Christine Margaret Sinclair (born 12 June 1983 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a Canadian soccer forward who plays professional soccer for the Western New York Flash and is the captain of the Canadian national team. Sinclair has spent ten years with the Canadian national team participating in two World Cups in 2007 and 2003 and the 2008 Summer Olympics. She is Canada's all-time leading caps and goal scorer (117). She is the reigning, six-time(2006-2010) Canadian Soccer Association Player of the Year. She was also honored by FIFA as a nominee for World Player of the Year five times (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010).Sinclair is the niece of former North American Soccer League player Bruce Gant and niece of former Canadian international and NASLer Brian Gant. She proved to be a potential star at a very young age, as she was first selected to British Columbia's under-14 girls' all-star team at age 11. She 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).
Sinclair was selected by FC Gold Pride with the first pick in the second round (eighth overall) of the WPS Initial International Draft. She immediately became one of the top two available forwards along with teammate Marta as they went on to when the regular season championship.The club ceased operations on November 16, 2010.
