Christine Sinclair Hangs Up Her Boots
Written by Oluwaseun Oyediji
Portland Thorns captain Christine Sinclair announced that the 2024 National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) season will be her last as a professional player.
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An Olympic gold medalist and three-time NWSL champion, Sinclair retired from the Canada national team in 2023 as the all-time leading international goal-scorer in women’s football.
Portland will honor their longtime star with a ceremony on November 1st, immediately following the team’s final regular-season match.
Sinclair closes out her storied career following 25 years of professional football, spanning two countries, various leagues and six organizations.
The Thorns’ captain has lifted eight major championship trophies including the 2002 and 2005 NCAA National Championship with the University of Portland, 2006 USL W-League Championship with Vancouver Whitecaps, 2010 and 2011 WPS Championship with FC Gold Pride and Western New York Flash, respectively, the 2020 Summer Olympics Gold medal with Canada, and three NWSL Championships in 2013, 2017 and 2022 with the Portland Thorns.
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As one of the first members of the Portland Thorns and the only player to be with the team throughout the entirety of its 12-year history, Sinclair holds a multitude of Club records, including games played (195) and games started (176).
Most notably, Sinclair holds the record for most regular-season goals scored by a Thorns player, having netted 64 goals, the third most in league history.
Across all competitions, Sinclair has netted 79 goals, including three throughout 13 playoffs appearances. In the 2013 final, Sinclair scored in the second minute of stoppage time to secure the first-ever NWSL Championship for the Thorns with the 2-0 victory over WesternNew York Flash.
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Meanwhile, making her case for this week’s top celly is Thorns striker Morgan Weaver, who capped off her 49th-minute goal with a team-wide “rockabye baby” in Monday’s 2-2 draw with Angel City.
The celebration was well warranted: Still working back to full fitness after a knee injury sidelined her for much of the summer, the goal was Weaver’s first since returning to the pitch.
Weaver later told reporters that the celly was a shout out to teammate Bella Bixby’s newborn daughter and assistant coach Vytas Andriuškevičius’s soon-to-arrive baby.
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