ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born July 2, 1989 to Pamela Morgan and Michael Morgan. They raised her along with her two sisters, Jeni and Jeri, in the Los Angeles suburb of Diamond Bar. Morgan was multisport in her childhood, but she was only introduced to soccer at the age of 14. She joined the Cypress Elite club team, winning the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship and coming in third place in the under-19 bracket. Morgan continued to work on her soccer skills while at Diamond Bar High School. She was chosen as an All-American Athlete by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). She also played in the Olympic Development Division's regional and state divisions. Morgan furthered her soccer career at UC Berkeley, where she was the leader of the California Golden Bears team in scoring right from the start of their first season. Morgan was instrumental in bringing the team to the NCAA Tournament all four years and into second rounds twice. Morgan was one of the four finalists for the Honda Sports Award. This resulted in her being the first Hermann Trophy finalists to be ranked at the top of the list. When she graduated before the end of the year in 2010, Morgan was ranked third in all-time goals and points for Berkeley. Morgan played soccer at the collegiate as well as national level throughout her college. Morgan suffered an injury to her ACL in her first season with Berkeley. It prevented her from participating in U.S. women's soccer under 20 until April 2008. The following season, she scored her first international goal in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Mexico. Morgan played in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Her team earned the gold medal, and she scored her first international goal at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Tournament in Mexico. One of them was a victory over Italy that earned the U.S. team the final place in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player on the team , and he was instrumental in leading the team to victory over France. Morgan was able to win despite the U.S. losing to Japan in the final World Cup match, became the first American player to score an assist or a goal.










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