ALEX MORGAN BIO

Morgan was born on July 2nd, 1989 (Alex Morgan age: 30) to Pamela and Michael Morgan. Morgan and her sisters Jeni and Jeri were raised in Diamond Bar, Los Angeles. Morgan was an athlete of multiple sports throughout her youth, but she only discovered soccer at 14. Morgan joined 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 to improve her skills in soccer at Diamond Bar High School. National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), selected her as an All-American Athlete. Additionally, she played for state and regional divisions of the Olympic Development Program (ODP). Morgan completed her soccer journey at UC Berkeley, where she led the California Golden Bears team in scoring from the very beginning of the season. She led the team to the NCAA Tournament in four years and also to two times to the second round. Morgan became one of four finalists for the Honda Sports Award and the first from her school to be ranked among the top Hermann Trophy finalists. Following her graduation early in 2010, Morgan was ranked third in all-time scoring goals and points for Berkeley. Morgan was able to maintain soccer careers at both the level of the national and college during her time at Berkeley. Morgan suffered an ACL injury in her first year as a Berkeley player. She was unable to practice for the U.S. Under-20 Women's Soccer team until April 2008. In Mexico Morgan scored her first international soccer goal during the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Morgan played in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The team was awarded an Olympic gold medal. She also made her debut international goal during the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Mexico. One of them was a victory goal against Italy that secured the U.S. team a final place in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest member of the team, and he led the U.S. team to victory against France. Morgan was the youngest player on the team, and helped the team win against Japan.











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