Janine Sonis

Janine Elizabeth Sonis (née Beckie)... she/her... speaks English... soccer family (basketball father Gary, basketball mother Sheila Brennan, soccer brother Drew, soccer sisters Alysha and Jenelle)... her mother was born in Regina, SK while her father was born in Davidson, SK... her father passed away in 2001 after suffering from melanoma cancer (he was 41 years old)… grew up participating in soccer, gymnastics, basketball, athletics and lacrosse... she was four years old when she started playing soccer for Real Colorado... growing up, favourites included Kevin De Bryune, Bernardo Silva, Manchester City... other favourites included Stephen Curry, Serena Williams, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys and the Texas Tech Red Raiders...

was part of Team Canada that won an Olympic Bronze Medal at Rio 2016, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction... was part of Team Canada that won an Olympic Gold Medal at Tokyo in 2021, recognised as a Canada Soccer Team of Distinction...

with Canada at the Olympic Games, won both a gold medal (Tokyo 2021) and a bronze medal (Rio 2016)... represented Canada at one FIFA World Cup (France 2019) and three Olympic Games (Rio 2016, Tokyo 2021, Paris 2024)… won four Concacaf medals with Canada (2016 silver, 2018 silver, 2020 silver, 2022 silver)... represented Canada at one FIFA youth tournament (U-20 at Canada 2014)... after being selected to Canada’s squad for the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Canada 2014, she wrote via Twitter: “blessed and humbled to be named to the Canadian U20 National Team for the upcoming U20 World Cup. couldn’t be more excited”... as a youth player in 2014, was noted by the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Technical Study Group (“versatile player, fast and mobile, good dribbling ability, excellent off-the-ball movement”)...

with Portland Thorns FC, an NWSL Championship winner (2022)... with Manchester City FC, a two-time FA Cup winner (2019 and 2020) and two-time FA League Cup winner (2019, 2022)...

part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Parliament Hill on 6 June 2016 ahead of their international match one day later in Ottawa... part of the Canada Soccer team that met Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Langford ahead of their international match on 8 April 2022 (a surprise visit by the Prime Minister at the team hotel)...