Serita Thurton
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.jpg) Thurton in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Serita Joy Metha Thurton | ||
| Date of birth | January 16, 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Calgary Wild FC | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ajax SC | |||
| FC Durham | |||
| Ontario REX | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2024 | South Florida Bulls | 85 | (4) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Electric City FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | North Toronto Nitros | 10 | (5) |
| 2024 | FC Olympia | 7 | (2) |
| 2025– | Calgary Wild FC | 23 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Canada U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2022 | Canada U20 | 9 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of October 17, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of April 17, 2025 | |||
Serita Joy Metha Thurton (born January 16, 2002) is a Canadian soccer player who plays for Calgary Wild FC in the Northern Super League.
Born in Toronto, Thurton moved to nearby Ajax, Ontario at age two, where she began playing youth soccer at age four with Ajax SC.[1] She later played with FC Durham and the Ontario REX program.[2]
College career
In November 2019, Thurton committed to attend the University of South Florida to play for the women's soccer team beginning in the fall of 2020 (the 2020 season was eventually delayed to the spring of 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).[3] On March 28, 2021, she scored her first career goal in a 3–1 victory over the Houston Cougars.[4] In October 2022, she was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference Honor Roll.[5] Ahead of the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Thurton was named to the ACC Watch List.[6][7] At the end of the 2024 season, she was named to the Academic All-District Team.[8]
Club career
In 2022, Thurton played with Electric City FC in League1 Ontario.[9] In 2023, Thurton played with the North Toronto Nitros in League1 Ontario.[10]
In 2024, she played with FC Olympia in the USL W League.
In April 2025, Thurton signed with Calgary Wild FC of the Northern Super League, ahead of the inaugural season.[11] She debuted in the league's inaugural match on April 16, 2025, in a 1–0 loss to Vancouver Rise FC, coming on as a substitute.[12] On July 12, 2025, she scored her first goal in a 2–1 victory over Vancouver Rise FC.[13] Having scored once and produced two assists across 1,741 minutes of play during the 2025 season, on January 20, 2026, it was announced that she had signed a contract extension to keep her with the Wild through 2027.[14][15]
International career
In February 2017, Thurton debuted in the Canadian national program, at age 15, attending an identification camp with the Canada U17 team.[1] She was later named to the roster for the 2018 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, winning bronze, and the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, finishing in fourth.[1]
In 2022, Thurton was named to the Canada U20 team for the 2022 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, winning bronze, as well as being named to the squad for the 2022 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[1][16]