ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born on July 2, 1989 , to Pamela Morgan and Michael Morgan. Morgan, along with her sisters Jeni and Jeri were raised in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan was a fan of many sports as a child, but only started to play soccer when she was 14 years old. Then she became a member of the Cypress Elite club team, winning the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship and finishing third in the bracket for under-19 players. Morgan continued to hone her soccer skills at Diamond Bar High School. She was named an All-American Athlete by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). She was also a participant of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) regional and state divisions. Morgan continued her soccer career at UC Berkeley. She led the California Golden Bears team's scoring in her debut season. Morgan was instrumental in getting the team to the NCAA Tournament every year and twice into the second round. Morgan became one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award and the first player from her school to top the charts of Hermann Trophy finalists. Morgan graduated from Berkeley in the beginning of the 2010 semester and was ranked third in all-time scoring goals, points and assists. Morgan was able manage soccer careers at the national and college levels throughout her education. The first time she was on the Berkeley team, Morgan experienced an ACL injury that prevented her from playing with the U.S. under-20 women's soccer team until April 2008. In Mexico, Morgan scored her first international soccer goal during the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Morgan played in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Her team won a gold medal and she made her debut international goal during the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Mexico. One of these was winning goals against Italy which helped earn the U.S. a place in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest member of the team, and he was the captain of the U.S. team to victory against France. Morgan, despite U.S. losing to Japan in the final World Cup match, became the first American player to score both goals or assists.