Christine Sinclair, the longtime captain and star of the Portland Thorns and the Canadian national team, announced her retirement on Friday. The 41-year-old forward will play through the end of the 2024 season, according to a statement from the Thorns.
Sinclair has played for Portland since 2013, when the NWSL was formed, and led the team to an NWSL championship in that inaugural season. She went on to win two more championships with Portland in 2017 and 2022, and two NWSL Shields (2016 and 2021). She has been Portland's captain since the inaugural season.
Sinclair's 64 goals are the most in Thorns franchise history, and third all-time in the NWSL.