Christine Sinclair, of the Portland Thorns, has been named NWSL Player of the Month for June. She becomes the second Thorns player to be voted as such after teammate Tobin Heath was named Player of the Month for April. This is Sinclair’s second time being named Player of the Month in her NWSL career (2013).
Sinclair leads Portland in June
Sinclair, 33, scored three goals and assisted on another in the month of June. Portland went 3-0-1 (W-L-T) during June and extended their unbeaten streak to 11 games. They are five games away from tying the league record that was set by the Seattle Reign in 2014. Sinclair had a goal or assist in every game during June.
Sinclair delivers game-winning goals
The Canadian international got off to a good start in June. Sinclair scored the first goal of a match in three straight games. Two of those goals would become game-winning goals. She scored her first goal of the month and season against the Chicago Red Stars on June 12. Red Stars’ goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher tried to clear the ball, but it struck Sinclair and rebounded into the goal in the 25th minute of their 1-1 draw.
In the game against Western New York Flash on June 17th, Sinclair scored the opening goal again in the 48th minute in the Thorns 2-0 win. Just five days later on June 22nd, she scored the opening and eventual game-winning goal against the Red Stars in just the sixth minute of the match that Portland would win 2-0. In their game against the Orlando Pride on June 26th, she assisted on Dagny Brynjarsdottir's goal in the 80th minute as the Portland was able to rally and win the game 2-1.
What’s next
The Thorns welcomes Sky Blue FC to Providence Park in Portland, OR this Saturday, July 2nd. The game is scheduled to kickoff at 10:30pm ET and can be seen on NWSL YouTube.
The NWSL Player of the Month is selected each month of the regular season by the NWSL Media Association, a collection of press that covers the league on a consistent basis.