Burnaby soccer icon Christine Sinclair will be immortalized in B.C. sports history.
The BC Sports Hall of Fame announced today, Oct. 16, that the 41-year-old will be part of its 2025 class of inductees.
“After months of anticipation, we’re energized to begin telling the stories and marking the outstanding achievements of our Class of 2025,” BC Sports Hall of Fame Chair Tom Mayenknecht said in the announcement release.
"Honouring the past — and inspiring the future — is at the very heart of the mission of the BC Sports Hall of Fame and this year’s honourees truly exemplify the best of sport in this province and beyond.
"On behalf of our Board of Trustees, Selection Committee chaired by Stan Wong and management team led by Chief Executive Officer Michelle Kitchen, we congratulate our deserving inductees and look forward to coming together again in person to fully honour the Class of 2025 at our BC Sports Hall of Fame Induction Gala next year.”
Congratulations to 2025 BC Sports Hall of Fame inductee Christine Sinclair (@sincy12)! The greatest @CanadaSoccerEN player of all time and one of Canada’s greatest international athletes ever. She is the all-time leading scorer in international soccer for both men and women. pic.twitter.com/P3OxVIM1MO
— BC Sports Hall of Fame (@BCSportsHall) October 16, 2024
Sinclair, who announced at the end of September that she would be retiring from professional soccer at the end of the year, will officially be inducted in June 2025.
She currently plays for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), but retired from international play with Team Canada in December of 2023.
Your impact will last a lifetime. Thank you for everything, Sinc. ♥️
— Portland Thorns FC (@ThornsFC) September 27, 2024
Club legend, Christine Sinclair, has announced her retirement from professional football.
More here: https://t.co/O0NJQr58iV#ThankYouSinc pic.twitter.com/8L0ikhH44E
The Burnaby product scored 190 international goals representing Canada on the world stage, which is the most all-time in both men and women's play.
Earlier this month, Vancouver Rise FC of the Northern Super League, Canada's new professional women's soccer league with its inaugural season set for 2025, announced Sinclair had joined its ownership group alongside majority owner Greg Kerfoot.
Burnaby's Christine Sinclair owned the pitch. Now, she co-owns Vancouver's new pro women's soccer club https://t.co/WBfkss82y0 via @BurnabyNOW_News
— Jess Balzer (@Balzer_Jess) October 7, 2024
The full 2025 BC Sports Hall of Fame inductee list is as follows:
Athletes
- Christine Sinclair - Soccer
- Ray Ferraro - Hockey
- Cindy Devine - Mountain Biking
- Nathan Hirayama - Rugby
- Walter Wu - Para Swimming
Builders-Coaches
- Chandra Madhosingh - Table Tennis
- Dr. Saul Miller - Sports Psychology
- Wes Woo - Weightlifting
Team
- 2000 BC Lions Football Team
Pioneer
- Meraloma Club Founders - Multi-Sport
Media
- Jim Hughson
W.A.C Bennett Award
- Robert Wright
The BC Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2025 has been revealed and soccer superstar Christine Sinclair was thrilled to learn she will be inducted! pic.twitter.com/yBUINCm2IM
— BC Sports Hall of Fame (@BCSportsHall) October 17, 2024
