tot 2020" [Frank Sturing NEC player until 2020]. NEC Nijmegen (in Dutch). 28 February 2020.
  6. ↑ "NEC-verdediger Sturing verlengt contract" [NEC defender Sturing extends contract]. Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 6 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Abrupt einde voor spelers met aflopend contract" [Abrupt end for players with expiring contracts]. Forza NEC (in Dutch). 29 May 2020.
  8. ↑ van den Broek, Danny (5 December 2019). "Dit seizoen moet het gebeuren voor Frank Sturing" [This season it has to happen for Frank Sturing]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  9. ↑ van Beek, Yvonne (5 October 2020). "Verdediger Sturing sluit op amateurbasis aan bij FC Den Bosch" [Defender Sturing joins FC Den Bosch on an amateur basis]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  10. ↑ "Frank Sturing versterkt FC Den Bosch" [Frank Sturing strengthens FC Den Bosch]. Den Bosch Nieuws (in Dutch). 5 October 2020.
  11. ↑ "Herzlich Willkommen Frank Sturing und Djibril Fandje Toure!" [Welcome Frank Sturing and Djibril Fandje Toure!]. SV Horn (in German). 1 September 2021.
  12. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (2 September 2021). "Oostenrijks avontuur voor voormalig FC Den Bosch-verdediger Frank Sturing" [Austrian adventure for former FC Den Bosch defender Frank Sturing]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  13. ↑ "Sturing bleibt im Waldviertel" [Sturing stays in the Waldviertel]. SV Horn (in German). 25 April 2022.
  14. ↑ Hewitt, Thomas (30 January 2024). "York United sign Canadian international centre-back Frank Sturing in surprise CPL move". Canadian Soccer Daily.
  15. ↑ "York United FC announce signing of Canadian defender Frank Sturing". York United FC . 30 January 2024.
  16. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (31 January 2024). "Wens in vervulling voor Nijmeegse oud-NEC'er Frank Sturing: voetballen in Canada" [Wish come true for former NEC player Frank Sturing from Nijmegen: playing football in Canada]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  17. ↑ Jacques, John (4 January 2024). "Multiple CPL Sides In Hunt For Frank Sturing". Northern Tribune.
  18. ↑ Tierney, Mitchell (26 April 2024). "Match Analysis: Second half masterclass powers York United past Vancouver FC". Canadian Premier League .
  19. ↑ "Frank Sturing extends stay with The Nine Stripes". York United FC press release. 21 January 2025.
  20. ↑ Hessing, David (2 February 2021). "Wordt deze Nijmeegse speler van FC Den Bosch international voor Canada?" [Will this Nijmegen player from FC Den Bosch become an international for Canada?]. De Stentor (in Dutch).
  21. ↑ Janssen, Sander. "Frank Sturing op avontuur met Canada: 'Oranje zit er niet meer in'" [Frank Sturing on an adventure with Canada: 'Orange is no longer an option']. Voetbal International (in Dutch).
  22. ↑ Janssen, Joram (6 March 2020). "Sturing gaat vol voor interlandcarrière met Canada" [Sturing goes all out for international career with Canada]. Forza NEC (in Dutch).
  23. ↑ van Mil, Lars (30 May 2020). "NEC'er Sturing kan naar Spelen in Tokio: "Ik wil daar echt bij zijn"" [NEC player Sturing can go to the Games in Tokyo: "I really want to be there"]. FC Update (in Dutch).
  24. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (1 August 2020). "NEC'er Sturing wacht op club én interlanddebuut bij Canada" [NEC'er Sturing awaits club and international debut with Canada]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  25. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (16 April 2021). "Frank Sturing debuteerde al voor Canada maar was er nog nooit: 'Het volkslied heb ik helemaal meegezongen'" [Frank Sturing made his debut for Canada but had never been there before: 'I sang the entire national anthem']. De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  26. ↑ "NEC'er Sturing wil naar Olympische Spelen met Canada" [NEC'er Sturing wants to go to the Olympic Games with Canada]. Omroep Gelderland (in Dutch). 1 March 2020.
  27. ↑ van den Broek, Danny (6 March 2020). "'Mister' Sturing van NEC wil met Canada naar de Olympische Spelen in Tokio" ['Mister' Sturing from NEC wants to go to the Olympic Games in Tokyo with Canada]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  28. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (10 December 2020). "Nijmegenaar Frank Sturing wil via Den Bosch met Canada naar Tokio" [Nijmegen resident Frank Sturing wants to travel to Tokyo with Canada via Den Bosch]. De Gelderlander (in Dutch).
  29. ↑ Davidson, Neil (1 February 2021). "Dutch-born defender Frank Sturing enjoys first taste of life with Canada soccer team". The Globe & Mail .
  30. ↑ Martens, Jan (24 December 2020). "Canadese voetbaltoekomst gloort voor FC Den Bosch-verdediger Frank Sturing" [Canadian soccer future bright for FC Den Bosch defender Frank Sturing]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  31. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (23 March 2021). "FC Den Bosch-verdediger Frank Sturing zit plots bij de nationale ploeg van Canada" [FC Den Bosch defender Frank Sturing suddenly joins the Canadian national team]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  32. ↑ Pichel, Dominique (30 March 2021). "Droomdebuut voor Den Bosch-speler Frank Sturing in Canadees voetbalelftal" [Dream debut for Den Bosch player Frank Sturing in Canadian national football team]. Brabants Dagblad (in Dutch).
  33. ↑ Jacques, John (17 January 2024). "Veth: Nine Stripes Set To Sign Sturing". Northern Tribune.
  34. ↑ Frank Sturing at Soccerway
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