Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American professional

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player who plays as a striker and captains for

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of the

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(NWSL), the highest division of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the

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. She co-captained the

with

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and

Megan Rapinoe Megan Anna Rapinoe (; born July 5, 1985) is an American professional Association football, soccer player who plays as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and captains OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States ...

from 2018 to 2020. Shortly after graduating early from the

University of California, Berkeley The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley, Berkeley, Cal, or California) is a public land-grant research university in Berkeley, California. Established in 1868 as the University of California, it is the state's first land-grant u ...

, where she played for the

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, Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the

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. There, she made her professional debut and helped the team win the league championship. Morgan, who was 22 at the time, was the youngest player on the national team at the

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, where the team was runner-up. At the 2012 London Olympics, she scored the match-winning goal in the 123rd minute of the semi-final match against

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. She finished 2012 with 28 goals and 21 assists, joining

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as the only American woman to score 20 goals and provide 20 assists in the same calendar year and making her the sixth and youngest U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single season. She was subsequently named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year and was a

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finalist. Morgan also helped the United States win their titles at the

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and

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s, where she was named to the

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for both tournaments, while she won the

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in 2019. In 2013, the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League, Morgan joined

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and helped the team win the league title that year. Morgan played for the Thorns through the 2015 season, after which she was traded to first-year franchise Orlando Pride. In 2017, Morgan signed with French team

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, where she won the continental European treble, which included the

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. Off the field, Morgan teamed with

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to write a middle-grade book series about four soccer players: ''The Kicks''. The first book in the series, ''Saving the Team'', debuted at number seven on ''The New York Times'' Best Seller list in May 2013. Additionally, a film starring Morgan in her acting debut, '' Alex & Me'', was released in June 2018 where she plays a fictionalized version of herself. In 2015, Morgan was ranked by ''

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'' as the top-paid American women's soccer player, largely due to her numerous endorsement deals. Morgan, along with Canada's Christine Sinclair and Australia's Steph Catley, became the first women's soccer players to appear on the cover of

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video games in 2015 – Morgan appeared alongside

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on covers of

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sold in the United States. She was named one of ''Times 100 Most Influential People of 2019 and 2022.

Early life

Born to Pamela and Michael Morgan in the

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suburb of

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, Morgan was raised with her two older sisters, Jeni and Jeri, in the nearby suburb of

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. She was a multi-sport athlete growing up and began playing soccer at an early age with

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, and her father was among her first coaches. However, she did not begin playing club soccer until age 14 when she joined Cypress Elite. With the club team, she won the Coast Soccer League (CSL) under-16 championship and placed third at the under-19 level. Morgan attended

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, where she was a three-time all-league pick and was named All-American by the

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(NSCAA). At the school, she was known for her speed and sprinting ability. Morgan played for Olympic Development Program (ODP) regional and state teams as well. She later credited the program as an integral part of her development as a soccer player: "... programs like ODP helped me especially because I did come into the club scene late and it was important for me to play as much as possible, play with the best players and learn from the best coaches. That, for me, was crucial to my development." At age 17, Morgan was called up to the

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. While playing in a scrimmage against the men's junior national team, she sustained an

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(ACL) injury and did not play for the team again until April 2008.

California Golden Bears (2007–2010)

Morgan attended

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, where she played for the

from 2007 to 2010. She led the Cal Bears in scoring during her first season with the team. During a match against

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in the second round of the 2007

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, Morgan scored an equalizer with less than two minutes left in regulation time, resulting in a 1–1 draw. The team was ultimately defeated during penalty kicks. Despite continued absences due to U.S. national team commitments throughout her collegiate career, Morgan led Cal in scoring and helped the team reach the NCAA Tournament four years in a row, advancing to the second round twice. After being named a candidate for the

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during her junior year, Morgan became the first Golden Bear to be one of the top three finalists for the award. She was one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award, given to the best overall candidate in each sport. Morgan finished her collegiate career ranked third all-time in goals scored (45) and points (106) for Cal. She graduated from Berkeley one semester early, with a degree in Political Economy.

Club career

Western New York Flash (2011)

On January 14, 2011, Morgan was the first overall pick in the 2011 WPS Draft by the

. She was the first Cal player to be drafted in the first round of

Women's Professional Soccer Women's Professional Soccer (WPS) was the top-level professional women's soccer league in the United States. It began play on March 29, 2009. The league was composed of seven teams for its first two seasons and fielded six teams for the 2011 sea ...

(WPS). Morgan scored her first goal for the Flash during the team's home opener—a 3–0 win over the Atlanta Beat on May 1, 2011. Throughout the 2011 season, she played in 14 matches and scored four goals. The club won the regular season title and the WPS Championship title the same year.

Seattle Sounders Women (2012)

After the WPS later suspended operations in early 2012 due to legal and financial difficulties, Morgan joined her national teammates

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Sydney Leroux Sydney Rae Leroux (; born May 7, 1990) is a professional soccer player and Olympic gold medalist who currently plays as a forward for Angel City FC in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). Born in Canada to a Canadian mother and an Americ ...

and

Stephanie Cox Stephanie Renee Cox (; born April 3, 1986) is an American soccer coach and former professional player who played as a defender. She is currently the interim head coach of the Puget Sound Loggers women's soccer team. As a player, Cox played as a ...

on the

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for the 2012 season. Of her signing, Morgan said, "I am excited to play in a city that is so passionate about soccer. The Sounders have been one of, if not the best fan support in MLS. I can only imagine how Seattle fans would respond to having a full professional women's team in the future." Due to her national team commitments and preparation for the

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, Morgan made three regular season appearances for the club. She scored two goals and served two assist in her 253 minutes on the pitch. With the national teammates' presence on the team, the Sounders sold out nine of their ten home matches at the 4,500 capacity Starfire Stadium. Average attendance during the 2012 season for the Sounders Women was four times higher than the next closest team.

Portland Thorns FC (2013–2015)

On January 11, 2013, Morgan was one of three U.S. national team players to join the

for the inaugural season of the

via the

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. She scored her first goal for the Thorns during the team's home-opener at

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in front of 16,479 spectators helping her team defeat the

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2–1. She finished the regular season as the team's point leader, and joint scoring leader (with Christine Sinclair), with eight goals and five assists (21 points). The club finished third during the regular season led by head coach Cindy Parlow Cone. On August 31, 2013, Portland captured the league's inaugural championship title after defeating regular season champions

2–0; Morgan assisted on the second goal. Morgan was named to the NWSL Second XI on August 28. Morgan returned to the Thorns for the 2014 season led by new head coach Paul Riley. She scored six goals in her 15 appearances for the club. The Thorns finished third during the regular season with a record and advanced to the

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for the second consecutive season. The team was defeated by eventual champions FC Kansas City 2–0. During the 2015 season, Morgan made four appearances for the Thorns due to her national team commitments at the

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. She scored one goal during a 3–3 draw against the

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on August 31. The Thorns finished in sixth place during the regular season with a record.

Orlando Pride (2016)

On October 26, 2015, it was announced that the Thorns had traded Morgan, along with teammate

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, to an expansion team

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in exchange for the Pride's number one picks in the 2015 NWSL Expansion Draft and 2016 NWSL College Draft as well as an international roster spot for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. Morgan scored four goals in her 15 appearances for the Pride. The club finished in ninth place during the regular season with a record led by head coach

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Lyon (2017)

On January 5, 2017, Morgan signed with French champions Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon) for a reported $33,000 per month. The six-month contracted included a mutual option for an additional season. She made her

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debut on January 14 during a 3–0 win against En Avant de Guingamp and recorded two assists. During a match against ASPTT Albi on March 17, she scored a brace in the second half to help lift the team to a 5–0 win. On May 7, she scored a brace during the team's 9–0 win over ASJ Soyaux after which the club was named league champions for the ninth consecutive season. She scored five goals in her eight appearances during the regular season. On March 12, Morgan scored a hat-trick against

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to lead Lyon to a 6–0 win and advance to the semi-finals of the

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. She scored four goals and recorded two assists during the semi-final against

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(three of the four occurred within a ten-minute span). Lyon won the Cup after a penalty shootout on May 19. Morgan did not play during the French Cup final due to a lingering hamstring injury suffered during a match against

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. Morgan made her 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League debut in the first leg of the quarterfinals on March 23 during the team's 2–0 win over

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. On June 1, she started in the 2017 UEFA Women's Champions League Final but subbed off after 23 minutes due to the hamstring injury. Lyon won the match after a penalty shootout.

Return to Orlando (2017–2020)

Following the Champions League Final, the Pride announced Morgan's addition to their 2017 active roster on June 21, 2017, waiving

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to make room on the 20-player roster. After recovering from the hamstring injury she suffered in the final, Morgan made her competitive return for Orlando on July 1 against the

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. Morgan scored nine goals in fourteen games for Orlando in 2017, and the team achieved an record. On October 7, Morgan played the entirety of the Pride's first ever NWSL playoff match, a 4–1 loss to the eventual champions

. Following the season's end, Morgan was named to the league's 2017 Second XI. Although her contract with Lyon included an option for a return in 2018, Morgan announced in September 2017 that she would terminate the contract and instead return to Orlando for the start of the] 2018 Orlando Pride season, 2018 season. The team failed to match the success of its 2017 campaign, finishing seventh out of nine teams in the league with a record of . Morgan played in nineteen games for the Pride, contributing five goals over the course of the season. Morgan spent most of the 2019 season on international duty, including the

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, before ending the season injured. She only featured in six games for Orlando and failed to score, the first time she ended a Pride season scoreless. In October 2019 she announced she was pregnant, eventually giving birth in May 2020. Morgan missed the early-summer 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup tournament held following the disruption of the season caused by the

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. She returned to training with the Pride in early September ahead of the Fall Series, the September–October slate of games scheduled for the end of the season.

Tottenham Hotspur (2020)

On September 12, 2020, Morgan signed with English

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team

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. The contract reportedly ran from September through December 2020, with an option to extend the deal through the end of the 2020–21 FA WSL season in May 2021. Orlando retained Morgan's NWSL rights. Still trying to regain fitness having not played since August 2019 and giving birth in May 2020, Morgan eventually made her Spurs debut on November 7, 2020, appearing as a 69th-minute substitute in a 1–1 WSL draw against

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. On November 14 she made her first start for Spurs, playing 45 minutes in a 2–2 draw with

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before being substituted at half-time. In her third appearance Morgan played against

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rivals

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in the League Cup group stage, substituting on at half-time. The match finished in a 2–2 tie and a

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with Morgan the only player to not convert, instead firing the decisive penalty over the crossbar in a 5–4 defeat. She scored her first goal for the club on December 6, 2020, an 84th-minute penalty in a 3–1 victory over

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, Spurs' first league win of the season. The following week, Morgan scored her second penalty in as many games as Spurs beat

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3–1. On December 21, Tottenham Hotspur announced that Morgan would end her contract with the club and return to the US.

Return to Orlando (2021)

Morgan returned to

ahead of the 2021 season. Having missed the start of the 2021 NWSL Challenge Cup while on international duty to play in friendlies against Sweden and France, Morgan made her first appearance for Orlando since August 2019 on April 21, 2021, in a 1–0 Challenge Cup win over

, a total of 609 days. She registered an assist on the only goal of the game, scored by

. Morgan scored in each of the first four games of the regular season as Orlando went unbeaten and finished May at the top of the table. It was the first time a player had scored in each of the first four games of a season in league history. She was named

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for only the second time in her career in May 2021.

San Diego Wave FC (2022–present)

On December 13, 2021,

announced the signing of Morgan. The terms of the trade were revealed three days later following the opening of the trade window with Orlando receiving a record $275,000 in Allocation Money and Angharad James in return.

International career

Due to the ACL injury that slowed her progress in 2007, Morgan was not called up to train with the

until April 2008. Her first appearance for the under-20 team occurred during the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico, where she scored her first international goal against

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. Morgan was named to the United States U-20 women's national team that competed in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, scoring a total of four goals in the tournament against

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and

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. Morgan's fourth goal was a match-winner that won the U.S. the tournament, which was subsequently voted the best goal of the tournament, and later

's second-best goal of the year. Her performance on the field earned her the Bronze Shoe as the tournament's third-highest scorer and the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player behind teammate Sydney Leroux. She has been capped by the senior national team, first appearing as a substitute in a match versus

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in March 2010, and scored her first international goal after coming on as a substitute against

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, which salvaged a 1–1 draw in October 2010. Her most important goal to date came a month later in a crucial road match against

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. After entering the match in the 86th minute, she scored in the fourth minute of added time to give the United States a 1–0 victory over Italy in the first leg of a playoff to qualify for the final spot for the Women's World Cup.

2011 FIFA Women's World Cup

Morgan was the youngest player on the U.S. national team that placed second in the

. On July 13, 2011, she scored her first FIFA Women's World Cup goal in the 82nd minute of the semi-final matchup against France, giving the USA a 3–1 lead and ultimately, the victory. She scored the first goal (69') in the FIFA World Cup Final against Japan after coming on as a substitute at the half, as well as assisting on the Abby Wambach header (104') for a goal in extra time. Her performance made her the first player to ever record a goal and an assist in a World Cup final. Morgan finished eighth in the balloting for the 2011

2012 London Olympics

Morgan did not become a starter for the U.S. until the fifth match of the year in January, the final of the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament. She scored twice and provided two assists to Wambach that day, in a 4–0 win over the Canadian hosts and has become a regular starter ever since. Between January and late May 2012, Morgan scored 14 goals in a 12-match stretch including a sequence of three straight two-goal efforts on January 29, February 11 and 29. She earned her first career

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on March 7, 2012, during a 4–0 victory against Sweden in the third-place match of the Algarve Cup. In June 2012, she was nominated for an

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as the Best Breakthrough Athlete. In the opening match of 2012 London Olympics group play, Morgan scored both the equalizer and the goal that sealed the win against France. In the next three Olympic matches, she assisted on the match-winning goal, including two to Wambach. Women's Soccer - USA vs Japan (1)

Morgan scored the winning goal in the Olympic semi-final match against

in extra time, sending the United States to the gold medal match against

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. Her goal came in the 123rd minute, the latest goal ever scored by a member of the U.S. women's team and a FIFA record. The goal continued her propensity for late heroics in the closing stages of matches. Seventeen of her 28 total goals to date have come after the 60th minute. The match-winning goal was Morgan's team-high 20th in 2012, becoming only the sixth and youngest U.S. player to do so in a single year. In the final, a 2–1 win against Japan on August 9, Morgan assisted on a

header. She ended the tournament with three goals, and a team-high four assists (tied with Megan Rapinoe) and ten points (tied with Rapinoe and Wambach). To celebrate her achievements, she was honored at her former high school and the No. 13 jersey was retired. In 2012, Morgan led the U.S. in goals (28), multi-goal matches (9), assists (21) and points (77). Her calendar year goals, assists and points totals are the third-best, tied second-best (one tally shy of record), and second-best, respectively, in USWNT history. Morgan joined an exclusive club as she and Hamm are the only USWNT players to record at least 20 goals and 20 assists in the same calendar year and became only the third and youngest player to reach 20 assists in a calendar year. Morgan and Wambach combined for 55 goals in 2012 – matching a 21-year-old record set in 1991 by Michelle Akers (39 goals) and Carin Jennings (16 goals) as the most goals scored by any duo in USWNT history. She had either scored or assisted on 41 percent of the USA's 120 goals this year. And, by herself, she comfortably out-scored and out-assisted her opponents, who combined for 21 goals and 12 assists in 32 matches against the U.S. For her excellence on the field, U.S. Soccer announced Morgan as the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year. Morgan's exploits have also earned her a place on the FIFA Ballon d'Or shortlist, ultimately finished third in voting.

2013–14

At the

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, Morgan shared top-scoring honors. She finished the competition with four assists and three goals, including the equalizer against Sweden that advanced the U.S. to the final and the two goals against Germany that won the championship. She previously won the tournament's golden boot in 2011. On June 2, 2013, Morgan scored two-second-half goals as the U.S. defeated Canada 3–0 in front of a sold-out crowd in Toronto. This was the first match between USA and Canada since the epic semi-final of the 2012 Olympic Games. Morgan was named to her third appearance on the 10-player short list for FIFA Women's World Player of the Year in 2013 and finished fourth in the voting. For the inaugural CONCACAF Awards, she was recognized as the CONCACAF 2013 Female Player of the Year. And as a part of U.S. Soccer's celebration of its Centennial anniversary the Federation revealed the US Soccer's All-Time Women's National Team Best XI, she was youngest player selected at 24 years old. Morgan had a return of five goals in seven matches for the USWNT in 2014 after returning from injury before she reinjured her ankle at the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, which ruled her out for the rest of tournament.

2015 FIFA Women's World Cup

Morgan scored in a 1–0 friendly win over

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in February upon her return to the international fold. She was part of the USWNT that won its tenth Algarve Cup in 2015. She scored in the 3–0 defeat of

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. Morgan spent two months recovering from a knee injury in the build-up to the

. Morgan's knee injury happened in April during the NWSL season against the Boston Breakers. She made her first start at the World Cup Finals as the U.S. defeated

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1–0 in the last group match to advance as group winners. She registered her only goal of the World Cup's knockout stage with the opener in the 2–0 last 16 win over

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. Morgan did, however, win penalties for the USWNT in the 2–0 victories against Colombia in the last 16 and

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in the

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, respectively. She then started the

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as the USWNT defeated

5–2 to win its third

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. Morgan played in all seven World Cup Finals matches and started in every one of them since being restored to the starting XI against Nigeria. Alex morgan 2016

2016 Rio Olympics

At the first

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competition in March 2016, an invitational four-team tournament consisted of

and the

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, Morgan was awarded the Golden Boot and the MVP award. She scored in victories against France and Germany as the USWNT won the tournament with three wins from three. Morgan scored eight goals during her first nine appearances of 2016. Morgan marked her 100th cap for the USWNT in a 5–0 friendly win against

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on January 23, by registering a goal and an assist. At the CONCACAF Olympic Qualifiers in February, Morgan scored the fastest recorded goal in tournament history and in the history of the USWNT, netting after just 12 seconds, before later adding a second, in a 5–0 defeat of

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. She followed this up with her third career hat-trick in a win against

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, as the USWNT secured their qualification for the

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. Morgan started in the qualification final against

, as the USWNT won 2–0 to be crowned tournament winners. She was voted in the Best XI for the tournament. Morgan was named to the United States' 18-player roster for the

on July 12, 2016. She started and scored a goal in the team's opening match vs

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on August 3. The United States was knocked out of the tournament in the quarter-final round via a penalty shootout loss to

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. Morgan scored the equalizer in regulation time to draw the match level, but missed her penalty in the ensuing shootout. Morgan ended her 2016 national team goal scoring campaign with a brace of goals in the team's 8–1 victory over Romania on November 10.

2017–2018

Morgan made three appearances at the 2017 SheBelieves Cup, including a start vs England on March 4. On May 26, she was named to the team's roster for two abroad June friendlies vs

and

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, but withdrew in the coming days after suffering a hamstring injury. Morgan was then included in the United States 23-player roster for the 2017 Tournament of Nations, where she scored one goal in a match vs Japan on August 3. She ended the year strong, leading the team in goals scored with seven. In 2018, Morgan won US Soccer's Female Player of the Year award. She was nominated alongside

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and

. She tallied 18 goals total in 19 appearances for the United States in 2018. This included her fourth career

at the 2018 Tournament of Nations and her seven goals at the 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, where she won golden boot as the tournaments top scorer. She helped the team qualify for the

in the semifinal of that tournament scoring twice in a 6–0 win vs

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on October 14. Morgan then won the

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for the second time in her career after helping her team defeat

2–0 in the final on October 17, where she contributed one goal.

2019 FIFA World Cup

In the lead up to the

, Morgan scored her 100th career international goal in a friendly vs

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on April 4, 2019. As a leader of the USWNT at the

, Morgan scored five goals in the opening group game against

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to equal the World Cup single-game goals record set by

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. Morgan also registered three assists in the game. The team's 13–0 scoreline set a new record for margin of victory in a World Cup match. On July 2, 2019, Morgan became the first woman to score a world cup goal on her birthday, in a 2–1 win over

to reach the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup Final. In the final on July 7, Morgan helped win a penalty that was later converted by Megan Rapinoe to open the scoring, as the United States defeated the

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2–0. Morgan was awarded the tournament's

; finishing as the joint-top scorer with six goals but losing out to

on a fewest minutes tiebreaker. She was named to the bench in the opening friendly of the Victory Tour against Ireland but was unused before being ruled out for the rest with a season-ending ankle injury.

2020 Tokyo Olympics

Morgan missed the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship and

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due to pregnancy. With club and international soccer severely disrupted during the

, Morgan made her national team comeback and first appearance under new head coach

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on November 27, 2020, in a friendly against the Netherlands, 509 days since her last appearance against the same opposition in the 2019 World Cup final. In February 2021, she was named to the

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roster. In June 2021, Morgan was named in the 18-player

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roster for the delayed

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. She appeared in all six matches for the United States in the tournament, which saw the team take home the bronze medal on August 5 following their 4–3 victory over

. Morgan scored in the team's 6–1 group stage win over

on July 24, and converted a penalty kick in the team's quarter-final shootout win over the

on July 30. On September 21, 2021, Morgan scored her sixth career international

for the United States in a friendly against

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2022

Ahead of two abroad friendlies vs

in November 2021, USWNT head coach

opted to leave a core group of veteran players off of his 22-player roster, which included Morgan. He cited that he needed to give roster spots to younger players to award them valuable minutes ahead of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. As a result of this decision, Morgan subsequently was not included in the 23-player roster for the 2022 SheBelieves Cup in February. On June 13, 2022 Morgan was recalled to the national team ahead of two friendlies vs

and the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship. Morgan helped the team win their third consecutive CONCACAF title and directly qualify for the 2024 Paris Olympics, scoring the game winner on a penalty kick in a 1–0 victory over

in the final. She also helped the United States clinch qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup scoring twice in the team's opening match against

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on July 4, and being in the squad for the team's 5–0 win over

on July 7. She was named to the tournament's best XI and was awarded golden ball as the tournament's best player. Morgan was also the joint top scorer of the tournament having scored three goals; tied with

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, Jessie Fleming, and Kadija Shaw.

Career statistics

College

Club

Notes

International

Other work

Books and television series

In 2012, Morgan signed with

to pen ''The Kicks'', a four-book series for middle schoolers. The series is focused on four young girls and features themes of friendship, leadership, and soccer. In a statement released by the publisher, Morgan said she wanted her books to "inspire young girls" and "celebrate" her love of soccer. The first novel, ''Saving The Team'', was released on May 14, 2013, followed by the second novel, ''Sabotage Season'', on September 3, 2013. ''Saving the Team'' debuted at number seven on ''

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'' Best Seller list for Children's Middle Grade. In 2015, a live-action kids comedy series based on the books, called ''

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'', began airing on

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Endorsements

Morgan has signed several endorsement deals with businesses including

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, P&G,

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, and

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. ''

'' named Morgan the highest paid American women's soccer player in June 2015 attributed mostly to her endorsement deals. In July 2011, she signed a one-year endorsement deal with

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. In January 2012, Morgan and national teammate

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became brand ambassadors for health product company, GNC. The same year, she made appearances on behalf of

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promoting the launch of their video game, ''

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''. In 2013, she appeared in television commercials for

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. She joined a two-year partnership as the spokesperson for

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in October 2013. In 2015, she starred in a Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company commercial that was broadcast nationwide in the United States. She appeared in commercials for

in 2016. In July 2018, Morgan joined the team of ambassadors at Molecule, an athlete recovery mattress and bedding company. In 2016, Morgan joined UNICEF Kid Power as a UNICEF Kid Power Champion, in an effort to fight global malnutrition and as well as raise awareness among kids, via the world's first "wearable for good", created by UNICEF.

Sports diplomacy

In 2017, Morgan and her husband, Servando Carrasco, Servando, traveled to Tanzania as Sports Envoys with the United States Department of State, U.S. State Department's SportsUnited, Sports Diplomacy Office. In Tanzania, the couple hosted soccer clinics and visited schools, contributing to Sports Diplomacy's mission to promote gender equality and inclusion through sport.

In popular culture

Magazines

Morgan has been featured in a number of magazines. In the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, she appeared in a section composed of athletes in body paint. She was featured in the 2013 music issue of ''ESPN The Magazine'' replicating Katy Perry's ''One of the Boys (Katy Perry album), One of the Boys'' album cover. In May 2015, Morgan was featured on the cover of ''ESPN Magazine'' with teammates Abby Wambach and Sydney Leroux. The same year, she appeared on multiple covers of ''Sports Illustrated'' before and after winning the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. She appeared for a second time in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' in 2015. Morgan posed for one of the three 2019 ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue covers, the other cover models being Tyra Banks and Camille Kostek. She has appeared on the covers of ''Health (magazine), Health'' and ''Self (magazine), Self'' magazines. She has been featured in ''Shape (magazine), Shape'', ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', ''Elle (magazine), Elle'', ''

'', and ''Fortune (magazine), Fortune''.

Television, film and music video appearances

In 2011, Morgan co-starred with national teammate

in a television commercial promoting ESPN's ''SportsCenter''. Morgan and teammate Carli Lloyd were guests on ''Live with Kelly and Michael'' following the

in September 2012. In 2013, Morgan appeared in the ESPN documentary series, ''Nine for IX''. The ''Nine for IX'' documentary, ''The 99ers'', in which she appeared focused on the success and legacy of the national team squad that won the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup. In January 2015, she guest-starred on an episode of ''Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn'' entitled ''The Quad Test''. In April 2015, Morgan joined Abby Wambach on ''American Idol'' to announce that the show's season winner would record the official song for Fox's coverage of the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup. In May of the same year, her likeness appeared on ''The Simpsons'' along with Christen Press and Abby Wambach. Morgan was a presenter at the 2015 ESPY Awards and received an ESPY with her teammates for Best Team. In 2018, Morgan made an appearance in the music video for the Maroon 5 song "Girls Like You", which features Cardi B. She was joined by fellow athletes Danica Patrick, Aly Raisman and Chloe Kim who also appeared in the video. In June 2018, Morgan made her acting debut in the direct-to-video film '' Alex & Me'' with co-star Siena Agudong, where she portrays a poster of herself who comes to life.

Video games

In July 2015, Morgan, and her Portland Thorns teammates Christine Sinclair and Steph Catley became the first female athletes to appear on the cover of EA Sports' latest

video game, ''

''. Morgan, Sinclair, and Catley were chosen to appear on its region-specific packaging in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, respectively, alongside

, who appears in worldwide versions of the game. ''FIFA 16'' was the first edition of the franchise to include women's international teams in the game. In ''FIFA 19'', Morgan was featured throughout ''The Journey'' as an interactive character and is credited with a voice role. She was also consulted by EA to help give insight and shape the world of Kim Hunter, the game mode's playable female character.

Ticker tape parade and White House honor

Following the United States' win at the

, Morgan and her teammates became the first women's sports team to be honored with a ticker tape parade in New York City. Each player received a key to the city from Mayor Bill de Blasio. In October of the same year, the team was honored by President Barack Obama at the White House.

Personal life

Morgan married soccer player Servando Carrasco on New Year's Eve 2014. The pair met at UC Berkeley where they both played soccer. In October 2019, the couple announced they were expecting a baby girl in April 2020. Their daughter, Charlie Elena Carrasco, was born on May 7 of that year. Although the name is rarely used any more, Morgan was given the nickname "Baby Horse" by her teammates on the U.S. women's national team for her speed, running style, and youth. Morgan received the key to the city of

, her hometown, on January 24, 2016. On Sunday, October 1, 2017, Morgan was one of a group of fellow athletes visiting Epcot in Bay Lake, Florida, who were described in a police incident file as being "impaired and verbally aggressive....toward staff and around guests". The group, including Morgan, were removed from the park for "trespass" and no charges were filed. According to a deputy, Morgan was "yelling, screaming and....appeared to be highly impaired". The athlete later posted an apology in a Tweet that read, in part, "I will learn from this and make sure it does not happen again." In September 2017, Morgan and U.S. teammate

were the first two female players in the United States to sign up for the Common Goal (charity), Common Goal campaign, created by Juan Mata of Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, wherein players donate 1% of their wages to support soccer-related charities. Morgan is an avid Martial arts, martial artist incorporating it into her rigorous workout routine and holding a Black belt (martial arts), black belt in Kyokushin, Kyokoshin karate. She credits this with improving her balance, strength, flexibility and discipline. Morgan is vegan. She and NBA player Kyrie Irving were crowned by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, PETA as Most Beautiful Vegan Celebrities of 2019.

Filmography

Music videos

Honors and awards

Western New York Flash * 2011 Women's Professional Soccer season, WPS Championship: 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Playoffs, 2011 Portland Thorns FC * National Women's Soccer League, NWSL Championship: NWSL Playoffs#2013 season, 2013 Lyon * Division 1 Féminine: 2016–17 Division 1 Féminine, 2016–17 * Coupe de France Féminine: 2016–17 Olympique Lyonnais Féminin season#Coupe de France Féminine, 2016–17 * UEFA Women's Champions League: 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League, 2016–17 United States U20 * FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, 2008 * CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship runner-up: 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship, 2008 United States *

, 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, 2019 * Summer Olympic, Olympic Gold Medal: Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2012 * Summer Olympics, Olympic Bronze Medal: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament, 2021 *

: 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship, 2014, 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, 2018, 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, 2022 * CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2012, CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, 2016 * SheBelieves Cup: 2016 SheBelieves Cup, 2016, 2018 SheBelieves Cup, 2018, 2021 SheBelieves Cup, 2021, 2022 SheBelieves Cup, 2022 * Algarve Cup: 2011, 2013, 2015 * Four Nations Tournament (women's football), Four Nations Tournament: Four Nations Tournament (women's football), 2011 Individual * 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Ball: 2008 * 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Bronze Boot: 2008 *

Best Female Athlete: 2019 *

Best Breakthrough Athlete nominee: 2012 * ESPY Award Best Moment nominee: 2013 *

Best Team: 2015, 2019 * Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year, Team Sport: 2012 * U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year: 2012, 2018 *

finalist: 2012, *The Best FIFA Women's Player: 2019 (finalist) *

Second Best XI: 2013, 2017 * CONCACAF Player of the Year: 2013 CONCACAF Awards#Female Player of the Year, 2013, 2016 CONCACAF Awards#Female awards, 2016, 2017 CONCACAF Awards#Women's football awards, 2017, 2018 * USWNT All-Time Best XI: 2013 * SheBelieves Cup Golden boot and Golden ball: 2016 SheBelieves Cup, 2016 * FIFPro#FIFA FIFPro Women's World11, FIFPro World11: 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 * CONCACAF Women's Championship, CONCACAF Women's Championship Golden Boot: 2018 CONCACAF Women's Championship, 2018 *International Federation of Football History & Statistics#IFFHS Women's World Team, IFFHS Women's World Team: 2017, 2018, 2019 * International Federation of Football History & Statistics#Women Team of the Decade (2011–2020), IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 * International Federation of Football History & Statistics#IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020, IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020 *FIFA Women's World Cup awards, FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Boot: 2019 *

Golden Ball: 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, 2022 * CONCACAF W Championship, CONCACAF Women's Championship Best XI: 2022 CONCACAF W Championship, 2022 * NWSL awards#Golden%20Boot%20Award, NWSL Golden Boot: 2022 National Women's Soccer League season, 2022 * NWSL awards#2022, NWSL Best XI: 2022 National Women's Soccer League season#Teams of the Year, 2022

References

Match reports

External links

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National Women's Soccer League player profile

Orlando Pride player profile

UC Berkeley player profile
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