United States of America Women’s national team great Crystal Dunn on Thursday announced her retirement from football at the age of 33.
This shocking news came through a post on his Instagram account. In it she said that she wants to spend more time with her husband Pierre Saubrier and 3-year-old son Marcel.
Dunn said, “This decision has not come easily, but I am at peace and I am completely satisfied with what I have accomplished.”
“I have achieved almost everything I dreamed of in this sport and given everything I had to give.”
“I am ready to embrace the life that is waiting for me on the other side. I look forward to spending more time with my family and being a more present mother. This was not a decision taken lightly, but one made with great gratitude for everything I have experienced as a professional football player.”
Dunn signed Paris Saint Germain From Gotham FC In January 2025 but only a few minutes were seen. He made only one appearance in the 2025–26 season.
She was part of the US team that won the 2019 World Cup and 2024 Olympic gold.
In a news release, US Soccer touted Dunn’s accomplishments and described his 12-year senior international career as “fantastic”.
Dunn played at the 2008 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup, 2010 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup, and 2012 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, in which she helped lead the United States to the top of the podium in Japan.
“His enthusiastic personality, unselfishness towards his team and a tendency to dance to a tune have always endeared him to his teammates and coaches at club and country,” US Soccer said in a statement.
Dunn played for six different professional clubs early in his career. washington spirit before going abroad chelsea Some time with current US head coach Emma Hayes, then will be back nwsl where she played for North Carolina Courage, portland thorns fc And Gotham FC.
She helped the Courage win the 2018 and 2019 NWSL Championships. In 2019, he scored in both the semi-finals and the final. She also helped the Thorns win the NWSL title 2022 and won the NWSL Shield three times (2018, 2019 and 2021).
Dunn was selected by the Spirit as the first pick in the 2014 NWSL Draft out of the University of North Carolina.
She won the MAC Hermann Trophy as college soccer’s top player as a junior, when she also helped lead UNC to the NCAA title, and finished second to future All-American teammate Morgan Bryan as a senior.
For the Tar Heels, Dunn was a four-time All-American. She was the first player to win ACC Player of the Year honors three times since Mia Hamm completed the trifecta in 1993.
Dunn said, “I leave the game with a sense of peace and deep satisfaction for what I have achieved.” “I am grateful for the incredible people I have had the privilege of working with, from teammates and coaches to family and friends, and for all the wonderful moments we have shared. I am very much looking forward to my next chapter.”
