List of international goals scored by Christine Sinclair

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Christine Sinclair is a former professional soccer player who played as a striker for the Canada women's national soccer team from 2000 to 2023.[1] On October 23, 2023, she announced her retirement from the Canada women's team, her 190 goals in 331 matches ranked first in most career international goals scored by a female or male soccer player worldwide ahead of Abby Wambach's 184 goals, who Sinclair equalled and passed on January 29, 2020.[2][3] She surpassed Mia Hamm's 158 goals in February 2016.[4][5] The all-time leading goal scorer and most-capped player of the Canadian national team, Sinclair was also its captain.[1][6]

Canadian national team captain Christine Sinclair playing in an international friendly in November 2017
Christine Sinclair playing for the Canada women's national soccer team in San Jose, California on November 12, 2017

Sinclair made her debut for the senior team at age 16 at the 2000 Algarve Cup where she was the tournament's leading scorer with three goals.[1] She scored seven goals for Canada at the 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup, which tied for the tournament's lead.[1] Her three goals at the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup helped lead Canada to the team's first fourth-place finish (a team best at the time since the inaugural 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup).[1]

At the 2012 London Olympics, Sinclair broke the record of most goals scored in Olympic women's soccer and was awarded the Golden Boot after scoring two goals against South Africa, one against Great Britain, and a hat-trick against the United States in the semifinal.[7][8] Her performance earned her the honour of Canada's flag bearer in the closing ceremony as well as the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.[9] Sinclair was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017,[10] and FIFA honored Sinclair for breaking the international goalscoring record with a special award at The Best FIFA Football Awards in December 2020.[11]

International goals

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Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

Goal in match Goal of total goals by the player in the match
Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Green background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match
Yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Red background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Orange background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
Pink background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.

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Goal Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 March 14, 2000[12] Estádio Municipal de Albufeira, Albufeira, Portugal  Norway 1–0 1–2 2000 Algarve Cup
2 4 March 18, 2000[13] Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 3–2
3 3–2
4 7 May 31, 2000[14] AIS Athletics Stadium, Canberra, Australia  New Zealand 2–1 2–1 2000 Pacific Cup
5 8 June 2, 2000[15] Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney, Australia  United States 1–9 1–9
6 9 June 4, 2000[16] Campbelltown Stadium, Campbelltown, Australia  Australia 1–0 2–0
7 10 June 8, 2000[17] Breakers Stadium, Newcastle, Australia  China 1–0 2–2
8 2–0
9 11 June 10, 2000[16] Hunter Athletics Stadium, Newcastle, Australia  Japan 1–0 5–1
10 12 June 24, 2000[16] Foxboro Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Mexico 1–1 4–3 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
11 3–2
12 14 June 28, 2000[18] Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, United States  Guatemala 1–0 12–0
13 8–0
14 10–0
15 18 November 11, 2000[19] Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States  United States 1–0 3–1 Friendly
16 19 February 10, 2001[16] Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Morocco 2–0 4–0
17 21 March 11, 2001[20] Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  United States 2–0 3–0 2001 Algarve Cup
18 22 March 13, 2001[13] Estadio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves, Portugal  Sweden 1–3 2–5
19 2–4
20 24 March 17, 2001[13] Estádio de São Luís, Faro, Portugal  China 1–0 1–5
21 29 June 30, 2001[21] Varsity Stadium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  United States 2–2 2–2 Friendly
22 32 March 3, 2002[13] Estádio Capitão Josino da Costa, Lagoa, Portugal  Wales 1–0 4–0 2002 Algarve Cup
23 3–0
24 33 March 5, 2002[22] Estadio Dr. Francisco Vieira, Silves, Portugal  Portugal 3–0 7–1
25 7–1
26 36 October 30, 2002[23] Centennial Stadium, Victoria, BC, Canada  Haiti 3–1 11–1 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
27 6–1
28 9–1
29 11–1
30 37 November 1, 2002[24] Centennial Stadium, Victoria, BC, Canada  Jamaica 1–0 9–0
31 7–0
32 38 November 3, 2002[24] Centennial Stadium, Victoria, BC, Canada  Costa Rica 3–0 3–0
33 44 March 20, 2003[25] Complexo Desportivo Arsénio Catuna, Guia, Portugal  Greece 1–0 7–1 2003 Algarve Cup
34 3–0
35 7–0
36 45 April 26, 2003[19] RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C., United States  United States 1–0 1–6 Friendly
37 46 June 12, 2003[16] Estadio Armando "Kory" Leyson, Guasave, Mexico  Mexico 1–0 4–0
38 47 June 15, 2003[16] Estadio Centenario, Los Mochis, Mexico  Mexico 2–0 3–0
39 48 August 16, 2003[26] Memorial Stadium, Seattle, United States  Ghana 1–0 1–1
40 49 August 31, 2003[27] Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  Mexico 4–0 8–0
41 52 September 20, 2003[19] Columbus Crew Stadium, Columbus, United States  Germany 1–0 1–4 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup
42 54 September 27, 2003[28] Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, United States  Japan 2–1 3–1
43 57 October 11, 2003[29] Home Depot Center, Carson, United States  United States 1–1 1–3
44 59 February 1, 2004[30] Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Sweden 1–3 1–3 2004 Four Nations Tournament
45 61 February 26, 2004[31] Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica  Jamaica 3–0 6–0 2004 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
46 4–0
47 6–0
48 64 March 5, 2004[16] Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica  Costa Rica 1–0 4–0
49 4–0
50 69 April 24, 2005[32] Friedrich-Ebert-Stadion, Hildesheim, Germany  Germany 2–3 2–3 Friendly
51 70 May 25, 2005[33] Brøndby Stadium, Brøndbyvester, Denmark  Denmark 1–3 4–3
52 4–3
53 71 May 28, 2005[34] Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Sweden 1–3 1–3
54 74 February 23, 2006[16] Estadio Victoria, Aguascalientes, Mexico  Mexico 1–1 3–1
55 3–1
56 79 July 18, 2006[16] National Sports Center, Blaine, United States  Sweden 3–1 4–2
57 83 August 26, 2006[35] Stade Robert Diochon, Rouen, France  France 1–0 1–0
58 84 August 29, 2006[36] Stade des Vertus, Saint-Aubin-sur-Scie, France  France 1–1 2–2
59 85 October 28, 2006[37] Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  Italy 1–0 3–2 2006 Peace Queen Cup
60 2–0
61 86 October 30, 2006[38] Masan Stadium, Changwon, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 3–1
62 2–1
63 3–1
64 87 November 1, 2006[39] Changwon Civic Stadium, Changwon, South Korea  Brazil 3–1 4–2
65 89 November 22, 2006[40] Home Depot Center, Carson, United States  Jamaica 1–0 4–0 2006 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
66 3–0
67 91 May 3, 2007[41] Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Nanjing, China  China 1–0 1–3 Friendly
68 92 May 12, 2007[42] Pizza Hut Park, Frisco, United States  United States 2–4 2–6
69 93 June 3, 2007[43] North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand 1–0 3–0
70 3–0
71 94 June 6, 2007[44] North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand  New Zealand 2–0 5–0
72 95 July 14, 2007[45] Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Uruguay 1–0 7–0 2007 Pan American Games
73 4–0
74 6–0
75 97 July 18, 2007[46] Zico Football Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Jamaica 1–0 11–1
76 5–0
77 7–0
78 10–0
79 99 July 26, 2007[47] Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Mexico 1–0 2–1
80 102 September 15, 2007[48] Hangzhou Dragon Stadium, Hangzhou, China  Ghana 1–0 4–0 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup
81 3–0
82 103 September 20, 2007[49] Chengdu Sports Centre, Chengdu, China  Australia 2–1 2–2
83 108 March 7, 2008[50] GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Japan 1–0 3–0 2008 Cyprus Cup
84 2–0
85 3–0
86 110 April 2, 2008[51] Estadio Olímpico Benito Juárez, Ciudad Juárez, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago 6–0 6–0 2008 CONCACAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament
87 116 June 14, 2008[52] Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  Argentina 2–0 5–0 2008 Peace Queen Cup
88 3–0
89 117 June 16, 2008[53] Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  South Korea 2–0 3–1
90 3–0
91 118 June 18, 2008[54] Suwon World Cup Stadium, Suwon, South Korea  New Zealand 1–0 2–0
92 120 July 10, 2008[55] Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington, USA  Brazil 1–0 1–1 Friendly
93 121 July 26, 2008[56] Queenstown Stadium, Queenstown, Singapore  New Zealand 1–0 1–1
94 123 August 9, 2008[57] Tianjin Olympic Center Stadium, Tianjin, China  China 1–0 1–1 2008 Summer Olympics
95 125 August 15, 2008[58] Shanghai Stadium, Shanghai, China  United States 1–1 1–2
96 127 March 7, 2009[59] GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Netherlands 1–0 2–1 2009 Cyprus Cup
97 2–0
98 128 March 10, 2009[60] Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Russia 1–0 2–0
99 129 March 12, 2009[61] GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  England 1–0 1–3
100 133 February 20, 2010[62] Alpha Sports Centre, Larnaca, Cyprus  Poland 1–0 3–0 Friendly
101 134 February 24, 2010[63] Ammochostos Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Switzerland 1–1 2–1 2010 Cyprus Women's Cup
102 140 September 30, 2010[64] BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  China 3–1 3–1 Friendly
103 142 October 31, 2010[65] Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila, Cancún, Mexico  Guyana 2–0 8–0 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup
104 4–0
105 5–0
106 6–0
107 144 November 5, 2010[66] Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila, Cancún, Mexico  Costa Rica 3–0 4–0
108 145 November 8, 2010[67] Estadio Andrés Quintana Roo, Cancún, Mexico  Mexico 1–0 1–0
109 146 December 9, 2010[68] Pacaembu Stadium|Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil  Netherlands 1–0 5–0 2010 International Women's Football Tournament
110 5–0
111 147 December 12, 2010[69] Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil  Mexico 1–0 1–0
112 148 December 19, 2010[70] Estádio do Pacaembu, São Paulo, Brazil  Brazil 2–1 2–2
113 149 January 21, 2011[71] Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China  China 2–2 3–2 2011 Four Nations Tournament
114 3–2
115 151 January 25, 2011[71] Yongchuan Stadium, Chongqing, China  Sweden 1–0 1–0
116 154 March 7, 2011[72] GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  England 1–0 2–0 2011 Cyprus Women's Cup
117 160 June 26, 2011[73] Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany  Germany 1–2 1–2 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
118 163 October 18, 2011[74] Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Costa Rica 2–1 3–1 2011 Pan American Games
119 167 October 27, 2011[75] Estadio Omnilife, Zapopan, Mexico  Brazil 1–1 1–1
120 168 November 22, 2011[76] Grand Canyon University Soccer Field, Phoenix, United States  Sweden 2–1 2–1 Friendly
121 169 January 19, 2012[77] BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada  Haiti 2–0 6–0 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
122 3–0
123 4–0
124 5–0
125 170 January 21, 2012[78] BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada  Cuba 1–0 2–0
126 171 January 23, 2012[79] BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada  Costa Rica 1–0 5–1
127 4–0
128 172 January 27, 2012[80] BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada  Mexico 1–0 3–1
129 3–1
130 174 February 28, 2012[81] GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Scotland 4–1 5–1 2012 Cyprus Women's Cup
131 175 March 1, 2012[82] GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Italy 1–0 2–1
132 178 March 24, 2012[83] Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts|Foxborough, United States  Brazil 1–0 2–1 Friendly
133 2–0
134 180 May 30, 2012[84] Moncton Stadium, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada  China 1–0 1–0
135 182 July 9, 2012[85] Stade de Copet, Vevey, Switzerland  Colombia 1–0 1–0
136 183 July 14, 2012[86] Stade du Lussy, Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland  New Zealand 2–0 2–0 2012 Women's Cup
137 184 July 17, 2012[87] Stade St-Germain, Savièse, Switzerland  Brazil 1–1 1–2
138 186 July 28, 2012[88] City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, England  South Africa 2–0 3–0 2012 Summer Olympics
139 3–0
140 188 August 3, 2012[89] City of Coventry Stadium, Coventry, England  Great Britain 2–0 2–0
141 189 August 6, 2012[8] Old Trafford, Trafford, England  United States 1–0 3–4
142 2–1
143 3–2
144 191 March 8, 2013[90] GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Finland 2–1 2–1 2013 Cyprus Women's Cup
145 192 March 11, 2013[91] GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Netherlands 1–0 1–0
146 198 October 30, 2013[92] Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  South Korea 1–0 3–0 Friendly
147 200 December 12, 2013[93] Estádio Nacional Mané Garrincha, Brasília, Brazil  Scotland 2–0 2–0 2013 International Women's Football Tournament
148 214 November 26, 2014[94] Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, United States  Sweden 1–1 1–1 Friendly
149 216 January 13, 2015[95] Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  Mexico 2–1 2–1 2015 Four Nations Tournament
150 217 January 15, 2015[96] Bao'an Stadium, Shenzhen, China  China 1–1 2–1
151 2–1
152 218 March 4, 2015[97] GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Scotland 1–0 2–0 2015 Cyprus Women's Cup
153 219 March 6, 2015[98] GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  South Korea 1–0 1–0
154 224 June 6, 2015[99] Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada  China 1–0 1–0 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup
155 228 June 27, 2015[100] BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada  England 1–2 1–2
156 229 December 9, 2015[101] Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil  Mexico 1–0 3–0 2015 International Women's Football Tournament
157 2–0
158 230 December 14, 2015[102] Arena das Dunas, Natal, Brazil  Trinidad and Tobago 4–0 4–0
159 234 February 14, 2016[103] BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Trinidad and Tobago 3–0 6–0 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
160 235 February 19, 2016[104] BBVA Compass Stadium, Houston, United States  Costa Rica 1–0 3–1
161 2–0
162 241 April 10, 2016[105] Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–0 2–1 Friendly
163 246 August 3, 2016[106] Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil  Australia 2–0 2–0 2016 Summer Olympics
164 247 August 6, 2016[107] Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil  Zimbabwe 2–0 3–1
165 250 August 19, 2016[108] Arena Corinthians, São Paulo, Brazil  Brazil 2–0 2–1
166 252 March 1, 2017[109] Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  Denmark 1–0 1–0 2017 Algarve Cup
167 253 March 3, 2017[110] Estádio Algarve, São João da Venda, Portugal  Russia 2–0 2–1
168 258 June 8, 2017[111] Investors Group Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada  Costa Rica 2–0 3–1 Friendly
169 262 November 28, 2017[112] Estadio Municipal de Marbella, Marbella, Spain  Norway 1–2 3–2
170 264 March 2, 2018[113] Estádio Algarve, São João da Venda, Portugal  Russia 1–0 1–0 2018 Algarve Cup
171 265 March 5, 2018[114] Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  South Korea 1–0 3–0
172 3–0
173 268 June 10, 2018[115] Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada  Germany 1–1 2–3 Friendly
174 270 October 8, 2018[116] H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas, United States  Cuba 10–0 12–0 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
175 271 October 11, 2018[117] H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas, United States  Costa Rica 3–0 3–1
176 272 October 14, 2018[118] Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas, United States  Panama 1–0 7–0
177 3–0
178 275 January 22, 2019[119] La Manga Stadium, La Manga, Spain  Norway 1–0 1–0 Friendly
179 277 March 1, 2019[120] Estádio Municipal de Lagos, Lagos, Portugal  Scotland 1–0 1–0 2019 Algarve Cup
180 279 April 5, 2019[121] Academy Stadium, Manchester, England  England 1–0 1–0 Friendly
181 281 May 18, 2019[122] BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada  Mexico 2–0 3–0 Friendly
182 285 June 20, 2019[123] Stade Auguste-Delaune, Reims, France  Netherlands 1–1 1–2 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup
183 289 November 10, 2019[124] Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing, China  New Zealand 1–0 3–0 2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
184 290 January 29, 2020[125] H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas, United States  Saint Kitts and Nevis 1–0 11–0 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship
185 4–0
186 291 February 4, 2020[126] H-E-B Park, Edinburg, Texas, United States  Mexico 1–0 2–0
187 300 July 21, 2021[127] Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan  Japan 1–0 1–1 2020 Summer Olympics
188 305 October 23, 2021[128] TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada  New Zealand 2–0 5–1 Friendly
189 310 April 11, 2022[129] Starlight Stadium, Langford, British Columbia, Canada  Nigeria 1–1 2–2
190 311 July 5, 2022[130] Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago 1–0 6–0 2022 CONCACAF W Championship
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No. Date Venue Opponent Goals Result Competition Ref.
1 28 June 2000 Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, United States  Guatemala 3 – (9', 73', 76') 12–0 2000 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup [18]
2 30 October 2002 Centennial Stadium, Victoria, BC, Canada  Haiti 4 – (16', 43', 71', 86') 11–1 2002 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup [23]
3 20 March 2003 Complexo Desportivo Arsénio Catuna, Guia, Portugal  Greece 3 – (5', 38', 82') 7–1 2003 Algarve Cup [25]
4 26 February 2004 Estadio Eladio Rosabal Cordero, Heredia, Costa Rica  Jamaica 3 – (46', 61', 90+1') 6–0 2004 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament [31]
5 30 October 2006 Masan Stadium, Changwon, South Korea  South Korea 3 – (23', 49', 69') 3–1 2006 Peace Queen Cup [38]
6 14 July 2007 Miécimo da Silva Sports Complex, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Uruguay 3 – (7', 70', 84') 7–0 2007 Pan American Games [45]
7 18 July 2007 Zico Football Center, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Jamaica 4 – (17', 24', 39', 45+1') 11–1 [46]
8 7 March 2008 GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus  Japan 3 – (22', 42', 80') 3–0 2008 Cyprus Cup [50]
9 31 October 2010 Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila, Cancún, Mexico  Guyana 4 – (34', 50', 63', 75') 8–0 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup [65]
10 19 January 2012 BC Place, Vancouver, BC, Canada  Haiti 4 – (25', 44', 55', 86') 6–0 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament [77]
11 6 August 2012 Old Trafford, Trafford, England  United States 3 – (22', 67', 73') 3–4 2012 Summer Olympics [8]
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