Alex Morgan

Alexandra Patricia Morgan (born July 2, 1989 in San Dimas, California, United States) is a professional women's footballer. She plays as a forward for the San Diego Wave of the National Women’s Soccer League and the United States women's national soccer team.^[6]

Alex Morgan

Morgan in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Morgan Carrasco[1]
Birth name	Alexandra Patricia Morgan[2]
Date of birth	(1989-07-02) July 2, 1989 (age 36)[3]
Place of birth	San Dimas, California, U.S.
Height	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[4][5]
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	San Diego Wave
Number	13
Youth career
	AYSO Region 31
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2010	California Golden Bears	67[2]	(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 FC	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–	San Diego Wave	38	(22)
International career‡
2008	United States U20	10	(5)
2010–	United States	215	(121)
Medal record Women's soccer Representing  United States Olympic Games 2012 London Team 2020 Tokyo Team FIFA Women's World Cup Winner 2015 Canada Winner 2019 France Runner-up 2011 Germany CONCACAF W Championship Winner 2014 United States Winner 2018 United States Winner 2022 Mexico FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Winner 2008 Chile
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 1, 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 29, 2023

She won an Olympic gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics, a bronze medal in the 2020 Summer Olympics, and also the 2015 and 2019 World Cups with the US national team.^[7]

Career

Morgan began her career with West Coast FC in the WPSL in 2008. Then she moved to California Storm in 2010, and later that year she moved to Pali Blues of the USL W-League. In 2011, she transferred to Western New York Flash, and in 2012, she joined Seattle Sounders. Morgan moved to Oregon to play for Portland Thorns in 2013, and she stayed with the team until 2015. Orlando Pride bought her in October 2015, and Morgan played for them from 2016 to 2019.^[8] She also played one season with Olympique Lyon in France, and she won the UEFA Women's Champions League that season. She won three trophies with Olympique Lyon.

Career statistics

College

Appearances and goals by College team and year^[2]

College team	Year	Apps	Goals
California Golden Bears	2007	17	8
	2008	17	9
	2009	21	14
	2010	12	14
Total		67	45

Club

As of match played September 9, 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League					Cup[a]		Continental		Total		Ref.
		Division	Regular season		Play-offs
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
West Coast FC	2008	WPSL	1	2	0	0	–		–		1	2	[9]
	2009		1	0	—		–		–		1	0	[9][10]
	Total		2	2	0	0	–		–		2	2	—
California Storm	2010	WPSL	3	5	0	0	–		–		3	5	[9]
Pali Blues	2010	USL W-League	3	1	0	0	–		–		3	1	[9]
Western New York Flash	2011	WPS	13	4	1	0	–		–		14	4	[11][12][13]
Seattle Sounders	2012	USL W-League	3	2	0	0	–		–		3	2	[14]
Portland Thorns FC	2013	NWSL	18	8	1	0	–		–		19	8	[15][16]
	2014		14	6	1	0	–		–		15	6	[17][18]
	2015		4	1	—		–		–		4	1	[19]
	Total		36	15	2	0	–		–		38	15	—
Orlando Pride	2016	NWSL	15	4	–		–		–		15	4	[20]
	2017		13	9	1	0	–		–		14	9	[20]
	2018		19	5	–		–		–		19	5	[20]
	2019		6	0	–		–		–		6	0	[20]
	2020		–		–		0	0	–		0	0	[20]
	2021		13	5	–		2	0	–		15	5	[20]
	Total		66	23	1	0	2	0	—		69	23	—
Lyon	2016–17	Division 1 Féminine	8	5	—		3	7	5[b]	0	16	12	[21][22]
Tottenham Hotspur	2020–21	FA WSL	4	2	—		1	0	—		5	2
San Diego Wave FC	2022	NWSL	17	15	2	1	6	4	–		25	20	[23]
	2023		18	7	1	0	1	0	–		20	7
	2024		13	0	0	0	1	1	3[c]	0	17	1
	Total		48	22	3	1	8	5	3	0	62	28	—
Career total			186	81	7	1	14	12	8	0	215	94	—

Notes

1. Includes Coupe de France Féminine, FA Women's League Cup and NWSL Challenge Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
3. Appearances in NWSL x Liga MX Femenil Summer Cup

International

See also: List of international goals scored by Alex Morgan

As of match played June 4, 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals	Ref.
United States	2010	8	4	[24]
	2011	19	6	[25]
	2012	31	28	[26]
	2013	12	6	[27]
	2014	7	5	[28]
	2015	22	7	[29]
	2016	21	17	[30]
	2017	14	7	[31]
	2018	19	18	[32]
	2019	16	9	[33]
	2020	1	0	[34]
	2021	20	8
	2022	10	4
	2023	15	2
	2024	9	2
Total		224	123

Honors and awards

Western New York Flash

• WPS Championship: 2011^[35]

Portland Thorns

• NWSL Championship: 2013^[36]

Lyon

• Division 1 Féminine: 2016–17^[37]
• Coupe de France Féminine: 2016–17^[37]
• UEFA Women's Champions League: 2016–17^[37]

San Diego Wave

• NWSL Shield: 2023^[38]
• NWSL Challenge Cup: 2024^[39]

United States U20

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup: 2008^[40]
• CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship runner-up: 2008

United States

• FIFA Women's World Cup: 2015,^[41] 2019^[42]
• Olympic Gold Medal: 2012^[40]
• Olympic Bronze Medal: 2020
• CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2014,^[40] 2018,^[43] 2022^[44]
• CONCACAF W Gold Cup: 2024^[45]
• CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament: 2012, 2016^[40]
• SheBelieves Cup: 2016,^[40] 2018,^[46] 2021,^[47] 2022,^[48] 2023,^[49]2024^[50]
• Algarve Cup: 2011, 2013, 2015^[40]
• Four Nations Tournament: 2011^[40]

Individual

• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Silver Ball: 2008^[51]
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Bronze Boot: 2008^[51]
• FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup All-Star Team: 2008^[52]
• ESPY Award Best Female Athlete: 2019^[53]
• ESPY Award Best Breakthrough Athlete nominee: 2012^[54]
• ESPY Award Best Moment nominee: 2013^[55]
• ESPY Award Best Team: 2015, 2019^[56]
• Women's Sports Foundation Sportswoman of the Year, Team Sport: 2012^[57]
• U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year: 2012^[58] 2018^[59]
• FIFA World Player of the Year finalist: 2012^[60]
• The Best FIFA Women's Player: 2019 (finalist);^[61] 2022 (finalist)^[62]
• National Women's Soccer League Second Best XI: 2013,^[63] 2017^[64]
• CONCACAF Player of the Year: 2013,^[65] 2016,^[66] 2017,^[67] 2018^[68]
• USWNT All-Time Best XI: 2013^[69]
• SheBelieves Cup Golden Boot and Golden Ball: 2016^[70]
• FIFA FIFPRO Women's World 11: 2016, 2017, 2019,^[71] 2021,^[72] 2022,^[73] 2023^[74]
• CONCACAF Women's Championship Golden Boot: 2018
• IFFHS Women's World Team: 2017,^[75] 2018,^[76] 2019,^[77] 2022^[78]
• IFFHS World's Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020^[79]
• IFFHS CONCACAF Woman Team of the Decade 2011–2020^[80]
• FIFA Women's World Cup Silver Boot: 2019^[81]
• CONCACAF Women's Championship Golden Ball: 2022^[44]
• CONCACAF Women's Championship Best XI: 2022^[82]
• NWSL Golden Boot: 2022^[83]
• NWSL Best XI: 2022^[84]
• 2024 NWSL Challenge Cup: Player of the Final (MVP)^[85]