Player Bio

2010: Played in eight matches for the USA, starting four … Played all 180 minutes in two matches at the CONCACAF Women’s World Cup Qualifying tournament … 2008: Made her first roster and debuted in January at the Four Nations Tournament in China, starting and playing every minute of games against Canada and Finland … Her first start in a 4-0 win against Canada was also Pia Sundhage’s first match as head coach of the USA … First call-up came in January… Youth National Teams: Played for the U.S. U-23/U-21 Women’s National Team in 2006 and 2007 … First Appearance: Jan. 16, 2008, vs. Canada … First goal: None.

2010-11: Helped Frankfurt win the German Cup in 2011, a 2-1 victory against Turbine Potsdam in front of more than 20,000 fans in her last game for Frankfurt before returning to the USA after four years abroad … 2009: She regained match fitness to play in 10 matches, starting nine, on loan with the Washington Freedom during the 2009 WPS season … 2008-09: Wasn’t able to play for most of the 2008-2009 season at Frankfurt due to a foot injury that kept her out for about nine months … 2008: Allocated to the Washington Freedom before the start-up of Women’s Professional Soccer in 2008, but due to her contract with Frankfurt she was initially unavailable to the Freedom … 2007-08: She won “the treble” in 2008, winning a UEFA Women’s Championship, the Bundesliga title and the German Cup with Frankfurt … Scored her first goal in Germany on Feb. 24, 2008, vs. FCR Duisburg … Youth: Coached by her dad Ken Krieger on the Prince William Sparklers, for whom she played from age 7 to 19 … Eight players stayed with the team for that entire run and almost every player went on to play NCAA Division I.

Played at Penn State from 2003-2007 where she was a two-time All-America and a First-Team NSCAA All-American … Started every game she played for the Nittany Lions, totaling 87 career matches … Scored 11 goals with 19 assists during her college career … Had a career high seven goals as a junior and a career high nine assists as a freshman … Broke her leg two days before the opening of the NCAA playoffs during her junior season in November of 2006 … She was the Big-10 Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 2006 …. The Big-10 Freshman of the Year in 2003 … Helped the Nittany Lions to four consecutive Big-10 titles … High School: Attended Forest Park Senior High School in Woodbridge, Va. … The Virginia Gatorade Girls’ Soccer Player of the Year as a senior in 2003 … First-Team All-Metro as a junior and senior … Team captain as a junior and senior for the Bruins.

Full name is Alexandra Blaire Krieger … Majored in advertising and public relations at Penn State … Speaks fluent German … While living in Germany, she traveled to visit Russia, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Switzerland, Turkey, France and England … Has a goal of being a wedding planner when she is done with her soccer career … Enjoys having afternoon coffee with friends at street-side cafes in Europe … Favorite color is fuchsia … Loves epic movies about history, like “Robin Hood,” “Gladiator,” “Braveheart” and “King Arthur” … Favorite food is Mexican … Brother is a professional hair-stylist at the Aveda Hair Salon in New York City … Loves to read … Loves going to live sporting events … Is a big Washington Redskins fan and proud Penn State alumna who loves to follow Nittany Lion sports … Loves going to live concerts and Broadway musicals … Dad is director of coaching for both boys and girls for the Prince William Soccer Club in Woodbridge, Va. … Mom lives in Miami and is a physical education teacher at a girls’ private school.