Thorns FC forward Christine Sinclair has been named the Canada Soccer Player of the Decade by the Canada Soccer Association after an unparalleled 10 years of world-class performances in which she continued to build a legacy as of one of Canada’s greatest athletes of all time. A Concacaf champion in 2010 and back-to-back Olympic medal winner from London 2012 and Rio 2016, a two-time NWSL Championship winner, and seven-time Canada Soccer Canadian Player of the Year.

As the captain of the Thorns, Sinclair is the club’s all-time leader in goals (49), games played (128) and minutes played (11,165) and helped the team win the NWSL Championship in 2013 and 2017 as well as the NWSL Shield in 2016.

Sinclair was also a four-time professional club playoff champion, three-time FIFA Women’s World Cup participant, four-time Concacaf medal winner, and four-time finalist for the FIFA World Player of the Year. She scored 64 goals for club and 84 goals for country, notably moving within two goals of setting the world’s all-time international goalscoring record.

“Christine Sinclair is a once-in-a-generation athlete that has been at the heart of Canadian sport for over 20 years, but what she accomplished in the past 10 years has changed the sport forever in our country,” said Steven Reed, Canada Soccer President. “Christine is the Canada Soccer Player of the Decade and unquestionably one of the greatest and most-loved athletes Canada has ever watched.

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A Concacaf champion 🏆 in 2010 and back-to-back Olympic medal winner from London 2012 🥉 & Rio 2016 🥉, Christine was the 2012 Lou Marsh Trophy & Bobbie Rosenfeld Award winner, the 2011 WPS Championship MVP, & 7x Canada Soccer Canadian Player of the Year. pic.twitter.com/j6MCtr7uBW — Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) December 17, 2019

Beyond sport, she was the first soccer player appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada and the first to have her name engraved on Canada’s Walk of Fame. She received the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012, earned honorary degrees from Simon Fraser University in 2013 and Kwantlen Polytechnic University in 2015, and was honored by Women Against Multiple Sclerosis for her outstanding charity work. She was also one of four founding members of iS4 alongside teammates Karina LeBlanc, Diana Matheson and Rhian Wilkinson, a group dedicated to empowering others through workshops, speaking engagements, team building, and soccer camps.

Since 2000, Sinclair is Canada Soccer’s all-time record holder in goals scored (183) and international appearances (289), including 10 goals in 21 matches at five FIFA Women’s World Cups and 11 goals in 15 matches at three Olympic Football Tournaments. She is a 14-time Canadian Player of the Year and 16-time Canada goalscoring leader. On 29 January 2020, she plans to continue those goalscoring exploits as Canada vies for a spot at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games through the Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament.

TEAM HONORS – International (2010-2019)

Concacaf champion, 2010

Olympic bronze medal, 2012 and 2016

FIFA Women’s World Cup participant, 2011, 2015, 2019

Pan American Games gold medal, 2011

Cyprus Cup winner, 2010 and 2011

Algarve Cup winner, 2016

Four Nations winner in Brazil, 2010

Four Nations winner in China, 2015

Concacaf silver medal, 2012, 2016, 2018

TEAM HONOURS – National (2010-2019)

Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame, London 2012 team

Canadian Press Team of the Year, 2012

CBC Sports Team of the Year, 2012

Postmedia Team of the Year, 2012 and 2016

TEAM HONORS – Club (2010-2019)

WPS Championship winner, 2010 and 2011

WPS regular season winner, 2010 and 2011

NWSL Championship winner, 2013 and 2017

NWSL Shield winner, 2016

INDIVIDUAL HONORS – International (2010-2019)

Canadian Player of the Year, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018

Finalist FIFA World Player of the Year, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016

Olympic Games Top Scorer, 2012

Concacaf Women’s Olympic Qualifying Top Scorer, 2012

Concacaf Best XI, 2016 and 2018

Four Nations Yongchuan Cup MVP, 2011

Canada single-season goalscoring record, 23 goals in 2012

Canada single-season assists record, 9 assists in 2010

Canada consecutive starts record, 43 matches from 2013 to 2016

Canada Soccer Centennial All-Time XI, 2012

Global Ambassador, FIFA Live Your Goals campaign

Olympic flag bearer, London 2012 Closing Ceremonies

Second-place all-time in international goals scored

INDIVIDUAL HONORS – National (2010-2019)

‎ Officer of the Order of Canada, 2017

Officer of the Order of Canada, 2017 C‎anada’s Walk of Fame, 2013

Que‎en’s Diamond Jubilee, 2012

‎Lou Marsh Trophy, 2012

Bob‎bie Rosenfeld Award, 2012

AthletesCAN True Sport Award, 2019

Air Canada Athlete of the Year, 2012

CBC Canada’s Athlete of the Year, 2012

Sportsnet Athlete of the Year, 2012

Yahoo! Canada Buzziest Canadian of the Year, 2012

CAAWS Most Influential Women, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016

Globe & Mail Power 50, 2011 and 2013

Women Against MS, 2019‎

INDIVIDUAL HONORS – Professional Clubs (2010-2019)