Christine Sinclair

Christine Sinclair is a Canadian soccer player, born on 12 June 1983 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Sinclair played as a forward for Portland Thorns and FC Gold Pride. Sinclair scored 329 goals in 644 league and international games and won 16 trophies, including 8 league titles.

Sinclair's career stats

GamesGoals
Clubs, league games313139
Canada331190
Total644329

Goals per game: 0.51.

Sinclair's trophies and awards

  • Trophies with club and country: 16
  • League titles: 8
  • Domestic cups: 5
  • Trophies with Canada: 3
  • Individual awards: 49

University of Portland Pilots

  • NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship: 2 (2002, 2005)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC

  • USL W-League: 1 (2006)

FC Gold Pride

  • WPS Championship: 1 (2010)

Western New York Flash

  • WPS Championship: 1 (2011)

Portland Thorns FC

  • NWSL Championship: 3 (2013, 2017, 2022)
  • NWSL Shield: 2 (2016, 2021)
  • NWSL Challenge Cup: 1 (2021)
  • NWSL Community Shield: 1 (2020)
  • International Champions Cup: 1 (2021)

Canada

  • Summer Olympics: 1 (2021)
  • CONCACAF Women's Championship: 1 (2010)
  • Pan American Games: 1 (2011)

Individual

  • FIFA World Player of the Year: 8 (2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2016)
  • The Best FIFA Special Award for Outstanding Career Achievement: 1 (2021)
  • Canada Soccer President's Award: 1 (2022)
  • IFFHS CONCACAF Women's Team of the Decade: 1 (2011–2020)
  • Summer Olympic Golden Boot: 1 (2012)
  • CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Best XI: 1 (2002)
  • CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup Golden Boot: 2 (2002, 2006)
  • Pan American Games Golden Boot: 1 (2011)
  • FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Golden Ball: 1 (2002)
  • FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Best XI: 1 (2002)
  • FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Golden Boot: 1 (2002)
  • Algarve Cup Top Scorer: 1 (2018)
  • and 12 more

Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

  1. 1999–2001: Vancouver UBC Alumni, 4 games, 1 goal
  2. 2000: Vancouver Angels, 19 games, 11 goals
  3. 2001–2002: Vancouver Breakers, 10 games, 9 goals
  4. 2006–2008: Vancouver Whitecaps, 21 games, 10 goals
  5. 2009–2010: FC Gold Pride, 40 games, 16 goals
  6. 2011–2012: Western New York Flash, 15 games, 10 goals
  7. 2013–2024: Portland Thorns, 204 games, 82 goals

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