American · Diamond Bar, USA · Born 2 July 1989American professional soccer player and forward who became one of the most recognizable faces in women's soccer, winning two FIFA World Cups and Olympic gold.
Alexandra Patricia Morgan was born on 2 July 1989 in San Dimas, California, and grew up in nearby Diamond Bar with two older sisters, attending Diamond Bar High School. She began playing club soccer at a relatively late age for an elite athlete, not joining a competitive youth team until her early teens, before earning a scholarship to the University of California, Berkeley, where she was the Golden Bears' leading scorer as a freshman. Morgan earned her first cap for the U.S. women's national team in 2010 and quickly became one of the most recognisable and marketable athletes in American sport, combining clinical finishing with genuine star power that helped drive the growing popularity of the women's game in the United States. She scored a dramatic late goal in the semi-final of the 2012 Olympics, helping the U.S. reach the final, which they won for the gold medal. Morgan went on to win the World Cup with the United States in both 2015 and 2019, becoming one of the most prolific and celebrated forwards in the history of the American program, and added an Olympic bronze medal at the delayed 2020 Tokyo Games. At club level, she played for Portland Thorns, Orlando Pride, and San Diego Wave across a long National Women's Soccer League career, along with a season with Tottenham Hotspur in England. Morgan became an outspoken advocate for equal pay in women's sport, part of a landmark push by the U.S. women's national team that ultimately led to an equal pay agreement with U.S. Soccer in 2022. She retired in 2025 as one of the most decorated and influential figures in the history of American soccer.
Scoring 5 goals in 2019 World Cup semifinal celebration
How They Played
Pace, clinical finishing, and intelligent runs behind the defense
Lasting Impact
One of the most recognizable faces of women's soccer and advocate for equal pay
Career Honours
- FIFA World Cup Winner 2015, 2019
- Olympic Gold 2012
- US Soccer Female Athlete of the Year 2018
- CONCACAF Women's Championship 2014
- CONCACAF Women's Championship 2018
- SheBelieves Cup 2018
- SheBelieves Cup 2020
- SheBelieves Cup 2021
| Club | Period | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Coast FC | 2008–2009 | 2 | 2 |
| California Storm | 2010–2010 | 3 | 5 |
| Pali Blues | 2010–2010 | 3 | 1 |
| Western New York Flash | 2011–2011 | 13 | 4 |
| Seattle Sounders Women | 2012–2012 | 3 | 2 |
| Portland Thorns | 2013–2015 | 36 | 15 |
| Orlando Pride | 2016–2016 | 15 | 4 |
| Lyon | 2017–2017 | 8 | 5 |
| Orlando Pride | 2017–2020 | 38 | 14 |
| Tottenham Hotspur | 2020–2020 | 4 | 2 |
| Orlando Pride | 2021–2021 | 13 | 5 |
| San Diego Wave | 2022–2024 | 48 | 22 |
 USA | — | 190 | 123 |
American Athletes