
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco, an American professional soccer player plays as a striker for San Diego Wave FC (NWSL) which is the highest level of women's soccer in United States. She also co-captained the United States women's soccer team from 2018 to 2020 with Megan Rapinoe as well as Carli Lloyd. [8][9] Shortly after graduating in the early years of the University of California, Berkeley where she was a player with the California Golden Bears, Morgan was drafted number one overall during the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash. Morgan made her debut as a professional there , and was a key player in helping the team win the league title. Morgan, then 22 years older, was the youngest national player to play at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 where she placed second. In the 123rd minutes of the semi-final clash against Canada at the 2012 London Olympics she scored the game-winning goal. 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 give 20 assists within the same calendar year and making her the sixth and the youngest U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single season. She was awarded the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, and was an FIFA World Player of the The Year finalist. Morgan was also instrumental in helping the United States winning their titles during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. Morgan was named to both the Dream Team for both tournaments. In 2019, she took home the Silver Boot.
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