FIFA Women's World Cup Silver 2011 Germany Team * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 9, 2012. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 30, 2012 Alexandra Patricia "Alex" Morgan (born July 2, 1989) is a soccer player from Diamond Bar, California. She is a forward for Seattle Sounders Women and member of the US Women's National Team. Morgan was the youngest player on the USA's roster at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. Contents 1 Early life and collegiate career 2 Club career 2.1 Western New York Flash 3 International career 3.1 2012 London Olympics 3.2 International goals 4 Personal life 5 Honors 5.1 Club 5.2 International 5.3 Individual 6 See also 7 References 8 External links [edit] Early life and collegiate career Morgan was born in Diamond Bar, California, the daughter of Pamela S. (née Jeske) and Michael T. Morgan.[1] She attended Diamond Bar ! High School . As a freshman at the University of California, Berkeley, Morgan was the leading scorer for the Golden Bears with eight goals in 2007. Her last goal of her freshman season came against Stanford in the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament, tying the game at 1–1 with less than two minutes left in regulation time and forcing the Cardinal into overtime and then to penalty kicks. However, Stanford prevailed, and went on to the third round of the tournament.[2] Morgan continued to lead the Golden Bears' scoring during her sophomore season with nine goals in 2008, despite being out for part of the season due to national team commitments.[3] The Golden Bears bowed out of the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament while Morgan was playing at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. At the beginning of the 2009 NCAA season, Morgan was named a candidate for the Hermann Trophy Watch List,[4] the first Golden Bear to be considered in this category since Laur! a Schott in 2001. She scored fourteen goals and eight assists ! during the Bears' 2009 season.[5] Morgan is third all-time in goals scored (45) for the Golden Bears.[6] [edit] Club career [edit] Western New York Flash On January 14, 2011, Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash.[7] She was the first California Golden Bears women's soccer player to be drafted in the first round of Women's Professional Soccer. [edit] International career Due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury that slowed her progress in 2007, Morgan was not called up to train with the United States under-20 women's national soccer team until April 2008.[8] Her first appearance for the U-20s came at the 2008 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Puebla, Mexico, where she scored her first international goal against Cuba.[9] Morgan was named to the United States U-20 women's national team that competed in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, scoring a total of four goals in the tournament against France, Argent! ina and North Korea; her last goal scored against North Korea was subsequently voted the best goal of the tournament,[10] and later FIFA's second-best goal of the year.[11] Morgan's performance on the field earned her the Bronze Shoe as the tournament's third-highest scorer and the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player behind teammate Sydney Leroux.[12] She has been capped by the senior national team, first appearing as a substitute in a match versus Mexico in March 2010,[13] and scored her first international goal after coming on as a substitute against China in October 2010. Her most important goal to date came a month later in a crucial road game against Italy, with a Women's World Cup berth on the line for the United States.[14] Morgan was on the national team that placed second in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was the youngest player on the U.S. roster. On July 13, 2011, she scored her first FIFA Women's World Cup goal in the 82nd minute of the semi! -final matchup against France, giving the USA a 3–1 lead and ultimate! ly, the victory. She scored the first goal (69') in the FIFA World Cup Final against Japan after coming on as a substitute at the half, as well as assisting on the Abby Wambach header (104') for a goal in extra time. [edit] 2012 London Olympics Morgan was selected for the United States squad for the 2012 Olympics. In the group stage, in which the United States won all three matches, Morgan scored two goals against France,[15] assisted on a Megan Rapinoe goal against Colombia[16] and assisted on Abby Wambach's goal against North Korea.[17] In the knockout stage, Morgan again provided the assist for Wambach's opening goal in a 2-0 win over New Zealand in the quarterfinals.[18] She scored the winning goal in the semifinal match versus Canada in the 123rd minute, sending the US Women's team to the final versus Japan, to be played August 9, 2012 at Wembley Stadium. [edit] International goals # Date Location Opponent Score Result Competition 01. October 5, 2010 Chester, Pennsylva! nia, USA China PR 1–1 1–1 Friendly 02. October 30, 2010 Cancun, Mexico Guatemala 7–0 9–0 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 03. November 1, 2010 Cancun, Mexico Costa Rica 4–0 4–0 2010 CONCACAF Women's Gold Cup 04. November 20, 2010 Padova, Italy Italy 1–0 1–0 2011 FIFA World Cup qualifying play-off 05. March 7, 2011 Quarteira, Portugal Finland 3–0 4–0 2011 Algarve Cup 06. 4–0 07. March 9, 2011 Faro, Portugal Iceland 4–2 4–2 2011 Algarve Cup 08. July 12, 2011 Moenchengladbach, Germany France 3–1 3–1 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 09. July 17, 2011 Frankfurt, Germany Japan 1–0 2–2 (a.e.t.), 1–3 (pen.) 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup 10. September 22, 2011 Portland, Oregon, USA Canada 3–0 3–0 Friendly 11. January 22, 2012 Vancouver, Canada Guatemala 12–0 13–0 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 12. January 27, 2012 Vancouver, Canada Costa Rica 3–0 3–0 2012 CON! CACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 13. January 29, 2012 Vancou! ver, Canada Canada 1–0 4–0 2012 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 14. 4–0 15. February 11, 2012 Frisco, Texas USA New Zealand 1–1 2–1 Friendly 16. 2–1 17. February 29, 2012 Lagos, Portugal Denmark 2–0 5–0 2012 Algarve Cup 18. 3–0 19. March 7, 2012 Parchal, Portugal Sweden 1–0 4–0 2012 Algarve Cup 20. 2–0 21. 4–0 22. April 1, 2012 Sendai City, Japan Japan 1–1 1–1 2012 Women's Kirin Challenge Cup 23. May 27, 2012 Chester, Pennsylvania, USA China PR 1–1 4–1 Friendly 24. 3–1 25. June 16, 2012 Halmstad, Sweden Sweden 2–0 3–1 2012 Sweden Invitational 26. June 18, 2012 Gothenburg, Sweden Japan 1–0 4–1 2012 Sweden Invitational 27. 3–1 28. July 25, 2012 Glasgow, Scotland France 2–2 4–2 2012 Summer Olympics 29. 4–2 30. August 6, 2012 Manchester, England Canada 4–3 4–3 (a.e.t.) 2012 Summer Olympics [edit] Personal life She met her fiancé, Servando Carrasco,! a defensive midfielder for the Seattle Sounders FC of Major League Soccer, in her first year at University of California.[19] Morgan appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue appearing in a section of athletes in body paint.[20] She has expressed her support for Seattle Sounders FC and FC Barcelona.[21] [edit] Honors [edit] Club Western New York Flash WPS Championship: Winner: 2011 [edit] International FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: Winner: 2008 FIFA Women's World Cup: Runner-up 2011 Algarve Cup: Winner: 2011 Four Nations Tournament: Winner: 2011 [edit] Individual FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Ball: Winner: 2008 NCAA All-American: First-Team: 2010 Pac-10 Conference: First-team: 2008, 2009, 2010
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexandra Patricia Morgan | ||
| Date of birth | July 2, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Diamond Ba! r, California , United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward/Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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