Crystal Dunn is an American award-winning footballer who has stunned football lovers over the years with her very impressive skills and stamina on the pitch. Dunn plays for Gotham FC and also for the US national team.
The 32-year-old has made several appearances for different clubs since she started her career and has played for the US at different levels and competitions, winning several trophies. At the age of 23, she left her footprints on the sands of time when she made history by becoming the youngest player to win the NWSL Most Valuable Player and the Golden Boot awards in 2015. Many people believe Dunn may be the most versatile player in the world.
Biography Of Crystal Dunn
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Crystal Alyssia Dunn was born to Vincent and Rhonda Dunn on July 3, 1992, in New Hyde Park, New York, United States. She was raised alongside Henry her brother at Rockville Centre, New York. She figured out her place in football quite early and was dedicated to it.
At South Side High School, she played as a midfielder and became Captain in 2008 and 2009. At South Side, she and her other teammates participated in the New York Championships in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In the 2009 state championship match, she scored four goals in the first 20 minutes of the match.
Dunn did quite a lot of exploits while in high school. During her three high school seasons, she scored 46 goals and had 35 assists. She became a highly decorated high school player and ended up earning Parade All-American and New York Player of the Year.
In addition to this, she also earned First-team All-State and All-Long Island honors in 2006, 2007, and 2009. In 2009, Crystal Dunn was named 2009 NSCAA, ESPNRise, and Parade High School All-America and was the New York Gatorade High School Player of the Year.
After high school, Crystal Dunn went on to attend the University of North Carolina where she continued to play football from, 2010 to 2013. During her freshman year, Dunn became the team’s leading player in points with 26, including nine goals and eight assists.
That same year, she also won the Soccer America Freshman of the Year before becoming a 2010 NSCAA first-team All-America honoree and earning the Second-team Soccer America MVP selection, and First-team All-ACC.
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Dunn’s time at the University of North Carolina was marked with lots of success. By the time she graduated, she was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
Crystal Dunn’s Professional Career
Crystal Dunn kickstarted her professional career in January 2014 when she was selected by Washington Spirit as the first overall pick in the 2014 College Draft for the 2014 season of the National Women’s Soccer League. Dunn went on to do great exploits with the Washington Spirit. During the 2015 season, Dunn bagged a league-leading 15 goals and consequently won the 2015 NWSL, Golden Boot.
That same year, she also won the league’s Most Valuable Player award. These wins made her the youngest player to win both awards at age 23. In total, Crystal Dunn made 58 appearances for the Washington Spirit, banging in 19 goals in the process.
On the 3rd of January 2017, Dunn joined FA WSL 1 club Chelsea and hit the ground running by scoring the first goal just 12 minutes into her first competitive appearance. She eventually made 15 appearances, scoring 3 goals for Chelsea before joining North Carolina Courage in 2018. In her first season, she was named Player of June and ended the season by being named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI. Dunn made 27 appearances for the club, scoring 12 times.
On October 22, 2020, Crystal Dunn was traded to OL Reign in exchange for Casey Murphy and $140,000 in allocation money. Later that day, she was traded to the Portland Thorns in exchange for an international roster slot, a 2022 first-round draft pick, and $250,000 in allocation money.
Currently, Dunn plays for Gotham FC.
International Career
Apart from playing for different clubs, Crystal Dunn has also played for her country, the USA. In her youth, Dunn competed on behalf of the USA in various national youth teams from 2008 through 2012, including at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. She and her teammates would later win the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Japan.
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Dunn received her first call-up to the senior team in 2013 and made her debut for the team in a friendly game against Scotland on February 13. She has gone on to represent the USA internationally in different competitions including the 2014 CONCACAF Women’s Championship which was actually the qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
She also played in the 2016 CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. So far, Dunn has played more than 100 games for her national team and has scored 24 goals.
She was invited to the 2019 FIFA World Cup which the US ended up winning and then in 2021, she was among the bronze-winning US team to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in Japan.
How Much Is She Worth?
Like many other female footballers across the world, Crystal Dunn’s salary and overall net worth are only speculated but not entirely known. However, some reports have pegged her net worth at about 3 million dollars.
She made her fortune from her career as a footballer and also from the many endorsement deals she has acquired through the years. She has deals with brands such as Secret Deodorant, Therabody, Nike, and Volkswagen among many others.
Interesting Facts You Didn’t Know About Her
1. Crystal Dunn is married to Pierre Soubrier
As regards her love life, the US women’s team player is married to Pierre Soubrier. The pair got married in December of 2018 in Long Island, New York, and they are still very much together and happily so. Both Crystal and her husband and into the sporting world. While she plays, Pierre works as the Head Athletic Trainer for Portland.
That said, it was through football that the pair first met in 2015. At the time, he was a trainer with Washington Spirit. Their paths crossed and they fell in love, sharing an interest in football.
2. Her husband is a very supportive fellow
Pierre is originally from Aurignac, France, but he always throws his weight behind the United States as a show of support for his wife who plays for the US team.
3. She is not the tallest woman
Dunn is one of the most fascinating, talented, and entertaining football players that one would watch. Height-wise, she is not the one to take the day on the field of play as the beautiful soccer star only stands at a height of 5 feet 1 inch.
4. Crystal has won many awards
The talented playmaker has continued to take home many awards since her days of playing in college. Some of the awards she has won thus far in her senior career include the Soccer America Player of the Year Award and Honda Sports Award both of which she won in 2012.
Others are the NWSL Golden Boot (2015), NWSL Most Valuable Player (2015), and CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Golden Boot (2016) among many others.
5. Dunn has taken many trophies also
Apart from the awards to her name, Dunn has also won many trophies with her country and the different clubs she has played for thus far. Here are some of her trophies as a professional footballer:
Chelsea
- FA WSL Spring Series (2017)
North Carolina Courage
- NWSL Champions (2018, 2019)
- NWSL Shield (2018, 2019)
United States
- FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (2012)
- Algarve Cup (2015)
- SheBelieves Cup (2016, 2018, 2020, 2021)
- CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament (2016, 2020)
- Tournament of Nations (2018)
- CONCACAF Women’s Championship (2018)
- FIFA Women’s World Cup (2019)
- Olympic Bronze Medal (2020)
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