ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born to Pamela Morgan (age 30) Morgan, and Michael Morgan on July 2 1989. Morgan was raised by her parents in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan played a variety of sports throughout her youth, but didn't really like soccer until she reached 14. She became a member of the Cypress Elite club team, winning the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship and finishing in third place in the bracket for under-19 players. Morgan was able to continue to improve her soccer skills while at Diamond Bar High School. Morgan was selected as an All-American Athlete by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). She also participated in the Olympic Development Program's state and regional divisions. Morgan furthered her soccer career at UC Berkeley, where she played a key role in leading the California Golden Bears team in scoring since the beginning of her season. She helped bring the team into the NCAA Tournament all four years and even made it to the second round twice. Morgan was among four finalist for the Honda Sports Award and the first from her school to top the charts of Hermann Trophy finalists. Following her graduation earlier in the year, Morgan was ranked third in the history of goals and points for Berkeley. Morgan was a soccer player at the collegiate and national level throughout her college. Morgan suffered an injury to her ACL the first time she played for Berkeley. It prevented her from participating in U.S. women's under-20 soccer until April 2008. Later that season, Morgan scored her first goal for the international team at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Mexico. Morgan was also a part-time player in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. She scored four goals and earned the team gold medals. One of those goals was a win against Italy that earned the U.S. team the final spot at the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player of the team and he led the team to victory against France. Morgan even though the U.S. losing to Japan in the final World Cup match, became the first American player to score a goal or assist.







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