SOCCER PLAYER

Christine Sinclair

1983 - Today

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Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays 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

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Christine Sinclair has received more than 2,163,960 page views. Her biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Christine Sinclair is the 10,523rd most popular soccer player (down from 7,750th in 2019), the 1,045th most popular biography from Canada (down from 863rd in 2019) and the 16th most popular Canadian Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 2.2M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 33.55

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.06

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Christine Sinclair ranks 10,523 out of 21,273. Before her are Morten Skoubo, Daigo Kobayashi, Milan Đurić, Okan Yılmaz, Benjamin Lecomte, and Gil. After her are Oktay Derelioğlu, Sirous Dinmohammadi, Nabil Baha, Heorhiy Bushchan, Greg Vanney, and Winston Parks.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Christine Sinclair ranks 601. Before her are Lex Fridman, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Heath Slater, Cesare Bovo, Nicole Hosp, and Daigo Kobayashi. After her are Foued Kadir, Poppy Morgan, Neslihan Demir, Fredrik Stenman, Bjørn Helge Riise, and Robert Kazinsky.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Christine Sinclair ranks 1,045 out of 1,622. Before her are Zack Ward (1970), James Heilman (1979), Peter MacKay (1965), Rob Ford (1969), Erik Guay (1981), and Jessica Stam (1986). After her are François Arnaud (1985), Val Venis (1971), Donald Jackson (1940), Andrew Wiggins (1995), Anne Michaels (1958), and Jeffrey Buttle (1982).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Canada

Among soccer players born in Canada, Christine Sinclair ranks 16. Before her are Dale Mitchell (1958), Cyle Larin (1995), Julian de Guzman (1981), Tajon Buchanan (1999), Dwayne De Rosario (1978), and Issey Nakajima-Farran (1984). After her are Paul Stalteri (1977), Stephen Eustáquio (1996), Lucas Cavallini (1992), Kevin McKenna (1980), Patrice Bernier (1979), and Olivier Occéan (1981).

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