User:NZFC/Draft:Jack-Henry Sinclair

Jack-Henry Sinclair is a New Zealand footballer who currently plays for Team Wellington as a Right wingback.

Early life
As a high school student, Sinclair played for his local Palmerston North Boys' High School First XI before he decided to move to Auckland and go to Auckland Grammar School while playing a higher level of football.

Wellington Phoenix Reserves
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Wellington Phoenix had an arrangement with local club Wellington United for their academy players to play for the clubs first XI. This saw Sinclair get game time during the winter, playing in the local Central Premier League.

Team Wellington
In 2017, Sinclair joined New Zealand Football Championship opposition Team Wellington. Sinclair had left the Wellington Phoenix to try to gain a professional contract in South Africa with Stellenbosch FC but after that fall through, Sinclair returned to New Zealand and signed with Team Wellington

After winning the 2016–17 season, Team Wellington and Sinclair qualified to play in the OFC Champions League. https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/team-wellington-sight-continental-crown https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/team-wellington-crowned-continental-kings-earn-club-world-cup-berth https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football-team-wellington-on-verge-of-new-football-frontier/BFDQ6CH5EZXOZJTHMDWAGQJZLM/

Sinclair was part of the team that won the 2018 OFC Champions League, playing in seven games and scoring 4 goals. This meant Team Wellington qualified for the 2018 FIFA Club World Cup. https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/team-wellington-crowned-continental-kings-earn-club-world-cup-berth https://www.solomontimes.com/news/henderson-eels-looses-to-team-wellington/8977

They would meet Al Ain FC in the first round, going up 3–0 before Al Ain brought the game back to 3–3 then winning it on penalties https://web.archive.org/web/20180904192224/https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/match/300452761/#match-timeline https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/domestic/109310772/team-wellington-suffer-club-world-cup-heartbreak-in-penalty-shootout-loss-to-al-ain https://www.espn.com/soccer/lineups?gameId=529382

As the New Zealand Football Championship is played in the summer, Sinclair again played for a local Wellington club team during the winter. Team Wellington was aligned with Miramar Rangers so Sinclair played for them in the same league as he played in previously with Wellington United.

After a sucessful season with both Team Wellington and Miramar Rangers, Sinclair was named New Zealand Football Domestic Player of the Year. Sinclair was also named in the top 50 New Zealand players in a list that included New Zealanders that play overseas. https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/all-whites-power-rankings-the-top-50-footballers-in-nz/PFGC3XJR7BLZIIUMDUG4M6PSHU/

However for the 2020 winter season, Sinclair moved across town to play for Miramar Rangers rivals Wellington Olympic AFC.

U-17
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/football-nz-u-17s-named-for-world-cup/IKVUBC4ELTIH3RVZDP7S2AUFEM/

U-20
https://www.a-league.com.au/news/phoenix-youngsters-included-nz-u-20-squad https://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/nzs_world_cup_finals_squads.htm https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/nz-teams/93069269/new-zealand-make-round-of-16-at-under20-world-cup-despite-loss-to-france

Honours
Team Wellington
 * OFC Champions League winners: 2018
 * New Zealand Football Championship Champions: 2015–16, 2016–17, 2020–21
 * New Zealand Football Championship Champions runner-up: 2007–08, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2017–18, 2018–19
 * New Zealand Football Championship Premiers runner-up: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2020–21

New Zealand U17
 * OFC U-17 Championship: 2015

Individual
 * New Zealand Football Domestic Player of the Year: 2020