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Christine Sinclair

1983 - Today

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Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a retired Canadian professional soccer player who most recently played as a forward for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and, from 2000 until her retirement from international soccer in 2023, was a member of the Canadian national team. An Olympic gold medallist, two-time Olympic bronze medallist, CONCACAF champion, and 14-time winner of the Canada Soccer Player of the Year award, Sinclair is officially the world's all-time leader for international goals scored for men or women with 190 goals, and is one of the most-capped international soccer players with 331 appearances. Having played over 20 seasons with the senior national team, Sinclair has participated in six FIFA Women's World Cups (United States 2003, China 2007, Germany 2011, Canada 2015, France 2019, Australia and New Zealand 2023) and four Olympic football tournaments (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020), captaining the national team to third-place finishes in 2012 and 2016 and first place in 2020. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Christine Sinclair is the 11,678th most popular soccer player (down from 10,524th in 2019), the 1,125th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,049th in 2019) and the 24th most popular Canadian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Christine Sinclair ranks 11,678 out of 21,273. Before her are Jalal Hosseini, Asier Riesgo, Vladimir Koman, Michaël Ciani, Xu Yunlong, and Lucian Marinescu. After her are Ken Sema, Ibson, Marco Airosa, Stefan Posch, Mauricio Sabillón, and Alex Tachie-Mensah.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Christine Sinclair ranks 731. Before her are Maximiliano Richeze, Sofian Chahed, Marcus Burghardt, Matwé Middelkoop, Jackie Appiah, and Asier Riesgo. After her are Ibson, Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Giorgia Bronzini, Evelyn Stevens, Stephen Thompson, and Aaron Peirsol.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Christine Sinclair ranks 1,126 out of 1,622. Before her are Alejandro Tabilo (1997), Jennifer Finnigan (1979), Monia Chokri (1982), Chelan Simmons (1982), Jackie Appiah (1983), and Alistair Johnston (1998). After her are Brandon Jay McLaren (1981), José Théodore (1976), Helen Kelesi (1969), Robert Farah (1987), Anthony Bennett (1993), and James Heilman (1979).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Canada

Among soccer players born in Canada, Christine Sinclair ranks 24. Before her are Liam Millar (1999), Issey Nakajima-Farran (1984), Cyle Larin (1995), Dwayne De Rosario (1978), Ashley Lawrence (1995), and Alistair Johnston (1998). After her are Stephen Eustáquio (1996), Quinn (1995), Olivier Occéan (1981), Kailen Sheridan (1995), Jimmy Nicholl (1956), and Patrice Bernier (1979).

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