 He played college soccer at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York.Sutton was virtually ever-present for the Impact during his five years with the team, during the 2003 season Sutton helped the Impact become the USL squad with the lowest goals allowed total, during the same year Sutton won the Goalkeeper of the Year honor for his league-leading 0.73 goals-against average while logging the most minutes in goal in the league (2463).During the 2004 season with the Impact, the team won the A-League.