Christine Margaret Sinclair was born on June 12,1983 and is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team.
47 Facts About Christine Sinclair
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An Olympic gold medalist, two-time Olympic bronze medalist, CONCACAF champion, and 14-time winner of the Canada Soccer Player of the Year award, Sinclair is the world's all-time leader for international goals scored for men or women with 190 goals, and is one of the most-capped active international soccer players with more than 300 caps.
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Christine Sinclair has been shortlisted for FIFA Women's World Player of the Year seven times, in 2005,2006,2007,2008,2010,2012, and 2016.
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Christine Sinclair has won championships with three professional teams: the 2010 WPS Championship with FC Gold Pride, the 2011 WPS Championship with Western New York Flash, and the 2013 and 2017 NWSL Championships with Portland Thorns FC.
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Christine Sinclair won the national collegiate Division I championship twice, in 2002 and 2005, with the University of Portland.
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In September 2013, Christine Sinclair was inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame and in June 2017, she was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada by Governor General David Johnston.
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In January 2022, Christine Sinclair was awarded with the Best FIFA Special Award, as the world's all-time leading scorer.
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Christine Sinclair was selected to British Columbia's under-14 girls all-star soccer team at age 11 and led club team Burnaby Girls Soccer Club to six league titles, five provincial titles, and two top-five national finishes.
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Christine Sinclair attended Burnaby South Secondary School where she led the soccer team to three league championships.
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Christine Sinclair played for Canada's under-18 national team before making her debut at the senior level at age 16 at the 2000 Algarve Cup where she scored three goals.
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In 2001, Christine Sinclair arrived at the University of Portland where she made an immediate impact on an already formidable soccer program.
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Christine Sinclair recorded 23 goals and eight assists in her first season, leading all first-year students in NCAA Division I total scoring.
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Christine Sinclair was named Freshman of the Year by Soccer America, and was a consensus All-America selection.
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Christine Sinclair expected a lot from me even as a freshman.
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Christine Sinclair scored two goals during the national championship game against conference rival Santa Clara, the second of which was a golden goal that won the Pilots the national championship.
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Christine Sinclair earned three different national Player of the Year honours, and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy.
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Christine Sinclair chose to redshirt the 2003 season to play for Canada at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Christine Sinclair returned to Portland in 2004 and scored 22 goals for the Pilots.
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Christine Sinclair was named WCC Player of the Year becoming the second player in conference history to be honoured three times.
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Christine Sinclair was named Academic All-American of the Year by ESPN The Magazine after graduating with a 3.75 grade point average in life sciences.
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Christine Sinclair became the third soccer player to win the award, joining Mia Hamm and Cindy Daws.
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Christine Sinclair finished her collegiate career with 110 goals and 32 assists in 94 games.
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From 2006 to 2008, Christine Sinclair played for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC of the USL W-League.
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Christine Sinclair was selected by FC Gold Pride eighth overall in the 2008 WPS International Draft for the inaugural season of top-tier American league Women's Professional Soccer.
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Christine Sinclair was named WPS Player of the Week for week 14 of the season after scoring two goals against second-place team, Philadelphia Independence.
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Christine Sinclair helped guide the team to the regular season championship, leading the club with ten goals and eight assists.
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Christine Sinclair said she had told the league upon its founding that she would only play in Portland.
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In 2022, Christine Sinclair captained the team to a second-place finish in the regular season and a third championship title.
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Christine Sinclair set the league record for most playoff minutes played.
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Christine Sinclair played for Canada's under-18 national team before making her debut for the senior team at age 16 at the 2000 Algarve Cup where she was the tournament's leading scorer with three goals.
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Christine Sinclair scored seven goals for Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, tying her for the tournament lead with teammate Charmaine Hooper and US player Tiffeny Milbrett, a fellow Portland alumna.
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Christine Sinclair's record-setting ten goals in the tournament helped lead Canada to a second-place finish and earned her both the Golden Boot as leading scorer and Golden Ball as tournament MVP.
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At the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup, Christine Sinclair scored three goals for Canada on their way to a surprising fourth-place finish, their best in that competition to date.
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On November 8,2010, Christine Sinclair scored the game-winning goal against Mexico in the final of the CONCACAF Women's Championship.
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At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Christine Sinclair broke the record of most goals scored in the Olympics for women's soccer, claiming the golden boot of the competition from two goals against South Africa, one against Great Britain, and three against the United States.
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Christine Sinclair was ultimately fined a reported $3,500 and banned four matches for post match comments, which accused Pedersen of bias and deciding the result of the match before it had kicked off.
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Christine Sinclair scored in the 42nd minute in a losing effort against England in the quarter-final.
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On January 29 at the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, Christine Sinclair scored international goals 184 and 185 against St Kitts and Nevis to tie and then surpass Abby Wambach for first place in international goals by either men or women.
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In 2012, Christine Sinclair received the Diamond Jubilee Medal and was named Athlete of the Year by Sportsnet.
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Christine Sinclair is a fast, well-rounded, physically strong, and intelligent forward, known for her ball skills, athleticism, technique, and field vision.
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Christine Sinclair was the focus of a digital short documentary entitled The Captain in 2012.
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Christine Sinclair was featured in an episode of The Difference Makers with Rick Hansen the same year.
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Christine Sinclair starred in a national television commercial for Coca-Cola during the summer of 2015.
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Christine Sinclair was featured on the cover of the June 2013 issue of The Walrus.
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Christine Sinclair was featured Sportsnet Magazine in the edition dated June 8,2015.
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Christine Sinclair was featured on the covers of Ottawa Life Magazine, FACES Magazine, and Canadian Business.
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Christine Sinclair was featured on the Canadian version of EA Sports' FIFA 16 video game.