Janine Sonis

Janine Elizabeth Sonis (née Beckie; born August 20, 1994) is a professional soccer player who plays as a forward or a full-back for National Women's Soccer League club Racing Louisville FC. Born in the United States, she represents the Canada national team.

Janine Sonis

Sonis with the Racing 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 30)
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	13	(1)
International career‡
2011–2012	United States U18
2013	United States U20
2014	Canada U20	4	(2)
2015	Canada U23	5	(2)
2015–	Canada	119	(36)
Medal record Women's football Representing  Canada CONCACAF W Championship Runner-up 2018 United States Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of March 30, 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of July 2, 2025

Early life

Born in Colorado to Canadian parents, Sonis attended Valor Christian High School in Highlands 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 attended Texas Tech University, where she played for the Red 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]

Club career

Early career

In 2013, Sonis signed with the Seattle Sounders Women in the USL W-League.^[9]

Houston Dash

Sonis was selected eighth overall in the 2016 NWSL College Draft by the Houston Dash.^[10] On February 8, 2016, it was announced that Sonis would be allocated to the team as part of the NWSL Player Allocation^[11] On April 16, 2016, Sonis scored in her professional debut against the Chicago Red Stars^[12]

Sky Blue FC

On January 18, 2018, Sonis was traded to the Sky Blue FC along with Carli Lloyd by the Dash in a three-team trade with the Chicago Red Stars and Sky Blue FC.^[13] After making 15 appearances for Sky Blue, Sonis announced her departure from the club on August 9, 2018.^[14]

Manchester City W.F.C.

Sonis' transfer from Sky Blue FC to Manchester 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 a UWCL 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]

Portland Thorns FC

In April 2022, it was announced that Sonis would return to the NWSL, signing a three-year contract with Portland Thorns FC.^[17]

In March 2023, Sonis suffered an ACL injury during a pre-season game, which forced her to miss the entirety of the 2023 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 the Kansas City Current.^[19]

Racing Louisville FC

On August 21, 2024, Portland Thorns FC announced that they had traded Sonis to Racing Louisville FC in exchange for Reilyn Turner.^[20] Upon the trade's completion, Sonis signed a two-year contract extension with Racing Louisville through the 2026 season.^[21]

International career

Sonis celebrates after scoring in a friendly

Sonis has represented Canada on the under-20 and senior national teams. She made her senior international debut on November 26, 2014, replacing Brittany Baxter at half time in a 1–1 draw against Sweden.^[22]

In August 2014, Sonis scored the match-winning goal against North Korea to advance the under-20 team to the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.^[4]

On February 19, 2023, Sonis made her 100th international appearance for Canada in a 2–0 win over Brazil.^[23]

On March 9, 2023, Sonis spoke before the House of Commons Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage alongside teammates Christine Sinclair, Quinn and Sophie Schmidt, criticizing Canada Soccer's treatment of the women's program.^[24]

2016 Summer Olympics

Sonis scored three goals in the Rio 2016 Olympics – helping the national team to defend their bronze medal effort in the 2012 London Olympics.^[25][26]

On May 25, 2019, she was named to the roster for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.^[27]

2020 Summer Olympics

On July 21, 2021, Sonis scored two goals in Canada's 2–1 victory over Chile in the 2020 Summer Olympics group stage.

On August 6, 2021, Canada defeated Sweden 3–2 on penalty kicks to capture the gold medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics.^[28]

2022 CONCACAF W

Sonis was called up to the Canada squad for the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.^[29] Going into the tournament, she was named Canada Soccer player of the month for June 2022.^[30] Sonis scored and made 2 assists in Canada's first match in the tournament.^[31] Sonis started in the July 18, 2022 final against the United States, losing 1-0 to claim the tournament's silver medal.^[32]

2024 Summer Olympics

Sonis was called up to the Canada squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[33]

Personal life

Sonis is a Christian.^[34] Her brother Drew Beckie is also a soccer player for Atlético Ottawa. She is a co-owner of League1 Ontario club Simcoe County Rovers FC.^[35]

In September 2023, she announced her engagement to Ethan Sonis.^[36] They married in December 2024.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Club

As of March 30, 2025^[37]

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

International goals

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 on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
#	NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal 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, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk	Goal scored on penalty-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 of extra-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 [38]	Shenzhen Stadium	Mexico	5350.03005 1–1	5650.06005 2–1	2015 Four Nations Tournament
2.	December 13, 2015	Arena das Dunas, Natal	Trinidad and Tobago	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 4–0	2015 International Tournament of Natal
3.	December 20, 2015	Arena das Dunas, Natal	Brazil	5350.03005 1–1	5650.06005 1–3	2015 International Tournament of Natal
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	2017 Algarve Cup
7.	March 9, 2016	Lagos Municipal Stadium, Lagos, Portugal	Brazil	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 2–1	2017 Algarve Cup
8.	April 10, 2016	Jan Louwers Stadion, Eindhoven	Netherlands	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 2–1	Friendly
9.	June 7, 2016	TD Place, Ottawa	Brazil	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 1–0	Friendly
10.	August 3, 2016	Arena Corinthians, São Paulo	Australia	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 2–0	2016 Summer Olympics
11.	August 6, 2016	Arena Corinthians, São Paulo	Zimbabwe	5950.09005 1–0	6050.10005 3–1	2016 Summer Olympics
12.				5950.09005 3–0
13.	February 4, 2017	BC Place, Vancouver	Mexico	5950.09005 2–1	6050.10005 3–2	Friendly
14.				5950.09005 3–1
15.	April 6, 2017	Vångavallen, Trelleborg	Sweden	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 1–0	Friendly
16.	June 11, 2017	BMO Field, Toronto	Costa Rica	5950.09005 2–0	6050.10005 6–0	Friendly
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	Friendly
20.	November 28, 2017	Estadio Marbella, Marbella	Norway	5350.03005 2–2	5650.06005 3–2	Friendly
21.	February 28, 2018	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal	Sweden	5350.03005 1–1	5650.06005 1–3	2018 Algarve Cup
22.	March 7, 2018	Bela Vista Municipal Stadium, Parchal	Japan	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 2–0	2018 Algarve Cup
23.	October 11, 2018	H-E-B Park, Edinburg	Costa Rica	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 3–1	2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship
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	Friendly
26.	November 10, 2019	Yongchuan Sports Center, Chongqing	New Zealand	5350.03005 2–0	5650.06005 3–0	2019 Yongchuan International Tournament
27.				5350.03005 3–0
28.	February 2, 2020	H-E-B Park, Edinburg	Jamaica	5350.03005 3–0	5650.06005 9–0	2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifier
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	2020 Tournoi de France
32.	July 24, 2021	Sapporo Dome, Sapporo, Japan	Chile	5350.03005 1–0	5650.06005 2–1	2020 Summer Olympics
33.				5350.03005 2–0
34.	February 17, 2022	Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough, England	England	5350.03005 1–1	5650.06005 1–1	2022 Arnold Clark Cup
35.	July 5, 2022	Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago	5350.03005 5–0	5650.06005 6–0	2022 CONCACAF W Championship
36.	October 10, 2022	Estadio Municipal de Chapín, Jerez de la Frontera, Spain	Morocco	5350.03005 3–0	5650.06005 4–0	Friendly

Honours

Texas Tech Red Raiders

• Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament: 2015

Manchester City

• FA Women's Super League runner-up: 2018–19
• Women's FA Cup: 2018–19, 2019–20
• FA Women's League Cup: 2018–19, 2021–22

Portland Thorns FC

• NWSL Championship: 2022^[39]

Canada

• Olympic Gold Medal: 2021^[40]
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2016^[41]

Individual

• Canada Soccer Player of the Month: November 2020^[42]
• Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Year: 2014, 2015
• Big 12 Conference women's soccer tournament Offensive MVP: 2015