"The Portland Thorns will retire the No. 12 jersey of longtime forward Christine Sinclair in a ceremony at Providence Park on Oct. 4. Sinclair will also be the first player inducted into the team's Hall of Fame. Sinclair retired in 2024 as the world's leading international goal scorer with 190 goals for Canada. She was one of the first players in Thorns history, joining the team ahead of the inaugural NWSL season in 2013."
"Sinclair is the only player to have stayed with the team for the entirety of that period. She helped Portland win the inaugural NWSL Championship in 2013 followed by titles in 2017 and 2023. The Thorns also won the NWSL Shield in 2016 and 2021. Sinclair finished her career with 79 goals across all NWSL competitions, second in league history."
Christine Sinclair's No. 12 jersey will be retired by the Portland Thorns on Oct. 4 at Providence Park, and she will be the club's first Hall of Fame inductee. Sinclair retired in 2024 as the world's leading international scorer with 190 goals for Canada after nearly 25 years of international play, debuting in 2000 and appearing in six World Cups. She joined Portland ahead of the NWSL's inaugural 2013 season and remained through championships in 2013, 2017 and 2023 and Shields in 2016 and 2021. Sinclair finished with 79 NWSL goals and won two MAC Hermann Trophies and two NCAA titles at University of Portland.
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