| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Alexander Sinclair | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Right wing / Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Polonia Bytom | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Alnwick Town | |||
| Newcastle United | |||
| Sunderland | |||
| 2004–2007 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Gateshead | 5 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sektzia Nes Tziona | 3 | (0) |
| 2011– | Polonia Bytom | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 July 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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James Alexander Sinclair (born 22 October 1987 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is an English footballer who currently plays for Polonia Bytom.
He played in the Premier League and the UEFA Cup for Bolton Wanderers.[1]
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As a schoolboy, Sinclair was both a promising athlete – he came second in the English Schools' championships at 200 metres, won a Scottish decathlon title,[2] and set an under-15 United Kingdom indoor record for the 50 metres[3] – and a prolific goalscorer.[4] He played for Alnwick Town Juniors,[5] Northumberland Boys – for whom he set a schools record, scoring nine goals in a county under-16s match against South Yorkshire – and the youth academies of Sunderland and Newcastle United, prior to signing scholarship forms with Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2004.[4]
He broke his leg that same year, but quickly returned to fitness.[6] During the 2006–07 season, he converted from the role of attacker to right wing back with success.[2] Sinclair agreed his first professional contract shortly before making his first-team debut for Bolton, on 28 April 2007 in the 2–2 Premier League draw away to Chelsea, coming on as a 77th-minute substitute to replace Idan Tal.[7][8] He drew praise from player-coach Gary Speed both for his play and for his character.[9]
Sinclair also featured in the 2007 Peace Cup pre-season tournament, under Sammy Lee's management,[10] used as both right back and in midfield. He made his first competitive appearance of the 2007–08 season as a very late substitute in the UEFA Cup group stage away at Red Star Belgrade in December 2007 as the Wanderers secured a victory.[11] In May 2008 he was offered a new deal to stay at the Reebok Stadium,[12] but was released at the end of the 2008–09 season.[13]
Sinclair joined Conference National side Gateshead on non-contract terms on 26 January 2010,[14] making his debut the same day in a 2–0 defeat to Kettering Town.[15] Sinclair scored his first goal for Gateshead on 9 February against Barrow in the FA Trophy.[16] In May 2010, Gateshead announced that Sinclair was one of eleven players who would not be retained for the 2010–11 season.[17]
In October 2010, Sinclair signed for Israeli club Sektzia Nes Tziona.[18] He made his debut on 26 October 2010 against Hapoel Ironi Rishon LeZion in the Toto Cup.[19] He scored his first goal for Nes Tziona on 9 November against Maccabi Ahi Nazareth, also in the Toto Cup.[20]
In March 2011, Sinclair registered with Sevilla FC Puerto Rico, a sister team of the Spanish club Sevilla FC based in Puerto Rican. The team were playing in the newly created USL Pro league in the United States. However after the club folded from the league early during the season on he was unable to make an appearance for the club as his Visa wasn't resolved.
In July 2011, he joined Polish club Polonia Bytom on two-year contract.[21] He made his debut on 31 July 2011, against Warta Poznan.
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