.jpg) Sonis withRacing Louisville in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Janine Elizabeth Sonis[1] | ||
| Birth name | Janine Elizabeth Beckie | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-20)August 20, 1994 (age 31) | ||
| Place of birth | Highlands Ranch, Colorado, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,Full-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Racing Louisville FC | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Real Colorado | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Texas Tech Red Raiders | 67 | (43) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Houston Dash | 38 | (5) |
| 2018 | Sky Blue FC | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2022 | Manchester City | 49 | (6) |
| 2022–2024 | Portland Thorns | 35 | (3) |
| 2024– | Racing Louisville FC | 36 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | United States U18 | ||
| 2013 | United States U20 | ||
| 2014 | Canada U20 | 4 | (2) |
| 2015 | Canada U23 | 5 | (2) |
| 2015– | Canada | 121 | (36) |
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 8, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of October 28, 2025 | |||
Janine Elizabeth Sonis (née Beckie; born August 20, 1994) is a professionalsoccer player who plays as aforward or afull-back forNational Women's Soccer League clubRacing Louisville FC. Born in the United States, she represents theCanada national team.
Born inColorado to Canadian parents, Sonis attendedValor Christian High School inHighlands Ranch, Colorado.[2][3][4] At Valor Christian, she played for the varsity team for four years and was named 2012 Gatorade Colorado Player of the Year.[5][6]
Sonis attendedTexas Tech University, where she played for theRed Raiders from 2012 to 2015 and became the all-time leading scorer for the women's team with 57 career goals.[7] In December 2015, Sonis was named Player of the Year by Dallas Soccer News.[8]
In 2013, Sonis signed with theSeattle Sounders Women in theUSL W-League.[9]
Sonis was selected eighth overall in the2016 NWSL College Draft by theHouston Dash.[10] On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Sonis would be allocated to the team as part of theNWSL Player Allocation[11] On April 16, 2016, Sonis scored in her professional debut against the Chicago Red Stars[12]
On January 18, 2018, Sonis was traded to theSky Blue FC along withCarli Lloyd by the Dash in a three-team trade with theChicago Red Stars andSky Blue FC.[13] After making 15 appearances for Sky Blue, Sonis announced her departure from the club on August 9, 2018.[14]
Sonis' transfer fromSky Blue FC toManchester City was made official on August 9, 2018. Sonis concluded her first season with 8 goals in 15 games, and two trophies (FA League Cup,FA Cup). In the 2019–20 season, Sonis earned her first start in aUWCL game, and scored her first hat-trick in the competition.[15]
On April 14, 2020, Sonis signed a new contract with Manchester City that would last until 2022.[16]
In April 2022, it was announced that Sonis would return to the NWSL, signing a three-year contract withPortland Thorns FC.[17]
In March 2023, Sonis suffered anACL injury during a pre-season game, which forced her to miss the entirety of the2023 season.[18] She was able to return to the roster for the Thorns'2024 season opener, scoring two goals in a 4–5 away loss to theKansas City Current.[19]
On August 21, 2024,Portland Thorns FC announced that they had traded Sonis toRacing Louisville FC in exchange forReilyn Turner.[20] Upon the trade's completion, Sonis signed a two-year contract extension with Racing Louisville through the 2026 season.[21] Her first goal for Louisville came on September 14, 2024, as Sonis scored the winning goal in a 2–1 win overAngel City FC.[22][23]
Sonis has represented Canada on the under-20 and senior national teams. She made her senior international debut on November 26, 2014, replacingBrittany Baxter at half time in a 1–1 draw againstSweden.[24]
In August 2014, Sonis scored the match-winning goal against North Korea to advance the under-20 team to the knockout stage of theFIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[4]
On February 19, 2023, Sonis made her 100th international appearance for Canada in a 2–0 win overBrazil.[25]
On March 9, 2023, Sonis spoke before theHouse of CommonsStanding Committee on Canadian Heritage alongside teammatesChristine Sinclair,Quinn andSophie Schmidt, criticizingCanada Soccer's treatment of the women's program.[26]
Sonis scored three goals in the Rio 2016 Olympics – helping the national team to defend their bronze medal effort in the 2012 London Olympics.[27][28]
On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.[29]
On July 21, 2021, Sonis scored two goals in Canada's 2–1 victory overChile in the2020 Summer Olympics group stage.
On August 6, 2021, Canada defeatedSweden 3–2 on penalty kicks to capture the gold medal in the2020 Summer Olympics.[30]
Sonis was called up to the Canada squad for the2022 CONCACAF W Championship.[31] Going into the tournament, she was named Canada Soccer player of the month for June 2022.[32] Sonis scored and made 2 assists in Canada's first match in the tournament.[33] Sonis started in the July 18, 2022 final against theUnited States, losing 1-0 to claim the tournament's silver medal.[34]
Sonis was called up to the Canada squad for the2024 Summer Olympics.[35]
Sonis is aChristian.[36] Her brotherDrew Beckie is also a soccer player forAtlético Ottawa. She is a co-owner ofLeague1 Ontario clubSimcoe County Rovers FC.[37]
In September 2023, she announced her engagement to Ethan Sonis.[38] They married in December 2024.[citation needed]
| Club | League | Season | League | Playoffs | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Houston Dash | NWSL | 2016 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 14 | 3 | |||
| 2017 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 24 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 38 | 5 | |||||
| Sky Blue FC | NWSL | 2018 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Manchester City | FA WSL | 2018–19 | 10 | 1 | — | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 8 | |
| 2019–20 | 14 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21 | 14 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | 11 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 49 | 6 | — | 16 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 84 | 22 | |||
| Portland Thorns FC | NWSL | 2022 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Total | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 3 | ||
| Racing Louisville | NWSL | 2024 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 150 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 188 | 31 | ||
| Key(expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match onminute (offplayer) – substituted on at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted off at the same time offminute (onplayer) – substituted off at theminute indicated, andplayer was substituted on at the same time |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation toGoal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, whichassisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty orpk | Goal scored onpenalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end ofextra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Green background color –exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Red background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Pink background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | January 15, 2015[40] | Shenzhen Stadium |  Mexico | 5350.03005 1–1 | 5650.06005 2–1 | |
| 2. | December 13, 2015 | Arena das Dunas,Natal |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5350.03005 2–0 | 5650.06005 4–0 | |
| 3. | December 20, 2015 | Arena das Dunas,Natal |  Brazil | 5350.03005 1–1 | 5650.06005 1–3 | |
| 4. | February 14, 2016 | BBVA Compass Stadium | Trinidad and Tobago | 5150.01005 5–0 | 6–0 | 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier |
| 5. | February 16, 2016 | BBVA Compass Stadium |  Guatemala | 5150.01005 3–0 | 10–0 | 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier |
| 6. | March 7, 2016 | Lagos Municipal Stadium,Lagos, Portugal |  Iceland | 5350.03005 1–0 | 5650.06005 1–0 | |
| 7. | March 9, 2016 | Lagos Municipal Stadium,Lagos, Portugal | Brazil | 5350.03005 2–0 | 5650.06005 2–1 | |
| 8. | April 10, 2016 | Jan Louwers Stadion,Eindhoven |  Netherlands | 5350.03005 2–0 | 5650.06005 2–1 | |
| 9. | June 7, 2016 | TD Place,Ottawa | Brazil | 5350.03005 1–0 | 5650.06005 1–0 | |
| 10. | August 3, 2016 | Arena Corinthians,São Paulo |  Australia | 5350.03005 1–0 | 5650.06005 2–0 | |
| 11. | August 6, 2016 | Arena Corinthians,São Paulo |  Zimbabwe | 5950.09005 1–0 | 6050.10005 3–1 | |
| 12. | 5950.09005 3–0 | |||||
| 13. | February 4, 2017 | BC Place,Vancouver | Mexico | 5950.09005 2–1 | 6050.10005 3–2 | |
| 14. | 5950.09005 3–1 | |||||
| 15. | April 6, 2017 | Vångavallen,Trelleborg |  Sweden | 5350.03005 1–0 | 5650.06005 1–0 | |
| 16. | June 11, 2017 | BMO Field,Toronto |  Costa Rica | 5950.09005 2–0 | 6050.10005 6–0 | |
| 17. | 5950.09005 3–0 | |||||
| 18. | 5950.09005 4–0 | |||||
| 19. | November 11, 2017 | Avaya Stadium,San Jose |  United States | 5350.03005 1–1 | 5650.06005 1–3 | |
| 20. | November 28, 2017 | Estadio Marbella,Marbella |  Norway | 5350.03005 2–2 | 5650.06005 3–2 | |
| 21. | February 28, 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium,Parchal | Sweden | 5350.03005 1–1 | 5650.06005 1–3 | |
| 22. | March 7, 2018 | Bela Vista Municipal Stadium,Parchal |  Japan | 5350.03005 1–0 | 5650.06005 2–0 | |
| 23. | October 11, 2018 | H-E-B Park,Edinburg | Costa Rica | 5350.03005 1–0 | 5650.06005 3–1 | |
| 24. | October 14, 2018 | Toyota Stadium,Frisco |  Panama | 5350.03005 4–0 | 5650.06005 7–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship Semi-final |
| 25. | April 8, 2019 | Pinatar Stadium,Murcia |  Nigeria | 5350.03005 1–1 | 5650.06005 2–1 | |
| 26. | November 10, 2019 | Yongchuan Sports Center,Chongqing |  New Zealand | 5350.03005 2–0 | 5650.06005 3–0 | |
| 27. | 5350.03005 3–0 | |||||
| 28. | February 2, 2020 | H-E-B Park,Edinburg |  Jamaica | 5350.03005 3–0 | 5650.06005 9–0 | |
| 29. | 5350.03005 4–0 | |||||
| 30. | 5350.03005 2–0 | |||||
| 31. | March 10, 2020 | Stade de l'Epopee,Calais, France | Brazil | 5350.03005 2–2 | 5650.06005 2–2 | |
| 32. | July 24, 2021 | Sapporo Dome,Sapporo,Japan |  Chile | 5350.03005 1–0 | 5650.06005 2–1 | |
| 33. | 5350.03005 2–0 | |||||
| 34. | February 17, 2022 | Riverside Stadium,Middlesbrough, England |  England | 5350.03005 1–1 | 5650.06005 1–1 | |
| 35. | July 5, 2022 | Estadio BBVA,Guadalupe,Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago | 5350.03005 5–0 | 5650.06005 6–0 | |
| 36. | October 10, 2022 | Estadio Municipal de Chapín,Jerez de la Frontera, Spain |  Morocco | 5350.03005 3–0 | 5650.06005 4–0 |
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