Alex

Alexandra Morgan Carrasco is an American professional soccer player who plays as captain and striker with the San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) which is the top level of women's professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team.She co-captained the United States women's national soccer team along with Carli Lloyd and Megan rapinoe from 2018 to 2020. [8][99 Morgan was drafted by the Western New York Flash at number one in the 2011 WPS Draft. She had completed her studies at Berkeley early. Morgan also played for California Golden Bears. Morgan made her debut as a professional at the club and helped the team win the league championship. Morgan was 22 at the time and was the youngest player on the national team at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. The team came in second. In the 123rd minutes of the semi-final against Canada during the 2012 London Olympics she scored the game-winning goal. She was able to finish 2012 with 21 and 28 goals. assists, joining Mia Hamm as the only American woman to score 20 goals and record 20 assists in the same year, becoming the sixth the sixth U.S. player to score 20 goals in one season. She was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, and was a FIFA World Player of the The Year finalist. Morgan was also integral in the United States winning their titles at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups and 2019. She was named to both the Dream Team and won the Silver Boot in 2019.