Alex

Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (American professional soccer player) is an attacking player. She also serves as captain of San Diego Wave FC of National Women's Soccer League, the top division of women's professional soccer. From 2018 until 2020, she was a co-captain of the women's national soccer team of America along with Megan Rappinoe. In the months following her graduation in the early years of the University of California, Berkeley and playing for the California Golden Bears, Morgan was selected as the top pick during the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash. Morgan made her professional debut at the time and played a major role in the team's win of the league championship. Morgan was 22, at the time, was the youngest player in the national team at the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup, which the team finished second. In the 2012 London Olympics, she scored the game-winning goal the 123rd minute in the semi-final game against Canada. She was able to finish 2012 with 21 and 28 goals. assists and was able to join Mia Hamm as the only American woman who scored 20 goals and provide 20 assists within the same year, she became the sixth and the tiniest U.S. player to score 20 goals in one season. She was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year and she was also named a FIFA World Player of the Year finalist. Morgan has also played a role in helping the United States win their titles in the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups, in which she was selected to the Dream Team for both tournaments and also won the Silver Boot in 2019.