2023-12-06 20:11:36
Vancouver: Canadian women’s footballer Christine Sinclair, who holds the record of scoring the most goals for the country in world football, has ended her 23-year long football career.
The 40-year-old Siclair became the top scorer in world football by scoring 190 goals in 331 international matches. Cristiano Ronaldo, the top scorer in men’s football, has scored 128 goals in 205 games.
Messi has 106 goals in 180 games. Behind Sinclair among the current players is Jordan’s women’s player Mayza Jabara. Jabara has 133 goals. Brazilian female legend Marta has 115 goals. Sinclair first laced up his boots for his country in 2000 at the age of 17.
Royal Retirement
The venue for Sinclair’s retirement was the friendly match between Canada and Australia the previous day. BC Place Stadium, where the match took place, was named Christine Sinclair Place for one match only in honor of Silaclair. After defeating Australia by one goal in the match, Canada celebrated the farewell of their all-time great. To them. Team Canada was looking forward to giving Sinclair, who announced his retirement in October, a well-deserved send-off. A crowd of 48,112 attended Sinclair’s final match. Sinclair returned in the 58th minute of the match, ending a 23-year career. With a standing ovation, the crowd and the Australian players gave the legend a grand send-off.
Sinclair Records
The player, who won one Olympic gold and two bronze medals with the Canadian women’s team, has won Canada’s soccer player of the year award 14 times.
Sinclair is also a goal scorer in five World Cups. Only Cristiano Ronaldo and Marta are tied with Sinclair on this record.
Played in 2003 (US), 2007 (China), 2011 (Germany), 2015 (Canada), 2019 (France), 2023 (Australia, New Zealand) World Cups. Also played in 2008 (Beijing), 2012 (London), 2016 (Rio) and 2020 (Tokyo) Olympics.
By scoring six goals in the 2012 Olympics, he also holds the record for the most goals scored in a single Olympics.
She has been shortlisted for FIFA Women’s Player of the Year award seven times in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2016.
Nominated for the Ballon d’Or in 2021, Sinclair is a two-time winner of the Bobbie’s Rosenfed Award for Outstanding Female Athlete.
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