Portland Thorns FC re-sign Christine Sinclair to new contract
PORTLAND, Ore. (KPTV) - The Portland Thorns FC have re-signed Christine Sinclair to a one-year contract, the club announced Monday.
Sinclair, a three-time NWSL Championship winner, will remain with the team through the 2024 season.
“I’m thrilled to be back at Portland for another year and be a part of this next era of women’s soccer in the Rose City,” Sinclair said.
The club says Sinclair has accumulated 62 goals in 176 appearances in 11 seasons, including the team’s first-ever goal in Portland’s debut match against the former FC Kansas City on April 13, 2013.
Sinclair is the only player to be a part of every title Portland has ever won, lifting the NWSL Championship in 2013, 2017 and 2022, the NWSL Shield in 2016 and 2021, as well as the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup, 2021 Women’s International Champions Cup and 2020 NWSL Community Shield.
“Sinc has been with this club from the beginning, she is the foundation with which Portland Thorns is built on, and as much as she is a part of the DNA of the Thorns, the Thorns are part of her DNA,” General Manager Karina LeBlanc said. “She has been committed to building this league and this club, and we are thrilled to be able to have her back for another year as we begin this next era in Thorns history.”
Sinclair retired from international football last year, ending her career with Canada after a record-breaking 331 matches.
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