Growing up Alex Morgan attended Diamond Bar High School, where
she was a three-time all-league pick and was named a National Soccer Coaches
Association of America All-American. After high school, Morgan went to the
University of California at Berkeley, where she led her team, the Golden Bears
to the NCAA Tournament each of her four years. At the end of her career at Berkley, in
the fall of 2010 she was tied for third on the schools list for all-time
scores, with 45 goals which she was third in points with 107. At Berkley, she
was known for her speed and sprinting ability. She was named to the all-Pac-10
team four times and was a three-time Pac-10 all academic honorable mention
selection. Morgan played for the Olympic Development Program Regional and state
teams as well. She later credited the program as an important part of her development
as a soccer player programs like “ODP helped me especially because I did come
into the club scene late and it was important for me to play as much as
possible, play with the best players and learn from the best coaches. That, for
me, was crucial to my development”. In 2011 Alex Morgan was drafted first
overall 2011 Women’s Professional Soccer draft by the western New York Flash.
The same year she was on the US Women’s National Team and the 2011 FIFA Women’s
World Cup. The youngest player on the team, she scored her first World Cup goal
in the semi match against France, and the team went on to the finals, only loss
to Japan. Once the WPS suspended play at the end of the 2011 season, Morgan
joined the Seattle Sounders. Women of the United Soccer Leagues W-League, along
with other U.S. National team members like Hope Solo.
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