Alex Morgan
Alexandra Patricia Morgan (born July 2, 1989 in San Dimas, California, United States) is a professional women's footballer. She plays as a forward for the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League and the United States women's national soccer team (USWNT).[6]
 Morgan in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Morgan Carrasco[1] | ||
| Birth name | Alexandra Patricia Morgan[5] | ||
| Date of birth | July 2, 1989[2] | ||
| Place of birth | San Dimas, California, U.S. | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[3][4] | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | San Diego Wave | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AYSO Region 31 | |||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2010 | California Golden Bears | 67[5] | (45) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | West Coast FC | 2 | (2) |
| 2010 | California Storm | 3 | (5) |
| 2010 | Pali Blues | 3 | (1) |
| 2011 | Western New York Flash | 13 | (4) |
| 2012 | Seattle Sounders Women | 3 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Portland Thorns FC | 36 | (15) |
| 2016 | Orlando Pride | 15 | (4) |
| 2017 | Lyon | 8 | (5) |
| 2017–2020 | Orlando Pride | 38 | (14) |
| 2020 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | (2) |
| 2021 | Orlando Pride | 13 | (5) |
| 2022– | San Diego Wave | 35 | (22) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | United States U20 | 10 | (5) |
| 2010– | United States | 215 | (121) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 1, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 29, 2023 | |||
She won an Olympic gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics, and also the 2015 and 2019 World Cups with the US national team.[7]
Career
Morgan began her career with West Coast FC in the WPSL in 2008. Then she moved to California Storm in 2010, and later that year she moved to Pali Blues of the USL W-League. In 2011, she transferred to Western New York Flash, and in 2012, she joined Seattle Sounders. Morgan moved to Oregon to play for Portland Thorns in 2013, and she stayed with the team until 2015. Orlando Pride bought her in October 2015, and Morgan played for them from 2016 to 2019.[8] She also played one season with Olympique Lyon in France, and she won the UEFA Women's Champions League that season. She won three trophies with Olympique Lyon.
Career statistics
College
| College team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| California Golden Bears | 2007 | 17 | 8 |
| 2008 | 17 | 9 | |
| 2009 | 21 | 14 | |
| 2010 | 12 | 14 | |
| Total | 67 | 45 | |
Club
Western New York Flash
Portland Thorns FC
Lyon
International
- Olympic Gold Medal: 2012[12]
- FIFA Women's World Cup: 2015,[13] 2019
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2008[12]
- Algarve Cup: 2011, 2013, 2015[12]
- Four Nations Tournament: 2011[12]
- SheBelieves Cup: 2016,[12] 2018[14]
- CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2014,[12] 2018[15]
- CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2012, 2016[12]
- ESPY Award Best Team: 2015, 2019[16]
Honors
Individual
- FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Ball: 2008[17]
- ESPY Award Best Female Athlete: 2019[18]
- ESPY Award Best Breakthrough Athlete nominee: 2012[19]
- ESPY Award Best Moment nominee: 2013[20]
- Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year, Team Sport: 2012[21]
- U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year: 2012,[22] 2018[23]
- FIFA World Player of the Year finalist: 2012,[24]
- The Best FIFA Women's Player: 2019 (finalist)[25]
- National Women's Soccer League Second Best XI: 2013,[26] 2017[27]
- CONCACAF Player of the Year: 2013,[28] 2016,[29] 2017,[30] 2018[31]
- USWNT All-Time Best XI: 2013[32]
- SheBelieves Cup MVP and Top Goalscorer: 2016[33]
- FIFPro World11: 2016, 2017, 2019[34]
- CONCACAF Women's Championship Golden Boot: 2018
- IFFHS Women's World Team: 2017,[35] 2018,[36] 2019[37]
Alex Morgan Media
Womens soccer player Alex Morgan
Morgan with the Orlando Pride in May 2018
Morgan with Lyon during the Women's Champions League Final, June 2017
Morgan with the United States women's national team in Frisco, Texas, February 2012
Morgan challenges Japanese defender Saki Kumagai for the ball as Mizuho Sakaguchi (6) and Azusa Iwashimizu (3) look on during their gold medal match at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Morgan being challenged by Hikari Takagi (15) during a match against Japan in Cleveland on June 5, 2016
Morgan is a published novelist, and has featured in a number of advertisement campaigns and modeling assignments/
Morgan and teammates during the ticker tape parade in New York City, July 2015
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References
- ↑ "List of Players – 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup" (PDF). FIFAdata.com. FIFA. June 16, 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
- ↑ Alex Morgan at Soccerway
- ↑ "Alex Morgan USWNT profile | U.S. Soccer Official Site". www.ussoccer.com.
- ↑ "Alex Morgan Orlando Pride player profile". Orlando City SC.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Alex Morgan – 2009 W Soccer Roster – California Golden Bears". calbears.com. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
- ↑ Jamie Goldberg (April 8, 2015). "Alex Morgan, U.S. Women's National Team players join Portland Thorns training". Oregon Live LLC. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Alex Morgan Biography". Bio. A&E. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ "Orlando Pride Acquires Alex Morgan, Kaylyn Kyle and Sarah Hagen". MLS. October 26, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ↑ Limón Romero, Iliana (May 13, 2016). "Orlando Pride brace for young, dangerous Western New York Flash". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Portland Thorns take inaugural NWSL championship with 2–0 win over Western New York Flash". MLS. September 1, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Theivam, Kieran (June 2, 2017). "Morgan overwhelmed by Champions League win". The Equalizer. https://equalizersoccer.com/2017/06/02/morgan-overwhelmed-by-champions-league-win/. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 "Alex Morgan". U.S. Soccer Federation. Archived from the original on September 8, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Lloyd-inspired USA crowned in style". Archived from the original on November 8, 2017. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
- ↑ "WNT WINS 2018 SheBelieves Cup with 1–0 Victory vs. England". March 7, 2018. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ↑ Lavelle goal leads USWNT to CONCACAF Championship. October 17, 2018. https://soccer.nbcsports.com/2018/10/17/lavelle-goal-leads-uswnt-to-concacaf-championship/. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
- ↑ Conway, Tyler (July 16, 2015). "ESPY 2015 Winners: Awards Results, Recap, Top Moments and Twitter Reaction". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Morgan looking for a fairytale finish". FIFA. June 30, 2015. Archived from the original on November 13, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Alex Morgan, women's soccer team honored at The ESPYS". Radio 570 WNAX. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ↑ Rapp, Timothy (June 27, 2012). "ESPY Awards 2012: Nominees, Presenters, Predictions & More". Bleacher Report. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "U.S. WNT players Abby Wambach, Alex Morgan and Crystal Dunn up for 2013 ESPY Awards". U.S. Soccer Federation. July 15, 2013. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Sportswoman of the Year". Women's Sports Foundation. Archived from the original on December 15, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Alex Morgan Named 2012 Female Athlete of the Year". U.S. Soccer Federation. December 3, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Alex Morgan Voted 2018 U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year". ussoccer.com. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach, Pia Sundhage named finalists for FIFA year-end awards". U.S. Soccer Federation. November 29, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "The Best FIFA Football Awards™ - FIFA". FIFA. September 23, 2019. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ↑ "2013 Season Highlights". National Women's Soccer League. Archived from the original on November 25, 2016. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Catley And Morgan Named to 2017 NWSL Second XI Honors".
- ↑ "Mexico's Oribe Peralta, USWNT's Alex Morgan named CONCACAF Players of the Year". mlssoccer.com. December 13, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ↑ "Bryan Ruiz and Alex Morgan Named 2016 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. January 18, 2017. Retrieved January 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Keylor Navas and Alex Morgan Named 2017 CONCACAF Players of the Year". CONCACAF. December 18, 2017. Archived from the original on December 22, 2017. Retrieved December 18, 2017.
- ↑ "Alex Morgan of the United States is Concacaf's Female Player of the Year". concacaf.com. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Mia Hamm, Alex Morgan, Abby Wambach named to all-time U.S. soccer team". Los Angeles Times. December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
- ↑ Murray, Caitlin (March 10, 2016). "USA and Alex Morgan on a roll: what we learned from the SheBelieves Cup". The Guardian. Retrieved November 24, 2016.
- ↑ Beaard, Raymond. "Las mejores futbolistas: el Once Mundial – FIFPro World Players' Union". Archived from the original on July 28, 2017. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
- ↑ "THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2017". IFFHS. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 16, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
- ↑ "IFFHS AWARDS – THE WOMEN WORLD TEAM 2018". IFFHS. December 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
- ↑ "IFFHS AWARDS 2019 – THE IFFHS WOMEN WORLD TEAM OF THE YEAR 2019". IFFHS. November 30, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.