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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gregory Sutton | ||
| Date of birth | (1977-04-19)April 19, 1977 (age 48) | ||
| Place of birth | Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1998 | St. Lawrence Saints | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Chicago Fire | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Indiana Blast (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1999 | →Lehigh Valley Steam (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | MetroStars | 0 | (0) |
| 2000 | Cincinnati Riverhawks | 13 | (0) |
| 2001–2006 | Montreal Impact | 132 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Toronto FC | 34 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | New York Red Bulls | 13 | (0) |
| 2011 | →Montreal Impact (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | Montreal Impact | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 203 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2009 | Canada | 16 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gregory Sutton (born April 19, 1977) is a Canadian formersoccer player and broadcaster. He played as agoalkeeper for severalA-League andMajor League Soccer teams, including theMontreal Impact andToronto FC, as well as theCanada national team.
Sutton was born in Canada, but spent a good part of his adolescence playing soccer inBethel, Connecticut, United States, where his father was transferred as part of his employment. He playedcollege soccer atSt. Lawrence University inCanton, New York.
During the 2003 season, Sutton helped the Montreal Impact become the USL squad with the lowest goals allowed total and won the Goalkeeper of the Year honor. He had a league-leading 0.73 goals-against average and the most minutes in goal in the league (2463). During the 2004 season with the Impact, the team won theA-League.
On November 29, 2006, Sutton returned toMLS, having been allocated[clarification needed] to the newly formedToronto FC for the2007 season. Sutton was the team's starting goalkeeper until he received a head concussion duringCONCACAF Gold Cup training withCanada in June. Since a team doctor did not accompany the Canadian squad, he was cleared by a local physician and later suffered from post-concussion syndrome as a result, ruling him out of play for the rest of the year.[1]
Sutton was dropped for the 2008 season opener in favour of draft pickBrian Edwards, but made his return againstD.C. United atRFK Stadium in Toronto's second game. He conceded four goals but made a number of important saves.[citation needed] He retained his position for the next three games, recording three straight shutouts in April. He was named to the 2008 Inactive All Star Roster for his strong performance in the first half of the 2008 season. On June 9, 2009, Sutton was released by Toronto FC, to make room for the acquisition ofNick Garcia.[2]
On March 11, 2010, it was announced that Sutton had signed with theNew York Red Bulls.[3] On April 27, 2010, Sutton officially debuted for New York in a 2–1 victory overPhiladelphia Union in a2010 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualification match.[4] On August 11, 2010, Sutton made his league debut for New York recording a 1–0 shutout over his former clubToronto FC.
Sutton began the 2011Major League Soccer season as New York's starting goalkeeper helping the club to a 1–0 victory overSeattle Sounders FC on March 19, 2011.[5] After the signing of German goalkeeperFrank Rost, Sutton was loaned out to CanadianNorth American Soccer League teamMontreal Impact on July 16, 2011. As part of the loan agreement, Montreal was given the option to acquire Sutton's MLS rights at the end of the season as the club prepared for a move to MLS in 2012.[6] Montreal exercised this option for Sutton's rights but then declined his 2012 contract option, making him eligible for the2011 MLS Re-Entry Draft.[7] Sutton came to terms on a new agreement withMontreal Impact on December 9, 2011.[8] On October 29, 2012, Sutton announced his retirement from professional soccer after a 14-year career.[9]
Sutton made hisCanada national team debut on January 18, 2004, againstBarbados. He was invited to the men'sWorld Cup team development camp in July 2004 againstHearts and helped his side to a 1–1 draw. Sutton earned his second senior cap and kept a clean sheet againstNorthern Ireland in February 2005 in a 1–0 win. On January 18 of that year he was called up to thenational team roster once again.[10] Sutton competed in the last three Gold Cups and most recently helping Canada reach the Quarterfinals of the 2009 Gold Cup.
From 2002 to 2003, Sutton was an assistant coach with theUniversity de Montreal Carabins.
On May 7, 2013, it was announced that Sutton would become the head coach of theConcordia|University's men's soccer team.[11] He had been an assistant coach with the team since 2011. In August 2018 Sutton was also named head coach of Concordia University women's soccer program.
Sutton was a match analyst forTSN from 2013 to 2022, primarily covering MLS matches. He joined the commentary team forApple TV'sMLS Season Pass in 2023.[12][13]
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