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Christine Sinclair
Scoring 190 international goals and captaining Canada to Olympic football gold.
Olympic bronze · Scoring milestone
- Born
- 12 June 1983
- Birthplace
- Burnaby, Canada
More people
Christine Sinclair
Christine Sinclair is a Canadian former forward whose international career lasted more than two decades.
Early life
Burnaby sports
She played football, baseball and basketball as a child.
University of Portland
She helped the Pilots win two national college championships.
Career
- 2000
Canada debut
She entered the senior national team at sixteen.
- 2010–2011
Professional titles
She won WPS championships with FC Gold Pride and Western New York Flash.
- 2013–2024
Portland Thorns
She became a central figure in the club’s first twelve seasons.
- 2023–2024
Final appearances
She retired from international football, then from club football.
Achievements
Olympic bronze
Canada won consecutive medals.
Scoring milestone
She passed Abby Wambach’s international goals total.
Olympic gold
Canada won the postponed Tokyo tournament.
Beyond football
Multiple sclerosis
She has supported fundraising after her mother’s experience of the disease.
Women’s football
She advocated a professional domestic league and better conditions for Canada’s players.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Official career history and recognition ↗Photo: Robin Glover. CC BY 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
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