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Crystal DUNN

Portland Thorns

At 29, with122 caps, Crystal Dunn is still defining herself as a player. Though usually deployed as a left-back for USA she has performed at an elite level in multiple positions. In 2015 at Washington Spirit, her first NWSL club, she finished league top scorer. At Chelsea, where she won the 2017 WSL Spring Series, she was mainly a wing-back. For North Carolina Courage, where she won two NWSL titles, she was mostly an attacking midfielder. At current club Portland Thorns she has played both on the right and at the tip of a midfield diamond.

She is also defining herself as a person. Once content to focus on her football

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