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 played many sports as a kid, however, she only began playing soccer at the age of 14. Morgan was a member of the Cypress Elite club team and took home the Coast Soccer League under-16 championship. She also came in third place in the bracket for under-19 players. Morgan continued to work on her soccer skills at Diamond Bar High School. National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) has selected Morgan as an All-American Athlete. She also participated in the Olympic Development Division's state and regional divisions. Morgan continued her career in soccer at UC Berkeley. She led the California Golden Bears team's scoring in her very first season. She led the team to the NCAA Tournament in four years and also to the second round twice. Morgan was one of the four finalists in the Honda Sports Award. This resulted in her being the first Hermann Trophy finalists to be ranked at the top of the list. Morgan completed her studies in 2010 with the third highest amount of points and goals for Berkeley. Morgan played soccer at the collegiate and national levels throughout her education. Morgan was injured in her ACL in her first season with Berkeley. The injury prevented her from playing in U.S. women's soccer under 20 until April of 2008. In Mexico, Morgan scored her first international soccer goal during the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. Morgan was also part of the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Her team took home the gold medal, and she scored her first international goal at the CONCACAF Women's U-20 Tournament in Mexico. One of these goals was a win against Italy which secured the U.S. team the final spot in the 2011 World Cup. Morgan was the youngest player on the team and he led it to victory against France. Morgan was the youngest player on the team, and led them to victory against Japan.









Comments

Popular posts from this blog

Angelo Pagan Net Worth, Career, Personal And Early Life

Nicole and Emeraude

Anna Skidanova