VANCOUVER, CANADA - JANUARY 27: Christine Sinclair #12 of Canada celebrates after scoring a goal during semifinals action of the 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament at BC Place on January 27, 2012 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Christine Sinclair, the world's leading international goalscorer, has announced her retirement from the Canada women's national team but said she still planned to play for Portland Thorns in the NWSL next season.After leading Canada to gold at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, captain Christine Sinclair came to a realization.
"I can sit here and know that I've literally done everything I can and given all of me to this national team since I was 16 years old," she told The Canadian Press. "In terms of what I've done and knowing the work I've put into it, I have zero regrets. I know I've done everything I can for as long as I can. And the team's in good hands moving forward.
Sinclair has been the face of Canadian soccer for a long time, a world-class talent with down-home values. Not one to seek the spotlight, she did most of her talking on the pitch.Canadian Christine Sinclair scores the 185th goal of her career, passing American Abby Wambach on the all-time goals list."She doesn't do anything outrageous," Canadian forward Janine Beckie said in 2020.
"That's seem awful and stressful and something that doesn't interest me at this point," Sinclair said with a laugh. "But the thought of being a unit-specific coach, like for the strikers for instance, is something that excites me. Sinclair had already impressed at youth level, scoring 27 goals in 19 international matches in 2002-02. Ten of those goals came during Canadas run to the final of the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Edmonton in 2002.
Sinclair was playing in her 290th career game for Canada. Wambach, who retired in 2015, compiled her total in 255 games.Sinclair played in four Olympics, also leading the team to bronze in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro.
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