
Alexandra Morgan Carrasco is an American professional soccer player who plays as an attacker and captain for San Diego Wave FC of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) which is the top division of women's soccer in the United States, and the United States women's national soccer team.She co-captained the United States women's national soccer team alongside Carli Lloyd and Megan Rapinoe between 2018 until 2020. [8][9] Morgan was drafted as the number one player in the Western New York Flash's 2011 WPS Draft shortly after she completed her degree early at the University of California, Berkeley. Morgan played for the California Golden Bears. Morgan made her debut as a professional at the club and helped the team win the league championship. Morgan was then just 22 years old. aged, was the smallest national player at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 and finished second. In the 123rd minutes of the semi-final game against Canada during the 2012 London Olympics she scored the match-winning goals. The 2012 season ended with 28 goals and 21 assists along with Mia Hamm as the only American woman to score 20 goals and score 20 assists during the same calendar year , making her the sixth and the tiniest U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single season. She was named U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year and was named a 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 2019. Morgan was named to both the Dream Team and won the Silver Boot in 2019.
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