Christine Sinclair is a professional soccer player who has played as a striker for the Canada women's national soccer team since 2000.[1] As of October 20, 2023[update], the day she announced her retirement from international play, her 190 goals in 331 matches ranked first in most career international goals scored by a female or male soccer player worldwide ahead of Abby Wambach's 184 goals, who Sinclair equalled and passed on January 29, 2020.[2][3] She surpassed Mia Hamm's 158 goals in February 2016.[4][5] The all-time leading goal scorer and most-capped player of the Canadian national team, Sinclair was also its captain.[1][6]
Sinclair made 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.[1] She scored seven goals for Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, which tied for the tournament's lead.[1] Her three goals at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup helped lead Canada to the team's first fourth-place finish (a team best at the time since the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup).[1]
At the 2012 London Olympics, Sinclair broke the record of most goals scored in Olympic women's soccer and was awarded the Golden Boot after scoring two goals against South Africa, one against Great Britain, and a hat-trick against the United States in the semifinal.[7][8] Her performance earned her the honour of Canada's flag bearer in the closing ceremony as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[9] Sinclair was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017,[10] and FIFA honored Sinclair for breaking the international goalscoring record with a special award at The Best FIFA Football Awards in December 2020.[11]
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- ^ Bonn, Kyle (January 29, 2020). "Sinclair passes Wambach as all-time international leading goalscorer". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair: World's top international scorer to retire from Canada duty". BB. October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair passes Mia Hamm as 2nd highest goal-scorer in history". FOXSports.com. February 15, 2016. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Withers, Curtis (December 15, 2016). "Christine Sinclair named Canada's top women's soccer player for 13th time". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on July 27, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Sinclair: More important goals than beating Wambach's record". Sportsnet.ca. Archived from the original on January 6, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ "Women's Olympic Football Tournament, London 2012: Canada". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2017.
- ^ Johnson, George (August 6, 2012). "Canada loses a heartbreaker to U.S. in Olympic soccer semi-final". National Post. Archived from the original on August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair named Canada's flagbearer for Olympic Closing Ceremony". OttawaCitizen.com. Archived from the original on July 4, 2018. Retrieved July 3, 2018.
- ^ "Burnaby soccer star Christine Sinclair appointed to Order of Canada". The Vancouver Sun. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved October 13, 2017.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair honoured with special award by FIFA". SportsNet. Associated Press. January 17, 2022. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
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