Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco (Morgan) is a female American soccer player. She didn’t become a successful female soccer player easily. Morgan had to work hard and do her best in every opportunity. Alex Morgan has gone through many clubs and places to have achieved where she’s at.
Alexandra Patricia Morgan Carrasco was born in San Dimas, California, United States on July 2, 1989. Morgan grew up in the city of Diamond Bar. She is the daughter of Michael T. Morgan and Pamela S. (Who). Morgan is the youngest in the family (Alex). She has to older sisters named Jeri and Jeni (Who).
Morgan started playing at age 14 in organized soccer matches (Alex). At age 14 she joined the ‘Cypress Elite’, this marked her debut in club soccer. Morgan in the …show more content…
She was given the all-league pick three times and she was also titled NSCAA All-American (Alex). In her senior year of high school, Morgan received surgery to reconstruct her ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) (Torn).Morgan went to the University of California after completing high school. The university was located in the middle of Berkeley (Alex).
Morgan was back playing again for the university after intense physical therapy for five months. In each of her four years she attended university she managed to get the Golden Bears in the NCAA tournament (Alex). Morgan achieved a degree in political economy, one semester early. For the Hermann Trophy, Morgan became the first Californian player to appear in the three finalists in her junior year (Who).
Morgan was selected to join the United States Women's Soccer team at age 17. She couldn’t play with the team until April 2008 because of a ACL injury (Who). In FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup International 2008, United States wanted to get to the championship. In the final match facing against North Korea, Morgan scored the winning goal (Alex). In Puebla, Mexico she marked her international debut and scored her first international goal against Cuba, at the 2008 CONCACAF