Alex Morganthe legendary forward for the United States national team, announced on Thursday that she is retiring from professional soccer and that she will play her last game this Sunday with the San Diego Wave in the NWSL. At 35 years old, the two-time world champion has 123 goals and 53 assists in international soccer.
The Wave forward was one of the great protagonists of the United States’ golden cycle alongside Megan Rapinoe, who retired from soccer in 2023. “I have grown up on this team, it was much more than football. It was about friendships and the enormous respect and support between us, the work to promote the Global investments in women’s sportand key moments of success on and off the field,” Morgan said in remarks released by the United States Soccer Federation.
“I am incredibly honoured to have represented this shield for 15 years,” she added. Morgan played 22 matches at the World Cup and was crowned champion in 2015 and 2019She also won Olympic gold in London 2012.
The American announced this Thursday that she is pregnant and will be a mother for the second time. Her last match It will be this Sunday with the Wave against the North Carolina Courage.
