Christine Sinclair has made an immediate impact in women’s soccer at every level. The south Burnaby star striker has scored 43 goals in 57 national team appearances and another 22 goals in 15 games on the junior squad. In 2002, Sinclair led the u-19 team to a silver medal in the junior World Cup as the tournament top scorer and most valuable player.
She helped the national team qualify for the World Cup later that year, winning a second golden boot and an all-star mention at the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Sinclair also led the University of Portland to its first-ever NCAA College Cup, scoring both goals in a 2-1 double-overtime victory over Santa Clara. In the process, she smashed Mia Hamm’s tournament record with 10 goals.
Sinclair was voted FIFA’s sixth best women’s soccer player in the world in 2002 and was short listed for Canada’s outstanding athlete award.
