Friends who know Morgan are most likely because of her excellent appearance, but they also ignore her strength.
Morgan made her "debut" in 2007, and as a first-year student at the University of California, Berkeley, she became the top scorer of the varsity team's Golden Bears with 8 goals. In the 2011 WPS (American Women's Professional League) draft, Morgan was selected by the West New York Lightning with the first pick. She is also the first female footballer in the history of the California Golden Bears to be selected by WPS in the first round.
In 2011, Morgan participated in the Women's World Cup in Germany with the United States team, and she was also the youngest of the U.S. national team. In the semi-final against France, in the final against Japan, there were goals.
Since the 12th Olympic Games, Morgan has been holding the starting position of the U.S. women's soccer team. She scored the winning goal against Canada in the semifinals, making her one of the most popular athletes in the united states and has been at the center for a decade.
Take a look at her main accolades:
2008 U-20 Women's World Cup Champion.
2011 Algarve Cup winner.
Gold medal in women's football at the London 2012 Olympic Games.
2015 World Cup winner
The 2019 World Cup winner, Morgan's record in the national team has completed a Grand Slam. Although it is not as good as teammates Warmbach, Lloyd and Lapierno in terms of personal honors, its commercial value and global popularity are complete.
No way, it's a world of faces.
Because of her sweet looks and extraordinary temperament, Morgan attracted the most attention and pursuit in the American sports world as soon as she debuted, and her aura has long surpassed the stadium - the money earned from playing football accounts for only a small part of her total personal income.
Morgan has signed sponsorship contracts with many well-known brands such as Nike, Coca-Cola, McDonald's Panasonic, etc., and it is easy to receive more than a few million dollars in advertising sponsorship fees every year. After winning the Women's World Cup in 2015, Morgan immediately became the cover of the U.S. version of the video game FIFA 2016.
In the United States, Morgan has long been a household sports star, and the California girl is more charismatic than Lloyd, who won FIFA Miss World Football for two consecutive years, and more popular than sexy goalkeeper Solo. Moreover, he was also selected by Victoria's Secret as the sexiest female athlete of 2016.
Morgan is also one of the athletes with the largest social media followers, with 9.2 million followers on Instagram two years ago (and the first person Kobe to follow after he opened Twitter). Retired U.S. women's soccer forward Warmbach once said of Morgan: "In terms of commercial potential, he is The Beckham of women's football. ”
Of course, Morgan showed the world not only a beautiful appearance, behind the aura, we can also see the image of an American girl with great athletic talent and strong will. Growing up near Los Angeles, she played basketball, volleyball, softball and soccer as a child, and eventually chose soccer and became the world's top goal killer.
It is worth mentioning that her club career has been equally exciting, she has not been at WPS, but has chosen to accept a different football culture. In December 2016, Morgan's joining Lyon was officially announced, and the news immediately caused a great response in the United States. Fox TV's editor-in-chief said the news was nothing more than an "earthquake" for the U.S. Soccer Association and the Women's Soccer League.
Although he only played one season in Lyon, that season benefited Morgan a lot. "Lyon has the best players in the world and my teammates are all the main players of their respective national teams, it was a fantastic experience, it was a bit difficult to adapt at the beginning, but I really liked that experience (Morgan scored 12 goals in 16 appearances in Lyon that season)."
In 2019, Morgan defended the World Cup with the U.S. women's soccer team. In October, after the Fidelity Women's World Cup tour in France calmed down, Morgan and her husband Carrasco (not the Belgian one) soon experienced the joy of knocking on the door when happiness came: "We have a new family member." Next April, the girl is coming. ”
As a two-time World Cup winner, Olympic champion and Champions League champion obligor, Morgan's rapids retreat were somewhat abrupt. After all, she has just played the world's top personal performance in the World Cup, and her appearance at various business events, media interviews and awards ceremonies in China continues to amplify her transformation from "American sweetheart" to "role model leader".
In May 2020, Morgan finished production, after which she began to fully recover. On September 12 of the same year, Morgan joined to the Spurs women's football team and began to compete in the Premier League women's football league. For the whole England women's team, this is definitely a super signing. Fans once ridiculed: Mourinho wanted a striker, finally bought.
In 2021, Morgan participated in the Tokyo Olympics with team USA and won the bronze medal.
From football to life, and from life to football, Morgan is constantly moving, bringing inspiration and encouragement to more people, and her path to advancement is far from stopping.