Crystal Dunn

Crystal Alyssia Soubrier (Dunn; born July 3, 1992) is an American professional soccer player for National Women's Soccer League club Gotham FC and the United States women's national team.

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.

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.

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).

Dunn attended the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and majored in sociology.

At South Side, she was a four-year starter as forward and midfielder and team captain in 2008 and 2009.

In 2008, she was competing at the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in New Zealand.

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.

As captain of the team in 2009, she scored four goals in the first 20 minutes of the state championship game.

In 2009, she was named 2009 NSCAA, ESPNRise and Parade High School All-America.

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.

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.

She was a member of the team that won the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.

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.

She also was awarded the 2012 Honda Award for Soccer.

She 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.