Christine Sinclair

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Christine Sinclair
OC OBC
Sinclair in 2009
Personal information
Full name Christine Margaret Sinclair[1]
Date of birth (1983-06-12) June 12, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1994–2000 Burnaby South Secondary School
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Portland Pilots 94 (110)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2002 Vancouver Breakers[3] 10 (9)
2006–2008 Vancouver Whitecaps FC[4] 21 (10)
2009–2010 FC Gold Pride 40 (16)
2011–2012 Western New York Flash 15 (10)
2013– Portland Thorns 180 (68)
National team
2001–2002 Canada U20 19 (27)
2000–2023 Canada 329 (190)
Honours
Women's soccer
Representing  Canada
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2020 Tokyo Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner 2010 Mexico
Runner-up 2002 Canada-United States
Runner-up 2006 United States
Runner-up 2018 United States
Runner-up 2022 Mexico
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Bronze medal – third place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Runner-up 2002 Canada
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 14, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 31, 2023

Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian football player who plays for the Portland Thorns and the Canada women's national soccer team. She is thought to be one of the best women football players in the world.[5]

Honours[change | change source]

Club[change | change source]

FC Gold Pride[change | change source]

Western New York Flash[change | change source]

International[change | change source]

Canada[change | change source]

References[change | change source]

  1. "Women's Olympic Football Tournament Tokyo 2020 – List of Players: Canada" (PDF). FIFA. August 5, 2021. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved November 17, 2021.
  2. "Christine Sinclair". Team Canada - Official 2018 Olympic Team Website. September 19, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  3. "Christine Sinclair and Tiffeny Milbrett sign at Vancouver Whitecaps". Soccerway. February 13, 2006. Archived from the original on April 4, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2017.
  4. "Whitecaps Foundation". July 28, 2011. Archived from the original on July 28, 2011. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
  5. Sinclair, Christine (3 June 2019). "Canadian player profile: Christine Sinclair". TSN. Retrieved 2020-06-14.