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File No. 855027 · Adjudicated
Christine Sinclair
Athlete — Canada women's national soccer team, Portland Thorns FC, FC Gold Pride
Born
1983
Birthplace
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Citizenships
CA
Canadianness Score
🍁🍁🍁🍁🍁
5.0/ 5
Weighted across 2 scored criteria
Designation
Bleeds Maple Syrup 🍁Born, raised, and still says “out for a rip” unironically.
Scorecard
Path A — born on Canadian soilI. Origin
Born on Canadian soil — yes
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA
Canadian parentage — not scored
No Canadian parents on record
Citizenship on record — not scored
Automatic by birth
II. Residency
Formative years spent in Canada — yes
Raised — British Columbia
Lived in Canada by choice — not scored
Residency on record as an adult
Worked or filmed in Canada — not scored
Credits filed north of the 49th
III. Cultural evidence — not scored
Section III is recorded for the file only. Birth on Canadian soil already settles the matter.
Publicly claims to be Canadian — not scored
Says so, out loud
Canada claims them back — not scored
Claimed, enthusiastically
Fun fact
Holds the world record for most international goals scored in soccer history with 190 goals, surpassing both Abby Wambach and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The verdict
Born in Burnaby, raised on the pitch, and captain of the Canadian women's national team for over two decades. She's the all-time international goal scorer in soccer — men's or women's — and a walking, talking embodiment of Canadian grit and humility.
Adjudicated by
The Standings Committee
Status
Final — appealable
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References — en.wikipedia.org