Christine Sinclair has made soccer history.
Canada’s captain broke U.S. forward Abby Wambach’s world-record total of 184 goals on Wednesday, scoring for the second time against St. Kitts and Nevis at the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship.
Sinclair’s 185th goal of her career came in the 23rd minute. Left alone, Sinclair converted an Adriana Leon feed for the milestone goal.
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The record-tying goal came on a penalty kick in the seventh minute at H-E-B Park in south Texas.
Sinclair’s shot rolled to the right of St. Kitts goalkeeper Kyra Dickinson.
The 36-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., was playing in her 290th career game for Canada. Wambach, who retired in 2015, compiled her total in 255 games.
Christine: History is made. Your victory is our victory. We celebrate with you.<br>And to every girl coming up in the Pack with a dream to achieve that which doesn’t yet even exist: We believe in you. Your Pack is with you. And history awaits you.<a href=”https://twitter.com/sincy12?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@sincy12</a> <a href=”https://t.co/rNxjjpV7tZ”>https://t.co/rNxjjpV7tZ</a> <a href=”https://t.co/xkUjLtNXHn”>pic.twitter.com/xkUjLtNXHn</a>
—@AbbyWambach
Wambach, now 39, broke fellow American Mia Hamm’s record haul of 158 in 2013 with a four-goal performance against South Korea.
Sinclair was 16 when she made her senior debut on March 12, 2000, becoming Canada’s youngest-ever player at the time. She opened her scoring account one game later, beating star goalkeeper Bente Nordby in a 2-1 loss to Norway two days later at the Algarve Cup.
Sinclair’s glittering career has already garnered the Portland Thorns captain a slew of honours.
In December, she was named the Canada Soccer player of the decade. Canada Soccer president Steven Reed called Sinclair “a once-in-a-generation athlete that has been at the heart of Canadian sport for over 20 years.”
