Crystal Dunn

Crystal Dunn
Dunn with Gotham FC in 2024
Personal information
Full name Crystal Alyssia Soubrier[1]
Birth name Crystal Alyssia Dunn[2]
Date of birth (1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 (age 32)[3]
Place of birth New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Position(s) Wingback, central midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
NJ/NY Gotham FC
Number 19
Youth career
2006–2009 South Side High School
2006–2009 Eastern New York Youth Soccer
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 North Carolina Tar Heels 80 (31)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Washington Spirit 54 (17)
2017–2018 Chelsea 15 (3)
2018–2020 North Carolina Courage 35 (15)
2020–2023 Portland Thorns FC 34 (7)
2024– NJ/NY Gotham FC 0 (0)
International career
2008–2009 United States U-17 13[3] (1)
2009–2010 United States U-18 14[3]
2010–2012 United States U-20 33
2013– United States 155 (25)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing the  United States
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner 2024 United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2024 Paris Team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Tokyo Team
FIFA Women's World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 France Team
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner 2018 United States
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 23, 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of August 10, 2024

Crystal Alyssia Soubrier (née Dunn; born July 3, 1992) is an American professional soccer player for National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Gotham FC and the United States national team. She can play a variety of positions at forward, midfield, or defense.

Dunn played collegiate soccer with the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2010 to 2013 and was awarded the 2012 Hermann Trophy for best college soccer player. She was a member of the team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. Following her collegiate career, Dunn was selected first overall by the Washington Spirit in the 2014 NWSL College Draft. The following year, she won the NWSL Most Valuable Player and the Golden Boot awards,[4] becoming the youngest player to win both awards, at age 23.[5]

Dunn first appeared for her country during an international friendly against Scotland on February 13, 2013. She has since made more than 100 total appearances for the team. She was part of the team that won the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  2. ^ "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016, Women – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 25, 2016. p. 11. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 25, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c "Player Bio: Crystal Dunn". U.S. Soccer. Archived from the original on February 27, 2013.
  4. ^ "Spirit Forward Crystal Dunn wins 2015 Golden Boot". National Women's Soccer League. September 7, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Spirit Forward Crystal Dunn Voted NWSL MVP". National Women's Soccer League. September 23, 2015. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015.