Alex Morgan is officially hanging the cleats up. The USWNT soccer star announced her retirement from the game and her pregnancy on Thursday.
For the last 14 years of her life, Morgan has been one of the most important stars on the USWNT. She made her first cap in March of 2010 and was key in the team’s World Cup wins for 2015 and 2019, as well as their gold medal run in 2012. That’s why it was so shocking when she was left off of the roster for this year’s Olympic team.
Here we are, 123 international goals later, and Morgan is calling it a career. What a career it’s been. Let’s take a look back at some of the moments she’s been in through the years.
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Alex Morgan is seen here celebrating with teammates after scoring a goal in the 2011 World Cup semis against France.
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Here’s Morgan taking a portrait photo ahead of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.
Alex Morgan doing Alex Morgan things
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Morgan keeping the ball in play in a friendly matchup against China in 2012
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Here’s Morgan celebrating a USWNT goal with Carli Lloyd during the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Morgan and the USWNT did a walkthrough of Old Trafford during the 2012 Olympic Games.
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Here’s Morgan doing her thing against North Korea in the preliminary round of the 2012 London Games.
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Morgan celebrated with fans after scoring the winning goal in extra time during the semi-final against Canada in the 2012 London games.
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Morgan was really good at splitting defenses in her prime. Here she is doing that against Mexico in 2014.
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Here’s Morgan blowing by a Colombian defender during the 2015 World Cup.
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The 2015 World Cup was a special moment for the USWNT. Tears flowed for Morgan after the team won it all.
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Remember what I said about splitting defenders? Here she is doing it again against China in a friendly.
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Morgan really hit her stride in the 2019 World Cup. Here she is after scoring a goal against England in the semis.
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Here Morgan is in one of her last matches during a friendly in 2023.
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Morgan won Best Female Athlete during the 2019 ESPY awards after the World Cup.
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Alex Morgan and USWNT hoist the World Cup trophy after repeating in 2019.
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Here’s Morgan and the rest of the squad celebrating their World Cup win in 2019 during the parade.