Canada's national women's soccer team captain Christine Sinclair reacts as she walks onto the field with her nieces Kaitlyn and Kenzie to be honoured before playing a friendly against Australia in her final international soccer match in Vancouver on Tuesday, December 5, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Canadian legend Christine Sinclair has announced that she will retire from playing professional soccer at the end of the season.
The 41-year-old from Burnaby, B.C., said in a post on Instagram that she will finish out the National Women’s Soccer League campaign with the Portland Thorns, who are scheduled to finish out the regular season on Nov. 1.
Sinclair retired from the women’s national team last year after the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. She helped Canada win gold at the Tokyo Olympics and bronze at both the 2016 Games in Rio and the 2012 Games in London.
She finished her international career as the world’s top goal scorer with 190 goals.
Sinclair has played for Portland since the NWSL launched in 2013, and over 11 seasons has scored a team-high 64 goals.
Vancouver Rise FC of the newly formed Northern Super League has teased that Sinclair may take on a role with the club, posting a photo of her with the caption “Something BIG coming soon.”
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2024.
