ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born on July 2nd 1989 (Alex Morgan age: 30) to Pamela and Michael Morgan. She and her sisters Jeni and Jeri were raised in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan played many sports throughout her childhood , but she was not a fan of soccer until the age of 14. Morgan was a member of the Cypress Elite club team and came first in the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship. She also came in third place in the bracket for under-19 players. Morgan continued her training at Diamond Bar High School, where she worked on her soccer abilities. Morgan was selected as an All-American Athlete by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Additionally, she played for both state and regional divisions in the Olympic Development Program (ODP). Morgan continued her soccer career at UC Berkeley where she was the California Golden Bears' leading scoring player from the start of her first season. She helped bring the team to the NCAA Tournament all four years and into second rounds twice. Morgan was one of the four finalist for the Honda Sports Award. She was also the first Hermann Trophy finalist from her school. Morgan completed her studies at Berkeley in the first semester of 2010 and was ranked third in all-time goals, points, and assists. Morgan was a soccer player at the collegiate and national levels throughout her studies. Morgan was injured in the ACL during her first year as a Berkeley player. She was unable to play for the U.S. Under-20 Women's Soccer team until April of 2008. She scored her debut international goal in Mexico at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Morgan took part in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, scoring four goals and getting her team the gold medal, in addition to other accolades.Morgan was later absorbed into the senior national team, where she was substituted, and scored a number of crucial goals. One of them was a victory goal over Italy which secured the U.S. team a final spot in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player on the team and helped to win the game against France. Even though the U.S. ultimately lost to Japan, Morgan became the first ever player to record both a goal and an assist during a final World Cup game.