Christine Sinclair named Canada’s top women’s soccer player for 13th time

Star striker Christine Sinclair has been named Canada’s women’s soccer player of the year for the 13th time.

Sinclair was a star for both country and club in 2016, winning an Olympic bronze medal with Canada’s women’s national team and claiming a National Women’s Soccer League title with the Portland Thorns.

The native of Burnaby, B.C., scored seven goals and added four assists in 18 international appearances, including the winning goal in the bronze medal match at the Rio Olympics. Sinclair’s 165 career international goals are second all-time in women’s soccer, behind American Abby Wambach (184).

In the NWSL she scored seven goals in 12 appearances with Portland and was named the league’s Player of the Olympic Games. Down the stretch, she scored four goals in the last five games to help Portland clinch the NWSL Shield.

The award was voted on by Canadian media and Canadian coaches.

Ashley Lawrence, Janine Beckie, Kadeisha Buchanan, Jessie Fleming, and Sophie Schmidt were the other finalists for the award.

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