Frank Sturing
Dutch-Canadian soccer player
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Frank Sturing (born May 29, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a centre-back for Inter Toronto FC in the Canadian Premier League. Born in the Netherlands, he represents Canada at international level.
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Sturing in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 29 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Nijmegen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Inter Toronto FC | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Oranje Blauw | |||
| 2007–2016 | NEC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | NEC 1 | 43 | |
| 2020–2021 | Den Bosch | 18 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | SV Horn | 44 | (2) |
| 2024– | Inter Toronto FC[a] | 36 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Netherlands U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2015 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | Canada | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 27, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of June 5, 2021 | |||
Early life
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 (later re-branded as Inter Toronto 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] In January 2025, Sturing re-signed with York United FC for the 2025 season.[19] In January 2026, he once again re-signed with the club for another season.[20]
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.[21][22]
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.[23] In 2020, Sturing obtained his Canadian passport with the goal of representing Canada at the 2020 Olympic Games,[24][25] despite never having been to Canada before.[26] In March 2020, he was named to the provisional squad for the Canada U23 for their Olympic qualification matches.[27][28] However, the 2020 qualifiers were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[29] In January 2021, he was called up to a training camp with the Canada senior team for the first time.[30][31] 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.[32] 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.[33] He made a second appearance against Aruba, but has not appeared since.[34]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played October 27, 2025[35]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| NEC | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 1[b] | 1 | 22 | 2 | ||
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 14 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 2 | ||
| Den Bosch | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 18 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | ||
| SV Horn | 2021–22 | 2. Liga | 21 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | ||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 2 | ||
| York United | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 158 | 5 | ||
International
- As of match played June 5, 2021
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 1 | |
International goals
- Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 March 2021 | IMG Academy, Bradenton, United States |  Cayman Islands | 1–0 | 11–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |