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Alexandra Morgan Carrasco, an American professional soccer player, is a striker with San Diego Wave FC (NWSL), which is the top level of women's soccer in United States. She also co-captained the United States women's soccer team between 2018 and 2020 with Megan Rapinoe and Carli Lloyd. After graduating early from the University of California, Berkeley, where she played with the California Golden Bears, Morgan was selected as the top pick during the 2011 WPS Draft by the Western New York Flash. Morgan made her professional debut at the time and played a major role in winning the league championship. Morgan was then just 22 years old. young, was the youngest national player to play at the FIFA Women's World Cup 2011 and finished second. In the 2012 London Olympics, she scored the game-winning goal in the 123rd minute in the semi-final game against Canada. She was able to finish 2012 with 28 goals and 21 assists, joining Mia Hamm as the only American woman who scored 20 goals and score 20 assists within the same calendar year , making her the sixth and the youngest U.S. player to score 20 goals in a single season. Following her selection as the U.S. Soccer Female Player of the Year, Morgan was also a FIFA World Player of the Award finalist. Morgan was also instrumental in the United States winning their titles during the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cups and the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup. She was named to both the Dream Team for both tournaments. In 2019, she won the Silver Boot.