ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born to Pamela Morgan (age 30) and Michael Morgan on July 2 1989. She and her sisters Jeni and Jeri were raised in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan played multiple sports throughout her early years, but did not favor soccer until the age of 14. Morgan then joined the Cypress Elite club team, winning the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship and finishing third in the under-19 bracket. Morgan continued to develop her soccer skills while at Diamond Bar High School. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) chose Morgan as an All-American Athlete. She also played in the Olympic Development Division's regional and state divisions. Morgan continued her career in soccer at UC Berkeley. She led the California Golden Bears team's scoring during her first season. She was instrumental in bringing 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 from her school to top the charts of Hermann Trophy finalists. Morgan completed her studies in 2010 with the third-highest number of goals and points for Berkeley. Morgan was a soccer player at both the collegiate as well as national levels throughout her studies. During her first year on the Berkeley team, Morgan experienced an ACL injury that kept her from training with the U.S. under-20 women's soccer team until April. In the following season she scored her first international goal in the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Mexico. Morgan was also a participant in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team was awarded a gold medal and she scored her first international goal at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship in Mexico. One of them was the win goal in the match against Italy, which earned the U.S. a place in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player of the team, and he led the team to victory against France. Morgan was the team's youngest player, and led them to victory against Japan.











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