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At the age of 29, she is the all-time leader in goals scored for the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian national team]] with 143 (through August 6, 2012). |
At the age of 29, she is the all-time leader in goals scored for the [[Canada women's national soccer team|Canadian national team]] with 143 (through August 6, 2012). |
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Sinclair scored a hat trick in a 4-3 extra-time loss in the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] semifinal match against the [[United States women's national soccer team|American squad]].<ref name="Globe and Mail Olympics">{{cite web | url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/06/canada-loses-a-heartbreaker-to-u-s-in-olympic-soccer-semi-final/ | title=Canada loses a heartbreaker to U.S. in Olympic soccer semi-final | publisher=Globe and Mail | date=August 06, 2012 | accessdate=August 06, 2012 | author=Johnson, George}}</ref> |
Sinclair scored a hat trick in a 4-3 extra-time loss in the [[Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|2012 Summer Olympics]] semifinal match against the [[United States women's national soccer team|American squad]]. This game was one that definitely belonged to Canada until the refs showed whose team they were on and decided that they wanted the United States to win. After the game, several Canadian players announced their disgust at the refereeing, as well Hope Solo said that the US team "made her [Christine Sinclair] look good, which is one of the stupidest most ridiculous things ever heard at the Olympics. With all this there may be penalties or suspensions from FIFA... aka the biggest joke of a association ever.<ref name="Globe and Mail Olympics">{{cite web | url=http://sports.nationalpost.com/2012/08/06/canada-loses-a-heartbreaker-to-u-s-in-olympic-soccer-semi-final/ | title=Canada loses a heartbreaker to U.S. in Olympic soccer semi-final | publisher=Globe and Mail | date=August 06, 2012 | accessdate=August 06, 2012 | author=Johnson, George}}</ref> |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
Revision as of 19:42, 7 August 2012
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christine Margaret Sinclair | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Western New York Flash | ||
Number | 12 | ||
Youth career | |||
1994–2000 | Burnaby South Secondary School | ||
2001–2005 | University of Portland | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002 | Vancouver Breakers[1] | 4 | (7) |
2006–2008 | Vancouver Whitecaps Women[2] | 21 | (10) |
2009–2010 | FC Gold Pride | 40 | (16) |
2011– | Western New York Flash | 15 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2001–2002 | Canada U-20 (U-19) | 19 | (27) |
2000– | Canada | 189 | (143) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:28, April 20, 2009 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 6, 2012 |
Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professionally for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent 11 years with the Canadian national team participating in three FIFA Women's World Cups (USA 2003, China 2007, Germany 2011) and two Women's Football Olympic Football Tournament (Beijing 2008 and London 2012). She is the reigning, seven-time (2005–11) Canada Soccer Player of the Year. She was also honoured by FIFA as a nominee for World Player of the Year five times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010).[3]
Early life and youth career
Born in Burnaby, British Columbia, Sinclair is the niece of former North American Soccer League player Bruce Gant and niece of former Canadian international and NASLer Brian Gant.
She played both baseball and soccer growing up; playing in a boys' league in Burnaby, she made the local under-11 all-star team as a second baseman. It was here where she chose the number 12 as a tribute to the then-Toronto Blue Jays second baseman, Canadian- and National-Baseball Hall-of-Famer Roberto Alomar.[4]
She was first selected to British Columbia's under-14 girls' all-star team at age 11, and went on to lead her club teams Burnaby Girls Soccer Club to six league titles, five provincial titles, and two top-five national finishes, as well as leading her high school team at Burnaby South Secondary School to three league championships. She played for Canada's under-18 national team before making her debut at senior level in the 2000 Algarve Cup, leading Canada in goal scoring at that event (3 goals).
Collegiate career
In 2001, Sinclair arrived at the University of Portland where she made an immediate impact on an already formidable program. She recorded 23 goals and 8 assists in her first season, leading all freshmen in NCAA Division I total scoring. She was named Freshman of the Year by Soccer America magazine[5], and was a consensus All-America selection.
In the 2002 college season for Portland, she led Division I in goals with 26. Her last two goals were in that season's national championship game against conference rival Santa Clara, the second of which was a golden goal that gave the Pilots the national championship. Sinclair earned three different national Player of the Year honors, and was a finalist for the Hermann Trophy, the most prestigious Player of the Year award in college soccer. She was also West Coast Conference Player of the Year, and was again a consensus All-American. In the wake of her success for Canadian national teams and in U.S. college soccer, she was also named by The Globe and Mail (Toronto) as one of the 25 most influential people in Canadian sports in 2002[6].
Sinclair chose to redshirt in 2003 in order to play for Canada at the Women's World Cup. She returned to Portland in 2004, scoring 22 goals that season, and was again named WCC Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. She also won the Hermann Trophy[7] that season.
During Sinclair's senior year at Portland, she set an all-time Division I goal-scoring record with 39[8]. She capped off her collegiate career with two goals in a 4-0 rout of UCLA in the national title game. This performance also gave her a career total of 25 goals in NCAA tournament play[7], also a record. She was again named WCC Player of the Year, becoming only the second player in conference history to be so honored three times. Sinclair was also named Academic All-American of the Year by ESPN The Magazine (she graduated with a 3.75 grade point average in life sciences). She also won the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy[7], becoming only the fourth player and third woman to win it in back-to-back years. As a result of her record-setting season, Sinclair went on to win the Honda-Broderick Cup[8][9] as the college woman athlete of the year. She became the third soccer player to win the award, joining Mia Hamm and Cindy Daws.
Club career
FC Gold Pride
Sinclair was selected by FC Gold Pride with the first pick in the second round (eighth overall) of the WPS Initial International Draft.[10] She became one of the top two available forwards along with teammate Marta as they went on to win the regular season championship.[11] The club ceased operations on November 16, 2010.[12]
Western New York Flash
On December 10, 2010, The Western New York Flash of Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) announced that they had agreed to terms with the Canadian striker.[13] Once again Sinclair helped lead her team to the regular season championship, leading the league in goals(10) and assists(8) in 2011.
On August 27, 2011 in Rochester, she was named MVP of the final as her Western New York Flash won the Women's Professional Soccer championship. Sinclair's goal in the 64th minute gave the Flash a 1-0 lead over the Philadelphia Independence, and when the game was forced to penalty kicks, Sinclair stepped up and made the second one as the Flash players converted all five of their attempts.[14]
International career
In 2002, she scored seven goals for Canada in the Women's Gold Cup, tying her for the tournament lead with teammate Charmaine Hooper and USA's Tiffeny Milbrett, a fellow Portland alumna. She played for Canada in the inaugural FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship. Sinclair's 10 goals in the tournament, still a record, helped lead Canada to a second-place finish, and earned her both the Golden Boot as leading scorer and Golden Ball as tournament MVP.
Sinclair chose to redshirt in 2003 in order to play for Canada at the Women's World Cup. She scored three goals in that tournament as Canada finished a better-than-expected fourth. She returned to Portland in 2004, scoring 22 goals that season, and was again named WCC Player of the Year and a consensus All-American. She also won the Hermann Trophy that season.
She made her 100th appearance on August 30, 2007 in a Women's International Friendly match against Japan.
On November 8, 2010 Sinclair scored the winning goal from the penalty spot in the final of the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifiers.
At the age of 29, she is the all-time leader in goals scored for the Canadian national team with 143 (through August 6, 2012).
Sinclair scored a hat trick in a 4-3 extra-time loss in the 2012 Summer Olympics semifinal match against the American squad. This game was one that definitely belonged to Canada until the refs showed whose team they were on and decided that they wanted the United States to win. After the game, several Canadian players announced their disgust at the refereeing, as well Hope Solo said that the US team "made her [Christine Sinclair] look good, which is one of the stupidest most ridiculous things ever heard at the Olympics. With all this there may be penalties or suspensions from FIFA... aka the biggest joke of a association ever.[15]
Honours
Club
- WPS Championship (1): 2010
- WPS Championship (1): 2011
International
- CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup (1): 2010
- FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Runner-Up: 2002
- FIFA Women's World Cup Fourth Place: 2003
Individual
- FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Golden Boot:
- Winner: 2002
- FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship Golden Ball:
- Winner: 2002
- Canadian Players of the Year:
- Winner: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
- FIFA Women's World Cup Bronze Boot:
- Winner: 2003
See also
References
- ^ Christine Sinclair and Tiffeny Milbrett sign at Vancouver Whitecaps, From http://www.soccerway.com, Posted February 13, 2006.
- ^ Sinclair named Canadian Player of 2008, From http://www.whitecapsfoundation.org, Posted January 15, 2009.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair". www.womensprosoccer.com. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "From strikes to striker". Kingston (Ontario) Whig-Standard. Retrieved June 2, 2012.
- ^ [1], Soccer America, Freshman of the Year
- ^ [2] The Globe and Mail Top 25 of 2002
- ^ a b c [3], Hermann Trophy NewsRelease
- ^ a b [4], USA Today, Portland's soccer standout Sinclair wins Honda Cup as top female college athlete
- ^ [5], Collegiate Women Sports Awards, Past Honda Award Winners, Soccer
- ^ "FC Gold Pride Signs Canada's All-Time Leading Goal Scorer Christine Sinclair". Bay Area Sports Drive. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "The Free Agent Market: Forwards". womensprosoccer.com. Women's Professional Soccer. Retrieved November 26, 2010.
- ^ by FC Gold Pride - Communications (November 16, 2010). "FC Gold Pride to close operations". Womensprosoccer.com. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^ "WPS WNY Flash Makes a Splash Signing Canadian Striker Christine Sinclair & 3 More". bleacherreport. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
- ^ "Christine Sinclair named MVP of the final". ESPNW. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ Johnson, George (August 06, 2012). "Canada loses a heartbreaker to U.S. in Olympic soccer semi-final". Globe and Mail. Retrieved August 06, 2012.
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External links
- Christine Sinclair – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Canada Soccer player profile