Canada’s Christine Sinclair announces she will retire at end of NWSL season
Canada’s Christine Sinclair, the world’s leading international goalscorer among both women and men, said Friday she will retire at the end of the 2024 NWSL season in November.
Sinclair, whose 190 international goals are the most among either men or women, withdrew from the Canadian team last December. She is currently in her 12th season with the Portland Thorns of the NWSL, who wrap up their regular season on November 1 and are currently in a playoff spot.
The club plans to celebrate and honor Sinclair, who helped Thorns win the first NWSL championship in 2013 before adding additional titles in 2017 and 2022, during the Nov. 1 regular season finale.
‘You changed the game. You inspired generations. You did it all by representing the Rose City,” Thorns wrote on X. “When you hang up your boots at the end of the season, you will forever be the greatest of all time.”
You changed the game. You inspired generations. You did it all by representing the Rose City. 🌹
When you hang up your boots at the end of the season, you will forever be the greatest of all time. 🐐 #ThanksSinc pic.twitter.com/KQUhhIy3WX
— Portland Thorns FC (@ThornsFC) September 27, 2024
The 41-year-old Sinclair holds the record for most regular-season goals scored by a Thorns player, with 64 goals, the third-most in National Women’s Soccer League history.
Sinclair is the only player to have been with the team throughout the team’s entire history and holds a number of club records, including games played and started.