Canada Soccer by Martin Bazyl
How do you measure what Christine Sinclair has meant to an entire country?
Sinclair’s resume includes 190 international goals, three Olympic medals, one Pan-American gold medal, 14 Canadian Player of the Year awards, being named a 10-time finalist for FIFA Player of the Year, and an Order of Canada, which is bestowed upon “people who make extraordinary contributions to the nation.”
Since making her Canadian women’s national team debut as a 16-year-old in March of 2000, Sinclair has worn her heart on her sleeve representing her country for 24 years. 327 appearances and 190 international goals later, she is still the face of soccer in Canada.
But on December 5th, Sinclair will lace up her boots on the international stage for one last time to take on Australia at BC Place in Vancouver. The team that knocked Les Rouges out of the 2023 World Cup will help close out the storybook career of the all-time international leading goal scorer.
As Canada gets set to defend their Olympic gold…
