Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born July 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player. She plays as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur of the English FA Women’s Super League and the United States women’s national soccer team. She was the youngest player on the national team at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where the team won silver. At the 2012 London Olympics, she scored the match-winning goal in the 123rd minute of the semi-final match against Canada.
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Alexandra Morgan Carrasco (born July 2, 1989) is an American professional soccer player. She plays as a forward for Tottenham Hotspur of the English FA Women’s Super League and the United States women’s national soccer team. She was the youngest player on the national team at the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup, where the team won silver. At the 2012 London Olympics, she scored the match-winning goal in the 123rd minute of the semi-final match against Canada. In 2015, Morgan was ranked by Time as the top-paid American women’s soccer player, largely due to her numerous endorsement deals. In 2017, Morgan signed with French team Lyon, where she won the continental European treble, which included the UEFA Women’s Champions League. In 2018, she was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019. Off the field, Morgan teamed with Simon & Schuster to write a middle-grade book series about four soccer players: The Kicks. The first book in the series, Saving the Team, debuted at number seven on The New York Times Best Seller list in May 2013. She also starred in her acting debut, Alex & Me, which was released in June 2018 where she plays a fictionalized version of herself. She has also appeared on the cover of FIFA 16 sold in the U.S. and FIFA 16 in the UK. She is also one of the first three women’s players to appear on a FIFA video game cover. Morgan was named to the Dream Team for both the 2015 and 2019 FIFA World Cups. She won the Silver Boot in 2015 and was named the World Player of the Year finalist for both tournaments.
In 2019, Morgan won the Golden Boot at the World Cup for scoring the most goals and assisting the most assists in the tournament. She played for the California Golden Bears from 2007 to 2010. She led the Cal Bears to the NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship in her first season and helped the team reach the final of the NCAA Women’s Division I Championship in 2010. In 2012, she became the sixth and youngest U. S. player to score 20 goals in a single season and the only American woman to do so. In 2013, the inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League, Morgan joined Portland Thorns FC and helped them win the league title that year. At age 17, Morgan called up to the under-20 women’s team. While playing in a scrimmage for the men’s team, she sustained an anterior cruciate ligament injury and did not play for the team again until April 2008. Despite absences due to national team commitments throughout her collegiate career, Morgan led the NCAA team in scoring in the first season with the Cal Golden Bears. In 2011, she made her professional debut with the Western New York Flash and helped her team win the WPS championship. In 2014, she joined the Orlando Pride and was traded to first-year franchise Orlando Pride for the 2015 season. Since 2018, Morgan has co-captained the nationalteam with Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe.
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