ALEX MORGAN BIO
Morgan was born July 2nd, 1989 to Pamela Morgan and Michael Morgan. They raised her along with her two sisters, Jeni and Jeri, in the Los Angeles suburb of Diamond Bar. Morgan was an athlete of multiple sports throughout her early years, but began playing soccer at 14. Then she joined the Cypress Elite club team, winning the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship and coming in third place in the under-19 bracket. Morgan continued to work at Diamond Bar High School, where she improved her soccer abilities. National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), selected her as an All-American Athlete. She also played in the Olympic Development Division's regional and state divisions. Morgan continued her soccer career at UC Berkeley where she was the California Golden Bears' leading scorer in the first year of her career. She was instrumental in bringing the team to the NCAA Tournament every year and twice to the second round. Morgan was one of the four finalists in the Honda Sports Award. This resulted in her being the first Hermann Trophy finalists to be placed in the top spot on the list. Morgan completed her studies in 2010 with the third-highest amount of goals and points for Berkeley. Morgan juggled soccer careers at both the collegiate and national level throughout her college. Morgan suffered an ACL injury in her very first year as a Berkeley player. Morgan was unable to train for the U.S. Under-20 Women's Soccer team until April of 2008. In Mexico, Morgan scored her debut international soccer goal at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Morgan was also a part of the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Her team won gold and she made her debut international goal during the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Tournament in Mexico. One of these was a win goal against Italy that secured the U.S. team a final spot at the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player of the team and he was the captain of the U.S. team to victory against France. Morgan, despite the U.S. losing to Japan in the final World Cup match, became the first American player to score both either a goal or assist.
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