The winger failed to make the break-through at Chelsea, despite a series of loan moves to gain experience.
He had spells at Plymouth Argyle, Queens Park Rangers, Charlton Athletic, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Wigan Athletic before joining the Swans for £500,000 at the start of the 2010/11 campaign.
It proved a masterstroke for both parties as Sinclair finally blossomed, scoring 19 goals in 39 Championship appearances to fire the Swans to third place in the Championship.
He followed that up with a hat-trick in the 4-2 win over Reading in the Play-off final as Swansea became the first Welsh side to reach the Premier League.
And now he is determined to repay the faith of manager Brendan Rogers by making his mark at the highest level.
"Some people saw it as a step down but I always knew I would be back in the Premier League one day.
"I just wanted to play week in week out and I have done that and developed. As the season progressed we have bonded as a team.
"When you go out on loan you don't always feel part of the team but today I feel very much part of this Swansea side.
"The last time I went out on loan I did not really play a lot. I could have gone on loan again but I wanted to play every week so I sat down with Chelsea and my family and decided to come here.
"I could have gone to another Premier League club but I felt it was important to get regular match action and to see where it took me."
Sinclair was swayed by Rogers who had previously coached at Chelsea where, famously, he was very highly regarded by Jose Mourinho.
Rogers has spells at Watford and Reading before moving to Swansea and immediately moving for Sinclair.
"He knew me from Chelsea and he rang me and said I would be playing every week which is what I wanted to hear.
"I have loved playing week in week out for Swansea and I will be here next season. I think we can handle the Premier League."
First though Sinclair will be linking up with the England Under 21 squad for the Europea Championship finals in Denmark.
While there has been plenty of debate about whether the likes of Jack Wilshere and Andy Carroll should attend, Sinclair has no such doubts.
And after scoring two penalties at Wembley, he will have no hesitation volunteering if any of the matches go to sudden-death.
He said: "It is a real honour to play for the England Under 21 side. I get a real buzz from it.
"If there is a penalty shoot-out I would definitely step up. I was confident with both penalties at Wembley.
"It was a great feeling when the second one went in to put us two up with just over 10 minutes left."
The treble made Sinclair the Man of the Match but he was in no doubt about which of the two medals was the more important.
He said: "It was nice recognition but it is the winners medal which matters. It was all about getting Swansea to the Premier League.
"Credit to all the boys - it's a fantastic achievement.
"Brendan deserves massive credit - he's been exceptional and puts all the hard work in every day in training."
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