Crystal Dunn

Crystal Dunn
Crystal Dunn June2018.jpg
Dunn in a match for the USWNT in June 2018
Personal information
Full name Crystal Alyssia Soubrier
Birth name Crystal Alyssia Dunn
Date of birth (1992-07-03) July 3, 1992 (age 30)
Place of birth New Hyde Park, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 1 in (1.55 m)
Position(s) Wing-back / Winger
Club information
Current team
Portland Thorns
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
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– Portland Thorns FC 11 (1)
National team
2008–2009 United States U-17 13 (1)
2009–2010 United States U-18 14
2010–2012 United States U-20 33
2013– United States 123 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 25, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 16, 2021

Crystal Alyssia Soubrier (néeDunn; born July 3, 1992) is an American soccer player for the Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team. She first appeared for the United States national team during an international friendly against Scotland on February 13, 2013. She has since made more than 100 total appearances for the team.

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 that took place on January 17, 2014. The following year, she won the NWSL Most Valuable Player and the Golden Boot awards, becoming the youngest player to win both awards, at age 23.

Early life

Born in New Hyde Park, New York, to Vincent and Rhonda Dunn, Crystal was raised with her brother Henry in Rockville Centre, New York where she attended South Side High School. At South Side, she was a four-year starter as forward and midfielder and team captain in 2008 and 2009. She lost only two matches in three seasons at South Side and helped lead her team to New York state championships in 2006, 2007 and 2009. In 2008, she was competing at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand. As captain of the team in 2009, she scored four goals in the first 20 minutes of the state championship game.

As a black woman I always felt growing up I had to do above and beyond stuff to be noticed, to feel like I could hang with everybody else," she says. "I tried to implement so many different things in my game so that I'm not just known for my speed. It's a stereotype that black players are just really fast, but at the end of day I want to be skilled, I want to be technical, I want to have vision and that's what I've always tried to promote in my game: not relying on one thing but just being able to outwork players in so many different ways.

Crystal Dunn, The Guardian

Dunn scored 46 goals and had 35 assists in three high school seasons, missing the 2008 season due to national team commitments. She was a highly decorated high school player earning Parade All-American and New York Gatorade Player of the Year. She earned First-team All-State and All-Long Island honors in 2006, 2007 and 2009. As a freshman, sophomore and senior, she was an All-New York First Team and All-Long Island team selection. In 2009, she was named 2009 NSCAA, ESPNRise and Parade High School All-America. The teams she played on in 2007 and 2009 went undefeated and were ranked number one in the nation by the NSCAA.

As a senior, she was named Newsday Long Island Player of the Year, Nassau County Class A Player of the Year, New York Sportswriters Class A Player of the Year, BigAppleSoccer.com Youth Player of the Year and was the winner of the Mike Clark Award for the best all-around athlete in Nassau County. In addition to her high school experience, Dunn played with the club teams, Albertson Fury, the RVC Tornadoes, and the RVC Power (with whom she won a state title).

University of North Carolina, 2010–2013

Dunn attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and majored in sociology. As a freshman in 2010, Dunn started 23 matches for a total of 1,929 minutes, playing the full 90 minutes 18 times. She was the team's leading player in points (26), including nine goals and eight assists. She scored four goals during the NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Championship, including a match-winner against Jackson State, a goal against Notre Dame, and two goals in a 3–1 win over James Madison in the second round of the tournament. Her accolades during her first year season included Soccer America Freshman of the Year, 2010 NSCAA first-team All-America honoree, Second-team Soccer America MVP selection, and First-team All-ACC. She was the first freshman ever to win the ACC Defensive Player of the Year award and was a semi-finalist for the 2010 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy.

As a sophomore in 2011, Dunn started in 19 matches, missing only one while she was training with the United States under-20 women's national soccer team. She scored three goals and made six assists during the season. She was named third-team All-America and first-team All-Southeast Region by the NSCAA. She was also named to the first-team All-ACC and was named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week three times.

During her junior season in 2012, Dunn missed the non-conference phase of the 2012 college season while playing for the United States under-20 women's national soccer team at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan. Following her return, she helped lead the Tar Heels to win the NCAA Women's Soccer Championship. During the tournament's quarter-final, Dunn scored both goals in a 2–1 win against top-seed team BYU, including a match-winning "golden" goal within four minutes of the end of the second overtime. She also saved her team from losing to BYU when she headed the ball away from the Tar Heels' goal line in the first overtime. Dunn was named the 2013 Hermann Trophy winner as well as the ACC Athlete of the Year and ACC Defender of the Year. Dunn was an All-ACC selection for the third straight year and an ESPY Awards finalist. She also was awarded the 2012 Honda Award for Soccer.

During her senior-year season in 2013, Dunn scored the first hat-trick of her collegiate career, ending a two-match losing streak for the Tar Heels by defeating the Miami Hurricanes 4–0. She was the team's top scorer with 14 goals, including six match-winning goals. Dunn was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year, NSCAA All-American and First-team All-ACC for the fourth consecutive year. She was a Hermann Trophy finalist and a Honda Award nominee.

Club career

Washington Spirit, 2014–2017

In January 2014, Washington Spirit selected Dunn with the first overall pick in the 2014 College Draft for the 2014 season of the National Women's Soccer League. She made 19 starts in her 22 appearances for the Spirit during the 2014 season.[citation needed] The team finished fourth during the regular season with a 10–9–5 record securing a place in the playoffs. During the semi-final, the Spirit were defeated by regular season champions Seattle Reign FC 2–1 on August 31 in Seattle.

Dunn returned to the Spirit for the 2015 season. On April 26, 2015, she scored two goals as a defender in a match against Sky Blue FC, helping the Spirit win 3–1. She was subsequently named NWSL Player of the Week for week 2 of the season. On August 1, 2015, Dunn scored the franchise's first hat trick, scoring three goals in the first half of the Spirit's victory over the visiting Houston Dash. She finished the month with six goals, earning her the league Player of the Month award. Dunn finished the regular season with a league-leading 15 goals, giving her the 2015 NWSL Golden Boot, and won the league Most Valuable Player award. She became the youngest player to win both awards at age 23 and broke the league record with her 0.77 goals-per-game average. She has said that being left off the national team for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup gave her extra motivation in the league.

Dunn returned for her third season in 2016, scoring four goals and notching a career-high five assists. Two of her four goals were the two Spirit goals scored in the team's first-ever appearance in the NWSL Championship, which was won on penalties by the Western New York Flash after a 2–2 draw.

Chelsea, 2017–2018

Dunn playing for Chelsea in October 2017.

On January 3, 2017, Dunn joined FA WSL 1 club Chelsea. On March 19, she scored her first goal just 12 minutes into her first competitive appearance for the club, in a 7–0 FA Cup win over Doncaster Rovers Belles. She made her first appearance in the FA WSL in April, scoring her first league goal in a 6–0 victory over Yeovil Town. At the beginning she played as a striker for Chelsea, but switched to the wing-back position. During her time at Chelsea, Dunn scored five goals in 20 appearances in all competitions and helped Chelsea win the FA WSL Spring Series. She also helped the club reach the quarter-finals in the 2017–18 UEFA Women's Champions League, marking the first time they reached that stage of the competition. Dunn enjoyed her time at Chelsea, and even named one of her adopted chickens after the club, but made the decision to return to the United States so that the national team staff could see her play more.

North Carolina Courage, 2018–2020

Dunn playing for North Carolina Courage against Orlando Pride in May 2018.

After a year in England, it was planned that Dunn would return to North America with the deal of a trade with Washington Spirit for two of North Carolina Courage's players at the time, Taylor Smith and Ashley Hatch. The Spirit retained the League rights after Chelsea signed Dunn back in January 2017. This move was confirmed by Chelsea on February 25, 2018.

She made her first appearance for the North Carolina Courage in a 1–0 win over Portland Thorns FC, in the opening game of the 2018 NWSL season. Dunn was named Player of the Week twice in the 2018 NWSL season, for weeks 8 and 13. She was named Player of the Month for the month of June. Dunn appeared in 22 regular season games for the Courage, scoring eight goals, helping North Carolina win the NWSL Shield. The Courage broke multiple season records including most goals scored, most wins, and most points. Dunn was named to the 2018 NWSL Best XI. Dunn was in the starting lineup for the semi-final game against the Chicago Red Stars, in which North Carolina won 2–0 and advanced to the Championship Game. She was in the starting lineup for the final, which North Carolina won 3–0 over the Portland Thorns.

Portland Thorns, 2020–

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.

International career

Youth national teams

Dunn celebrates with her teammates during the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup awards ceremony in Japan.

Dunn has competed on behalf of the United States in various national youth teams from 2008 through 2012, including at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. She played in 14 international matches for the U-20 national team in 2010 before playing in every minute of the U.S.' five matches at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, in which they won. She competed at the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Germany and was a member of the team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.

Senior national team

Dunn competing in a friendly against Mexico in September 2014.

On January 22, 2013, Dunn received her first call-up to the senior team's training camp, by the newly appointed coach Tom Sermanni. Dunn made her debut for the team, on February 13, against Scotland in a friendly match; and was placed on the roster for 2013 Algarve Cup.

Dunn made her first Algarve Cup appearance for the senior team during the team's first match in the tournament on March 6, 2013, against Iceland. She started the match at left back and played for the full 90 minutes. The United States defeated Iceland 3–0. Dunn earned her third cap with the senior team during the final match of the tournament against Germany. The United States clinched the tournament championship after defeating Germany 2–0.

In October 2014, Dunn was dropped from the national team roster ahead of the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which served as the qualifying tournament for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. Dunn returned from injury in December 2014 and traveled with the team to Brazil, but did not play.

Dunn was named to the roster for February 2015 friendlies against France and England, and made a substitute appearance against England. February 2015, Dunn was named to the 2015 Algarve Cup roster, but did not play during the tournament. Dunn was named to the preliminary roster for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup, but surprisingly did not make the final squad of 23.

In September 2015, Dunn was added to the roster for the national team's Women's World Cup victory tour prior to the September 17 match against Haiti, becoming the first player not on the World Cup roster to join the tour. She made her first start of 2015 against Haiti and earned her first cap since the England friendly. She recorded her first career national team assists, both on Carli Lloyd's goals, and scored her first national team goal in the final moments of the match.

Dunn played in the national team's opening game of the 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship, scoring her fifth international goal in the 5–0 victory over Costa Rica. In the third group match vs Puerto Rico, Dunn was tied for the most goals scored by a U.S. player, netting five goals and one assist.

During their first match of March 2019, each national team player wore a jersey with the name of a woman they were honoring on the back; Dunn chose the name of Serena Williams.

On February 7, 2020, Dunn played her 100th match for the United States in a 4–0 win against Mexico. Dunn was the only American player to start in all six matches at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan and played all but 16 minutes at the tournament helping the team win bronze.

In popular culture

Dunn has been featured in Self Magazine. In 2016, she starred with teammates Hope Solo and Megan Rapinoe in a docu-series called Keeping Score broadcast by Fullscreen. The episodes follow the athletes as they prepare for the 2016 Summer Olympics and address issues such as equal pay and racism.

Personal life

Dunn married Pierre Soubrier in December 2018. They met when she was playing for the NWSL's Washington Spirit, where he was working as an athletic trainer. Soubrier's presence in Portland, where he is head trainer for the Portland Thorns, contributed to Dunn's desire to get traded to Portland. Together, they have five chickens (Quinn, Juke, Chelsea, Toulouse, and Rocky), as well as three cats.

On November 11, 2021, Dunn announced that she and Soubrier were expecting their first child together; baby Marcel Jean was born on May 20, 2022.

Career statistics

Club summary

As of September 25, 2021
Club Season League Continental Total Ref.
Division Regular season Play-offs Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Washington Spirit 2014 National Women's Soccer League 21 0 21 0
2015 20 15 20 15
2016 13 2 13 2
Total 54 17 0 0 54 17
Chelsea FC 2017 FA Women's Super League 8 1 8 1
2017–2018 7 2 5 2 4 0 16 4
Total 15 3 5 2 4 0 24 5
North Carolina Courage 2018 National Women's Soccer League 22 8 2 0 24 8
2019 13 7 2 2 15 9
2020 5 1 5 1
Total 35 15 4 2 5 1 44 18
Portland Thorns FC 2021 National Women's Soccer League 11 1 3 0 14 1
Total 11 1 0 0 3 0 14 1
Career total 115 36 4 2 13 3 4 0 136 41

Notes

International goals

Key (expand for notes on “international goals” and sorting)
Location Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred
Sorted by country name first, then by city name
Lineup Start – played entire match
on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time

off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time
(c) – captain
Sorted by minutes played

Goal in match Goal of total goals by the player in the match
Sorted by total goals followed by goal number
# NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match)
Min The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal.
Assist/pass The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information.
penalty or pk Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.)
Score The match score after the goal was scored.
Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team
Result The final score.

Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation

aet The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation
pso Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parenthesis; the match was tied at the end of extra-time
Light-purple background colorexhibition or closed door international friendly match
Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament
Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match
Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match
Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament
Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament
Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament
NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.

NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player

Goals Date Location Opponent Lineup # Min Assist/pass Score Result Competition
1 September 17, 2015 Detroit  Haiti Start 1.1 90+3 Heather O'Reilly

5550.05005 5–0

5550.05005 5–0

Friendly
2 September 20, 2015 Birmingham Start 1.1 17 Megan Rapinoe

5350.03005 3–0

5850.08005 8–0

3 October 25, 2015 Orlando  Brazil 31.

off 60' (on Rapinoe)

1.1 45+3 Lindsey Horan

5150.02005 2–1

5250.03005 3–1

4 December 13, 2015 Glendale  China 45.

off 46' (on O'Reilly)

1.1 39 unassisted

5150.01005 1–0

5250.02005 2–0

5 February 10, 2016 Frisco  Costa Rica 68.

off 68' (on Pugh)

1.1 15 unassisted

5350.03005 3–0

5550.05005 5–0

Olympic Qualifier: Group A
6 February 15, 2016  Puerto Rico Start 5.1 6 Mallory Pugh

5150.01005 1–0

6050.10005 10–0

7 5.2 21 Christen Press

5350.03005 3–0

8 5.3 61 Alex Morgan

5650.06005 6–0

9 5.4 85 Meghan Klingenberg

5850.08005 8–0

10 5.5 87 Morgan Brian

5150.09005 9–0

11 March 3, 2016 Tampa  England 24.

on 67' (off Pugh)

1.1 72 Meghan Klingenberg

5150.01005 1–0

5150.01005 1–0

SheBelieves Cup
12 April 6, 2016 East Hartford  Colombia Start 1.1 27 Carli Lloyd

5150.01005 1–0

5750.07005 7–0

Friendly
13 July 9, 2016 Chicago  South Africa Start 1.1 35 Mallory Pugh

5150.01005 1–0

5150.01005 1–0

14 July 23, 2016 Kansas City  Costa Rica Start 1.1 15 Meghan Klingenberg

5150.01005 1–0

5150.01005 4–0

15 August 9, 2016 Manaus  Colombia Start 1.1 41 Carli Lloyd

5050.01005 1–1

5050.02005 2–2

Olympics: Group G
16 September 15, 2016 Columbus  Thailand 27.

on 64' (off Johnston)

1.1 70 Becky Sauerbrunn

5650.06005 6–0

5950.09005 9–0

Friendly
17 October 23, 2016 Minneapolis   Switzerland 81.

off 81' (on Ohai)

1.1 63 Lynn Williams

5250.02005 4–1

5950.09005 5–1

18 November 13, 2016 Carson  Romania 61.

off 61' (on Horan)

1.1 45+1 Christen Press

5350.03005 2–0

5650.06005 5–0

19 April 6, 2017 Frisco  Russia {{{4}}}.

off 64' (on Press)

2.1 10 Carli Lloyd

5150.01005 1–0

5450.01005 4–0

20 2.2 41 Unassisted

5150.01005 3–0

21 April 9, 2017 Houston .

off 74' (on Williams)

2.1 38 Meghan Klingenberg

5150.01005 3–0

5450.01005 5–1

22 2.2 48 Mallory Pugh

5150.01005 5–1

23 January 21, 2018 San Diego  Denmark .

on 70' (off Rapinoe)

1.1 81 Unassisted 5–1 5–1
24 October 10, 2018 Cary  Trinidad and Tobago Start 1.1 45 Lindsey Horan

5150.01005 4–0

5450.01005 7–0

2018 CONCACAF Championship

Honors

College

University of North Carolina

Club

Chelsea

North Carolina Courage

Portland Thorns FC

International

Individual

See also


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