ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born to Pamela Morgan (age 30), and Michael Morgan on July 2, 1989. She was raised by her parents in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan played a variety of games as a child but she began playing soccer when she reached the age of 14. Morgan then 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 at Diamond Bar High School, where she improved her soccer skills. Morgan was named an All-American Athlete by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). She also participated in the Olympic Development Division's state and regional divisions. Morgan continued her career in soccer in UC Berkeley. UC Berkeley. She led the California Golden Bears team's scoring in her very first season. Morgan was instrumental in getting the team to the NCAA Tournament every year and twice making it to the second round. Morgan was one of four finalist for the Honda Sports Award and the first Berkeley student to be ranked among the top Hermann Trophy finalists. Morgan graduated from Berkeley in the first semester of 2010, and was ranked third among all-time scoring goals, points and assists. Morgan managed to have soccer careers at the level of the national and college during her studies. During her first year on the Berkeley team, Morgan experienced an ACL injury that kept her from playing with the U.S. under-20 women's soccer team until April 2008. She scored her debut international goal in Mexico at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Morgan was also a part of the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup where she scored four goals and earning her team an Olympic gold medal, along with other accolades.Morgan was then taken on by the national team's senior squad, who she replaced and scored a number of crucial goals. One of these was winning goals against Italy which resulted in the U.S. a place in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player in the team and was the one to lead it to victory against France. Though the U.S. ultimately lost to Japan, Morgan became the first ever player to score both a goal and an assist in a final World Cup game.