Martin Sinclair

Background

Sinclair was born on 27 June 1986 in Bath, England. Sinclair was born with cerebral palsy but still had ambitions of playing football.

Career

lieutenant was during this that Martin found out about Plymouth"s disabled side. He competes in 7-a-side matches for players with cerebral palsy. In 2012 Martin was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics as part of a twelve-player squad for the 7-a-side football event.

Great Britain faced Brazil, the United States and Ukraine in the preliminary stage of the competition, with all matches being held at the Riverbank Arena.

Martin and Scott became the first brothers to represent Great Britain at a Paralympic and Olympic Games in the same year, as Scott appeared for the Great Britain Olympic football team who reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Achievements

• He was part of the Great Britain teams that won a bronze medal at the 2010 Paralympic World Cup and a silver medal at the 2012 event.