Alexandra Morgan Carrasco born Alexandra Patricia Morgan is an American professional soccer player who plays as a striker and captains San Diego Wave FC of the National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL), the highest division of women’s professional soccer in the United States, and the United States women’s national soccer team.
In 2013, the inaugural season of the National Women’s Soccer League, Morgan joined Portland Thorns FC and helped the team win the league title that year. Morgan played for the Thorns through the 2015 season, after which she was traded to first-year franchise Orlando Pride.
In 2017, Morgan signed with the French team Lyon, where she won the continental European treble, which included the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
Morgan, along with Canada’s Christine Sinclair and Australia’s Steph Catley, became the first women’s soccer player to appear on the cover of FIFA video games in 2015. Morgan also appeared alongside Lionel Messi on covers of FIFA 16 sold in the United States. She was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2019 and 2022.
Why Is Alex Morgan A Hero?
Alex was considered a hero because In 2012, at age 23, Alex Morgan had success in the U.S. Olympic Women’s Soccer Team where she won her first Olympic Gold Medal by assisting her team in winning 2-1 against Japan.
The 2012 Olympic Soccer game between the U.S and Japan was the largest soccer crowd in Olympic history.
Alexandra Patricia Morgan has the qualities of devotion, firm and fighter in her blood when it comes to facing obstacles and making it to the top. She has a hero written all over her body. Alex Morgan has the heroic quality of a fighter because facing bumps in the road, a small hill in her words.
How Old Is Alex Morgan?
She is 33 years, born on July 2, 1989.