ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born July 2, 1989 , to Pamela Morgan and Michael Morgan. Morgan was raised by her parents in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan played many sports throughout her youth, but did not favor soccer until she was 14. Following high school, Morgan joined the Cypress Elite club team. They took home the Coast Soccer League Under-16 championship and came in third place in their under-19 bracket. Morgan continued to train at Diamond Bar High School, where she worked on her soccer abilities. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) selected Morgan to be an All-American Athlete. Additionally, she played for states and regional divisions of the Olympic Development Program (ODP). Morgan continued her soccer career at UC Berkeley, where she played a key role in leading the California Golden Bears team in scoring from the very beginning of the season. The team was able to reach the NCAA Tournament in four years, and two times to the second round. Morgan was one of four finalists for Honda Sports Award. She was also the first Hermann Trophy finalist from her school. Morgan completed her studies at Berkeley in the first semester of 2010 and was ranked 3rd among all-time goals, points, and assists. Morgan was a soccer player at the collegiate and national levels throughout her education. The first time she was on the Berkeley team, Morgan experienced an ACL injury that kept her from training with the U.S. under-20 women's soccer team until April 2008. Later that season she scored her first international goal in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Mexico. Morgan was also part of the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Her team won an Olympic gold medal. She also scored her first international goal during the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Tournament in Mexico. One of these was a victory goal over Italy that secured the U.S. team a final place in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest member of the team and was instrumental in helping the team win against France. Though the U.S. ultimately lost to Japan, Morgan became the first player to score goals and assists in a final World Cup game.









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