Alex

Alexandra Morgan Carrasco is an American professional soccer player. She is captain and striker for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) which is the highest 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 alongside Carli Lloyd and Megan rapinoe from 2018 until 2020. [8][99 Morgan was picked as number one in the Western New York Flash's 2011 WPS Draft shortly after she completed her degree early at the University of California, Berkeley. Morgan played for the California Golden Bears. Morgan made her debut as a professional at the club and was instrumental in helping the team win the league championship. Morgan was just 22 at the time, and was the youngest player in the national team in the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011. The team came in second. Morgan scored the match-winning goal in the semi-final match against Canada in the semi-final game at the 2012 London Olympics. She was able to finish 2012 with 21 and 28 goals. assists, joining Mia Hamm as the only American woman who scored 20 goals and provide 20 assists during the same calendar year , making her the sixth and the sixth U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single season. She was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, and was named 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 selected for both the Dream Team and won the Silver Boot in 2019.