ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born to Pamela Morgan (age 30) Morgan and Michael Morgan on July 2 1989. She was raised by her parents in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan was a multi-sport athlete throughout her childhood but didn't really like soccer until she was 14. Morgan joined the Cypress Elite club team and came first in the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship. Morgan also finished third in the under-19 bracket. Morgan continued to develop her soccer abilities at Diamond Bar High School. She was named an All-American Athlete by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). She also played in the Olympic Development Program's state and regional divisions. Morgan advanced her soccer skills at UC Berkeley, where she was the captain of the California Golden Bears team in scoring since the beginning of her season. She was instrumental in taking the team to the NCAA Tournament every year and twice in the second round. Morgan was among four finalist for the Honda Sports Award and the first student from her college to top the charts of Hermann Trophy finalists. Morgan graduated from Berkeley in the beginning of the 2010 semester and was ranked third among all-time goals, points, and assists. Morgan played soccer at the collegiate as well as national levels throughout her time at school. Morgan suffered an injury to her ACL the first time she played for Berkeley. The injury prevented her from taking part in U.S. women's soccer under 20 until April of 2008. In Mexico, Morgan scored her debut international soccer goal at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Morgan took part in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup where she scored four goals and receiving an Olympic gold medal, along with other accolades.Morgan was then recruited by the national team's senior squad, who she replaced and scored several important goals. One of these was winning goals against Italy that helped earn the U.S. a place in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player on the team and helped the team win against France. Morgan, despite U.S. losing to Japan in the final World Cup match, became the first American player to score both an assist or a goal.







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