Alex Morgan

Alex Morgan is an American former football (soccer) player who played professionally between 2008 and 2024. Alex began her career playing for the California Golden Bears while she attended University of California, Berkeley from 2007 and 2010. She graduated university as Berkeley’s third highest scoring footballer of all time. In 2006, when she was 17, Alex was selected for the United States under-20 women’s national football team and in 2008 she scored the championship goal at the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Chile.

During her professional career, Alex Morgan played for a number of teams in the US including: Western New York Flash, Seattle Sounders Women, Portland Thorns FC, Orlando Pride and San Diego Wave FC. She also had stints with the French team, Lyon, with whom she won the 2017 UEFA Women’s Champions League Final and the UK’s Tottenham Hotspur.

As part of the US national team, Alex played in four FIFA Women’s World Cups, winning in 2015 and 2019. Her team also won the gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics and Alex became the second American woman to score 20 goals and collect 20 assists in one calendar year. She was awarded the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year by US Soccer.

Why Alex Morgan is vegan

Alex Morgan is vegan for the animals.

Alex Morgan became vegan around 2017 after starring in an animal rights campaign video alongside her rescued dog, Blue.¹Great Vegan Athletes. 2026. Alex Morgan. Available: https://www.greatveganathletes.com/alex-morgan-vegan-soccer-player/ [Accessed 7 October 2026]. She stated “I’m passionate about giving animals a voice. I even adopted a vegan diet, because it didn’t feel fair to have a dog I adore, and yet eat meat all the time.”²Taylor, C. 2019. Take your best shot: Life Lessons with soccer star Alex Morgan. Reuters. Available: https://www.reuters.com/article/markets/wealth/take-your-best-shot-life-lessons-with-soccer-star-alex-morgan-idUSKCN1R80HO/ [Accessed 7 October 2026]. Although she went vegan for the animals, she found that her new plant-based diet gave her more energy on the football pitch too.³Gregory, S. 2019. ‘You Have to Take a Stand.’ Soccer Phenom Alex Morgan Wants the Respect—and Money—Female Players Deserve. Time. Available: https://time.com/5594356/alex-morgan-world-cup/ [Accessed 7 October 2026].

“I’m passionate about giving animals a voice. I even adopted a vegan diet, because it didn’t feel fair to have a dog I adore, and yet eat meat all the time.”