Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan
Morgan with the United States in 2019
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Morgan Carrasco
Birth name Alexandra Patricia Morgan
Date of birth (1989-07-02) July 2, 1989
Place of birth San Dimas, California, U.S.
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Position Striker
Youth career
Club soccer AYSO Region 31
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 California Golden Bears 67 (45)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 West Coast FC 2 (2)
2010 California Storm 3 (5)
2010 Pali Blues 3 (1)
2011 Western New York Flash 13 (4)
2012 Seattle Sounders Women 3 (2)
2013–2015 Portland Thorns 36 (15)
2016 Orlando Pride 15 (4)
2017 Lyon 8 (5)
2017–2020 Orlando Pride 38 (14)
2020 Tottenham Hotspur 4 (2)
2021 Orlando Pride 13 (5)
2022–2024 San Diego Wave 48 (22)
Total 186 (81)
International career
2008 United States U20 10 (5)
2010–2024 United States 224 (123)
Medal record
Women's soccer
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2012 LondonTeam
Bronze medal – third place2020 TokyoTeam
FIFA Women's World Cup
Winner2015 Canada
Winner2019 France
Runner-up2011 Germany
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner2014 United States
Winner2018 United States
Winner2022 Mexico
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Winner2008 Chile
CONCACAF W Gold Cup
Winner2024 United States
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born Alexandra Patricia Morgan; July 2, 1989) is an American former professional soccer player. She played in four editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup with the United States national team, winning in 2015 and 2019, and finishing second in 2011. She co-captained the national team with Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe from 2018 to 2020, and with Lindsey Horan in 2023. In 2012, Morgan and the U.S. team won the gold medal at the Summer Olympics, and Morgan registered 28 goals and 21 assists, becoming the second American woman after Mia Hamm to register 20 goals and 20 assists in a calendar year. She was named U.S. Soccer Female Athlete of the Year for 2012 and was a FIFA World Player of the Year finalist. Morgan was ranked by Time as the top-paid American female soccer player in 2015, largely due to her numerous endorsement deals.

At the professional level, Morgan was drafted number one overall in the 2011 Women's Professional Soccer Draft by the Western New York Flash. After helping the Flash win the league championship, she joined Portland Thorns FC in the inaugural season of the National Women's Soccer League. Morgan and the Thorns won the 2013 league championship before she was traded to Orlando Pride. In 2017, she signed with the French club Lyon, where she won the continental European treble, including the UEFA Women's Champions League. While playing for San Diego Wave FC in 2022, Morgan received the NWSL Golden Boot as the league's top scorer, and helped the team win the NWSL Shield the following season.

Off the field, Morgan teamed with Simon & Schuster to write The Kicks, a children's book series about four soccer players. The first book in the series, Saving the Team, debuted at number seven on The New York Times Best Seller list in May 2013. A film starring Morgan, Alex & Me, was released in 2018. Morgan was named one of Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2019 and 2022. She retired from soccer in 2024.