Alex Morgan (Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco) is an American football player, Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA Women's World Cup champion
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Alex Morgan (Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco) is an American football player, Olympic gold medalist, and FIFA Women's World Cup champion
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Alex Morgan married her college-time sweetheart, Servando Carrasco, on December 31, 2014. He is also a soccer player and plays for ‘Orlando City SC’.
Alex Morgan was born Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco on July 2, 1989, in San Dimas, California, US to Michael T. Morgan and Pamela S. She grew up in the city of Diamond Bar with her elder sisters, Jeni and Jeri.
A multisport athlete in her childhood, she studied at ‘Diamond Bar High School’ where she displayed potential in speed and sprinting and thrice remained an all-league pick. ‘National Soccer Coaches Association of America’ named her All-American.
She joined ‘Cypress Elite’ at 14 years of age marking her debut in club soccer. She was part of the club team winning under-16 Coast Soccer League championship and attained third position in the club team’s under-19 level.
She was selected to the United States under-20 women's national soccer team at age 17, but due to an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury, she could not play with the team until April 2008.
She also joined the regional and state teams of ‘Olympic Development Program’ (ODP).
Her first international appearance as a senior national team player happened in March 2010 when she played as a substitute against Mexico. Her first international goal also came while playing against China as a substitute in October that year.
In November 2010, she scored a goal against Italy in a vital game regarded the most significant goal of her career so far that helped the US team qualify for the final of FIFA Women's World Cup.
‘Western New York Flash’ drafted her numero uno in the 2011 WPS Draft on January 14, 2011. She scored 4 goals in the 14 matches she played for the club that season. The club won that year’s WPS Championship title as also the regular season title.
At age 22, Morgan became the youngest US player during the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup where the team emerged runner up winning silver. Her first goal in the tournament came against France on July 13 in the semi-final match.
She scored her first FIFA World Cup Final goal against Japan in 2011 and became the first player to score a goal as well as collect an assist in a World Cup final.