AND THE WINNER IS ...

For the 14th time, Christine Sinclair was named Canada’s women’s soccer player of the year,

Canada teammate Jordyn Huitema hadn’t been born when Christine Sinclair won her first Canadian women’s player of the year award in 2000.

Eighteen years later, Sinclair’s remarkable soccer career continues to impress.

The 35-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., earned her 14th Canadian player of the year award on Tuesday, capping a year that saw her shine on both the club and international stage.

Sinclair finished first in voting by Canadian media and coaches ahead of defender Kadeisha Buchanan, last year’s winner. UCLA midfielder Jessie Fleming was third, ahead of Manchester City striker Janine Beckie and Paris Saint-Germain wingbackmidfielder Ashley Lawrence.

The men’s winner will be announced Wednesday. Besiktas midfielder Atiba Hutchinson has claimed the award the past six years.

Sinclair delivered the winning goal in the game that qualified Canada for next year’s Women’s World Cup in France — scoring a second for good measure in Canada’s 7-0 win over Panama in the semifinals of the CONCACAF Championship in October.

And she led Canada in scoring for the 15th time in 19 years, with eight goals and two assists in 12 international matches as Canada went 8-4-0.

With 177 goals in 274 appearances for Canada, Sinclair is on the verge of soccer history. She is just seven goals back of retired American Abby Wambach (184) on the all-time scoring list.

Sinclair was 16 when she made her debut for Canada in March 2000.