Alex
Morgan
- Position Forward
- Number 13
- Date of Birth Jul 02 1989
- Hometown Diamond Bar, CA
- Height 5' 7"
- Club San Diego Wave FC
At the 2011 World Cup, 22-year-old Alex Morgan—the youngest player on that U.S. World Cup roster—scored in the semi-final against France and scored again in the final against Japan. This was the spectacular introduction to one of the most prolific goal scorers in U.S. soccer history. On April 4, 2019, Morgan scored her 100th goal, and it was trademark Morgan: out-muscling a defender and crashing toward goal with incredible force and speed. Headed into her third World Cup, watch for Morgan to put on her most electrifying display yet.
From Baby Horse to Full-On Stallion
In the beginning of Morgan’s career, teammates nicknamed her “Baby Horse,” a name derived from her youth and equine-like gait. Not having begun club soccer until she was 14 years old, a fairly late start, she was all raw, wild power. Today, in the words of teammate Megan Rapinoe, Morgan has evolved into a “full-on stallion.” Her years in the WPS and NWSL have taken her all over. She also went to Lyon in 2017—even though it meant time away from her husband, MLS player Servando Carrasco, because she was hungry to go to the environment that would challenge her the most. Her game has evolved to all new levels of dangerous: she’s as able to meg a defender as she is able to out run them, and her vision and runs off the ball are as good as it gets.
2019 World Cup
From Baby Horse to Full-On Stallion
In the beginning of Morgan’s career, teammates nicknamed her “Baby Horse,” a name derived from her youth and equine-like gait. Not having begun club soccer until she was 14 years old, a fairly late start, she was all raw, wild power. Today, in the words of teammate Megan Rapinoe, Morgan has evolved into a “full-on stallion.” Her years in the WPS and NWSL have taken her all over. She also went to Lyon in 2017—even though it meant time away from her husband, MLS player Servando Carrasco, because she was hungry to go to the environment that would challenge her the most. Her game has evolved to all new levels of dangerous: she’s as able to meg a defender as she is able to out run them, and her vision and runs off the ball are as good as it gets.
2019 World Cup
