Alexandra Patricia "Alex Morgan" (born July 2, 1989) is an American soccer player from Diamond Bar, California.
Alex Morgan is a forward for Seattle Sounders Women and member of the US Women's National Team.
Alex Morgan's last goal of her freshman season came against Stanford in the second round of the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
Morgan was the youngest player on the USA's roster at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
The Golden Bears bowed out of the first round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament while Morgan was playing at the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Morgan continued to lead the Golden Bears' scoring during her sophomore season with nine goals in 2008, despite being out for part of the season due to national team commitments.
She scored fourteen goals and eight assists during the Bears' 2009 season.Morgan is third all-time in goals scored (45) for the Golden Bears.
Morgan continued to lead the Golden Bears' scoring during her sophomore season with nine goals in 2008, despite being out for part of the season due to national team commitments.
Alex Morgan was the first California Golden Bears women's soccer player to be drafted in the first round of Women's Professional Soccer.
She scored fourteen goals and eight assists during the Bears' 2009 season.
Morgan was named to the United States U-20 women's national team that competed in the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile, scoring a total of four goals in the tournament against France, Argentina and North Korea.
Morgan's performance on the field earned her the Bronze Shoe as the tournament's third-highest scorer and the Silver Ball as the tournament's second-best player behind teammate Sydney Leroux.
Alex Morgan's last goal scored against North Korea was subsequently voted the best goal of the tournament, and later FIFA's second-best goal of the year.
Alex Morgan's most important goal to date came a month later in a crucial road game against Italy, with a Women's World Cup berth on the line for the United States.
"I have probably improved the most with my vision of the game and my movement off the ball. Its a big step whether its from college or the youth teams to the full national team. Training as consistently as I have been with the national team, these improvements have come naturally with a high level of intensity and competition," Quotes Alex Morgan
Morgan was on the national team that placed second in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup.
On July 13, 2011, Alex Morgan scored her first FIFA Women's World Cup goal in the 82nd minute of the semi-final matchup against France, giving the USA a 3–1 lead and ultimately, the victory.
Alex appeared in the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue appearing in a section of athletes in body paint.
Alex Morgan scored the first goal (69') in the FIFA World Cup Final against Japan after coming on as a substitute at the half, as well as assisting on the Abby Wambach header (104') for a goal in extra time.





