Crystal Alyssia Dunn Soubrier is an American football player. She plays for North Carolina Courage of NWSL, National Women’s Soccer League as a forward and defender. She had also played for clubs such as Washington Spirit and Chelsea. Crystal is best known for NWSL Most Valuable Player, and she had won the Golden Boot Awards in 2015 at the age of 23.
| Full name | Crystal Alyssia Dunn Soubrier |
| Birth name | Crystal Alyssia Dunn |
| Nickname | Crystal Dunn, Taz |
| Date of birth | 3 July, 1992 |
| Place of birth | New Hyde Park, New York, United States |
| Current age | 28 |
| Zodiac sign | Cancer |
| Height | 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) |
| Weight | 54 kg |
| Nationality | American |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Sexual Orientation | Straight |
| Father | Vincent Dunn |
| Mother | Rhonda Dunn |
| Sibling | Henry Dunn (brother) |
| Marital Status | Married |
| Spouse | Pierre Soubrier |
| Children | Under review |
| Profession | Football player |
| Past teams | Washington Spirit and Chelsea |
| Current team | North Carolina Courage |
| Playing position | Forward, defender |
| Foot | Right |
| Jersey number | 19 |
| Salary | $312,142 |
| Net worth | $6 million approx. (in 2020) |
| Instagram username | @cdunn19 |
| @crysdunn_19 | |
| Official Facebook page | @CrystalDunnSoccer |
Physical appearance
Crystal Dunn stands 5 feet 1 inch (1.55 m) tall and weighs 54 kg. She has black hair with dark brown eyes. Crystal has an athletic body, and she is of African-American descent. She has a toned physique. Affable smile, gleaming face, and tattoos on both her forearms, which distinguishes her.
Personal life
The famous soccer player, Crystal Dunn, was born on 3 July 1992 in New Hyde Park, New York, United States. She was born to father Vincent Dunn and mother, Rhonda Dunn, and was raised in a family where her father was a firefighter in the New York Fire Department. Crystal was grown with her brother, Henry Dunn.
Early life
Crystal Dunn has been playing football since her young age. She has received many honors and has achieved her goals in her junior and senior years.
South Side High School, 2006 -2009
Crystal Dunn has played soccer since her high school days. Dunn attended South Side High School, where she was a four-year starter as a midfielder and forward. She was also the team captain for the season 2008 and 2009. In three seasons, she has lost only two matches, and she helped her high school team to win New York State championship in the season 2006, 2007, and 2009. During the game of New York State championship 2009, Dunn scored four goals in the first 20 minutes o the soccer match.
In three seasons of high school, Dunn scored 46 goals and had 35 assists. Because of national team commitments, she had to miss the 2008 season of a football match during her high school. Crystal earned New York Player of the Year and Parade All-American. She was also honored First-team All-State and All-Long Island honors in the season 2006, 2007, and 2009. Crystal was named as Nassau County Class A Player of the Year, Newsday Long Island Player of the Year, the New York Sportswriters Class A Player of the Year as a senior.
In addition to this, Crystal Dunn also played for the club teams like the RVC Tornadoes, Albertson Fury, and the RVC Power. The most challenging soccer match during her high school time was against the Synergy defense.
The University of North Carolina, 2010 – 2013
After completion of high school, Crystal attended the University of North Carolina. She was a freshman in the year 2010, where she started playing 23 matches. Dunn scored a total of four goals during the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship, a goal against Jackson State, a goal against Notre Dame, and two goals against James Madison. She was the first freshman to win ACC Defensive Player of the Year, and she was also the semi-finalist for the 2010 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy.
In the year 2011, Crystal played 19 matches, and she missed one as she was in training with United States under-20 women’s national soccer team. She was named first-team All-Southeast Region and third-team All-America by the NSCAA. In 2012, she played for the US under-20 Women’s National Soccer Team at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which was held in Japan. She was also awarded the 2012 Honda Award. And in the year 2013, Crystal Dunn was named NSCAA All-American and First-team ALL-ACC for the fourth time every year. She was also named ACC Offensive Player of the Year.
Club career
Crystal Dunn started her club career in the year 2014. She has played for soccer clubs such as Washington Spirit, Chelsea, and North Carolina Courage. Dunn began to playing for clubs right after she graduated from the University of North Carolina in 2013.
Washington Spirit, 2014 – 2017
The Washington Spirit selected Crystal Dunn in January 2014 for the 2014 National Women’s Soccer League. She made 19 starts for the cub in her 22 appearances during the 2014 season. During the semifinal match, the Washington spirit lost the game against Seattle Reign FC in Seattle. She returned to the Washington spirit club for the 2015 season. On 26 April 2015, she scored two goals in a match against Sky Blue FC as a defender, and the Spirit won the game 3-1. Then Dunn was named NWSL Player of the Week for the second week of the season. She scored six goals in a month, so she has also earned the league Player of the Month award.
Crystal Dunn won the 2015 NWSL Golden Boot award and the league Most Valuable Player award at the age of 23. She was the youngest player to achieve both awards which also broke the league record. In the season 2016, Dunn scored four goals and notching a career-five high assist. Out of four goals, two of them were the goal scored in the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) Championship.
Chelsea, 2017 – 2018
Crystal Dunn played for the club Chelsea in the season 2017 and 2018. She joined the club on 3 January 2017. In the same year, she scored her first goal for the club in the staring 12 minutes of soccer match. The club won the FA Cup against Doncaster with a score of 7-1.
North Carolina Courage, 2018 – present
Crystal Dunn firstly appeared for North Carolina Courage in the season of 2018. She firstly appeared in a match against Portland Thorns FC in the opening game of the 2018 NWSL season. Dunn has named “Player of the Week” twice in the 2018 NWSL season. She appeared in 22 matches and helped North Carolina win the NWSL Shield. And, she was also named as “Player of the Month” for June, and 2018 NWSL Best XI. In the semifinal game, North Carolina won the match with 2-0 against Chicago Red Stars and with a win of 3-0 against the Portland Thorns as Dunn was in the starting lineup for the games.
Senior career statistics
| Years | Team | Game play | Goal |
| 2014-2016 | Washington spirit | 58 | 19 |
| 2017-2018 | Chelsea | 15 | 3 |
| 2018- | North Carolina Courage | 27 | 12 |
Club career statistics
| Club | League | Season | League | Domestic Cups | International Cups | Total | ||||
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Washington Spirit | NWSL | 2014 | 22 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2015 | 21 | 15 | — | — | 21 | 15 | ||||
| 2016 | 15 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 58 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 19 | ||
| Chelsea | FA WSL | 2017 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | ||
| Total | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | ||
| North Carolina Courage | NWSL | 2018 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 8 | |
| 2019 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 97 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 106 | 36 | ||
International career
Crystal Dunn has not only been active in the national game, but she has also been playing international matches in the football industry. She has played matches against many countries all over the world.
Youth national team
Crystal Dunn represented the United States in many national youth teams from the season 2008 to 2012. During the time, she has played in the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup. She was also a member of the 2010 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup held in Germany and also a member of the winning team of the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup held in Japan.
Senior national team, 2013 – present
Crystal Dunn received her first call-up to the senior team’s training camp on 22 January 2013 by coach Tom Sermanni. On 13 February, Dunn made her first debut on the team against Scotland’s national women’s football team, and she was placed on the roster for the 2013 Algarve Cup.
Algarve cup
On 6 March 2013, Crystal made her first appearance for the senior team against Iceland on the Algarve Cup. She was a part of her team’s first match in the tournament. Dunn earned her third cap during the final game of the tournament against Germany. The US became the tournament championship after winning over Germany.
2015
Crystal Dunn was named to the roster for the match against France and England in February 2015. She was named to the 2015 Algarve Cup roster, and also for the 2015 Women’s World Cup. In September 2015, she was added to the roster for the national team’s Women’s World Cup match against Haiti. She won the Golden Boot award in 2015 at the age of 23.
CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship
Dunn also played for the national teams opening game in the CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship. She scored her 5th goal in the international matches with a victory of 5-0 over Costa Rica. Crystal Dunn also won honours such as CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship 2016 and CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Championship 2020.
Recently, Crystal Dunn played her 100th match for the United States on 7 February 2020 and won it with 4-0 against Mexico.
International career statistics
| Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | # | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition | |
| 1 | 2015-09-17 | Detroit | Haiti | Start | 1.1 | 90+3 | Heather O’Reilly | 5–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 2015-09-20 | Birmingham | Haiti | Start | 1.1 | 17 | Megan Rapinoe | 3–0 | 8–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 2015-10-25 | Orlando | Brazil | off 60′ (on Rapinoe) | 1.1 | 45+3 | Lindsey Horan | 2–1 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 4 | 2015-12-13 | Glendale | China PR | off 46′ (on O’Reilly) | 1.1 | 39 | unassisted | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 2016-02-10 | Frisco | Costa Rica | off 68′ (on Pugh) | 1.1 | 15 | unassisted | 3–0 | 5–0 | Olympic Qualifier: Group A |
| 6 | 2016-02-15 | Frisco | Puerto Rico | Start | 5.1 | 6 | Mallory Pugh | 1–0 | 10–0 | Olympic Qualifier: Group A |
| 7 | 5.2 | 21 | Christen Press | 3–0 | ||||||
| 8 | 5.3 | 61 | Alex Morgan | 6–0 | ||||||
| 9 | 5.4 | 85 | Meghan Klingenberg | 8–0 | ||||||
| 10 | 5.5 | 87 | Morgan Brian | 9–0 | ||||||
| 11 | 2016-03-03 | Tampa | England | on 67′ (off Pugh) | 1.1 | 72 | Meghan Klingenberg | 1–0 | 1–0 | SheBelieves Cup |
| 12 | 2016-04-06 | East Hartford | Colombia | Start | 1.1 | 27 | Carli Lloyd | 1–0 | 7–0 | Friendly |
| 13 | 2016-07-09 | Chicago | South Africa | Start | 1.1 | 35 | Mallory Pugh | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 14 | 2016-07-23 | Kansas City | Costa Rica | Start | 1.1 | 15 | Meghan Klingenberg | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 15 | 2016-08-09 | Manaus | Colombia | Start | 1.1 | 41 | Carli Lloyd | 1–1 | 2–2 | Olympics: Group G |
| 16 | 2016-09-15 | Columbus | Thailand | on 64′ (off Johnston) | 1.1 | 70 | Becky Sauerbrunn | 6–0 | 9–0 | Friendly |
| 17 | 2016-10-23 | Minneapolis | Switzerland | off 81′ (on Ohai) | 1.1 | 63 | Lynn Williams | 4–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 18 | 2016-11-13 | Carson | Romania | off 61′ (on Horan) | 1.1 | 45+1 | Christen Press | 2–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 19 | 2017-04-06 | Frisco | Russia | off 64′ (on Press) | 2.1 | 10 | Carli Lloyd | 1–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 20 | 2.2 | 41 | Unassisted | 3–0 | ||||||
| 21 | 2017-04-09 | Houston | Russia | off 74′ (on Williams) | 2.1 | 38 | Meghan Klingenberg | 3–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 22 | 2.2 | 48 | Mallory Pugh | 5–1 | ||||||
| 23 | 2018-01-21 | San Diego | Denmark | on 70′ (off Rapinoe) | 1.1 | 81 | Unassisted | 5–1 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 24 | 2018-10-10 | Cary | Trinidad and Tobago | Start | 1.1 | 45 | Lindsey Horan | 4–0 | 7–0 | 2018 CONCACAF Championship |
Achievements and Honors
Crystal Dunn is a professional soccer player. In her football career, she has received many honours starting from her college life to international games. She has won many awards, including NWSL Most valuable player: 2015, FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2019, Algarve Cup: 2015, CONCACAF Women’s Championship: 2018, IFFHS Women’s World Team: 2019, and many more.
Individual honours
Some of her achievements are listed below:
- ACC Defensive Player of the Year: 2010, 2012
- Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Year Award: 2012
- Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year: 2012
- Hermann Trophy: 2012
- Soccer America Player of the Year Award: 2012
- Honda Award for Soccer: 2012
- NWSL Most Valuable Player: 2015
- NWSL Player of the Month: August 2015, June 2018
- NWSL Player of the Week: 2015 , 2018
- NWSL Best XI: 2015, 2018
- NWSL Golden Boot: 2015 (15 goals)
- NWSL Second XI: 2016, 2019
- CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Golden Boot: 2016
- IFFHS Women’s World Team: 2019
- CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament Best XI: 2020
College honours
Some of her college awards are listed below:
South Side high school
- New York player of the YearParade All-American
- All-long Island honors:2006, 2007, and 2009
- New York Gatorade High School Player of the year
- Mike Clark Award
- 2009 NSCAA
University of North Carolina
- NCAA Women’s Soccer Championship: 2012
- Honda Sports Award 2012-13
Club honors
Some of her club achievements are listed below:
Chelsea
- FA WSL Spring Series: 2017
North Carolina Courage
- NWSL Shield: 2018, 2019
- NWSL Champions: 2018, 2019
International honors
Some of her international achievements are listed below:
- FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup: 2012
- Algarve Cup: 2015
- SheBelieves Cup: 2016, 2018, and 2020
- CONCACAF Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2016, 2020
- CONCACAF Women’s Championship: 2018
- Tournament of Nations: 2018
- FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2019
Social life
Crystal Dunn is actively involved in social media such as Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, and she regularly updates her profile. On exploring her social face, she is an adventurous person. She has an enormous number of fans and admirers over the social media landscape. Her Instagram username is @cdunn19, having a total of 321.2k followers. She has made over 845 posts. You can also tweet her. She has around 134.7k followers with over 4.3k tweets, and her Twitter handler is @crysdunn_19. The official Facebook page of Crystal Dunn is @CrystalDunnSoccer, with over 4.5k followers and 4.2k Facebook likes.
Husband
Crystal Dunn is married to Pierre Soubrier, who is an athletic trainer. They first met when Dunn was playing for the Washington Spirit of NWSL. Crystal and Pierre got married on Long Island on 28 December 2018. They share their photos on social medial frequently.
Net worth and salary
Crystal Dunn is paid a healthy amount of salary. Most of her income comes from being a football player, and also from endorsements. She has done endorsement works for brands like Nike, Powerade, Hulu TV and Volkswagen. Crystal has also been sponsored by Nike, FabFitFun, Deloitte, and Secret Deodorant. As in 2018, Crystal’s net worth is estimated at $4 million approximately. Her salary is $312,142. As in the year 2020, her net worth is roughly $6 million.
Some interesting facts about Crystal Dunn
- For her high school team, South Side High School, Crystal Dunn used to play as a midfielder and forward.
- She helped her high school team to win the New York State Championship in the season 2006, 2007 and 2009.
- Then, she was named as 2009 NSCAA, Parade High School All-American, and New York Gatorade High School Player of the Year.
- She also became the first freshman to win the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) defensive player of the year award.
- In partnership with the youth training program, Sports Performance Group, Crystal Dunn has hosted her training camp. In the training camp, she teaches up ball-handling skills.
- Crystal Dunn is a tiny, versatile player and lightning-fast.
- Despite playing soccer as a defender, Crystal Dunn is a seasoned striker. She has filled every position except for the goalkeeper.
- She has won many awards, including NWSL Most valuable player: 2015, FIFA Women’s World Cup: 2019, Algarve Cup: 2015, CONCACAF Women’s Championship: 2018, IFFHS Women’s World Team: 2019, and many more.