USWNT Legend Alex Morgan and Her Family – Everything You Need to Know

Alex Morgan is one of the best women’s soccer players to date. It’s safe to say that Alex Morgan and her national teammate, Megan Rapinoe are the proud faces of women’s soccer all across the globe. The USWNT star has definitely defied numerous odds by making a career out of her passion for soccer.

She also broke a major stereotype after returning to the sport after her giving birth to her daughter. Morgan has always given her family immense credit for her success throughout her career.

At this stature, he still has the utmost amount of respect for her parents and her two elder sisters. Without a doubt, she is a true example of how every sports star should manage their athletic and personal life. Let’s glance at her family life, from when she was a teenager until she became a mother.

Alex Morgan and her parents – Pam and Michael Morgan

On July 2, 1989, Alex Morgan was born to Pamela and Michael Morgan. She was born and brought up in San Dimas, California. Michael Morgan owned a construction business. The best part about the father-daughter journey is that both of them learned the sport together. Michael was extremely supportive of his daughter’s passion for soccer.

On the other hand, Pam went completely out of her way to support her daughter. While already having a day job, Pam enrolled for an MBA and attended night classes so that she could fund her daughter’s dream.

Morgan always looked up to her two elder sisters

Alex Morgan has two elder sisters. Jennifer is six years elder than the USWNT star, while Jeri is four years elder than her. The Morgan trio has always been extremely competitive since Day 1. Everything between them was always a competition. The three of them always loved beating each other, even if it was a running race.

Morgan’s mother, Pam, once revealed that Morgan was always ‘an observer’ in the room. She always studied both her sisters and their decisions while growing up. Funnily enough, the USWNT legend wrote a letter to her mother stating her intentions to become a soccer player, just like one of her elder sisters, who wrote that she wants to become a model.

How Morgan’s family shaped her soccer career

Michael and Pam Morgan played a major role in beautifully shaping Alex Morgan’s career when it was at its nascent stage.

The USWNT star’s dad used to take his youngest daughter for soccer coaching several times a week. He was kind enough to drive all around the city and give her friends a free ride, too. He used to do that because he wanted Alex Morgan to have an entire soccer team to practice with.

At the age of 13, Morgan was doing quite well at her soccer practice. To award her for her passion, her dad took her to a sports goods shop and bought her the most expensive cleats in the market worth $320. It’s important to also note that Michael was also going through serious financial issues after his construction company almost went bankrupt.

Morgan’s mom has always been an encourager since Day 1. She had nicknamed her mother ‘Wonder Woman’. Pam started went back to college to pursue her MBA degree. She wanted to basically fund all of her daughter’s ambitions for becoming a professional soccer player.

Relationship timeline – Alex Morgan and her husband Servando Carrasco

Alex Morgan met Servando Carrasco between 2007-2010. Both of them had enrolled to join the University of California in the same year. Morgan ended up playing a lot of soccer with her future husband during that phase.

After graduating from University, the two of them kept in touch with each other. After a few more years of long-distance dating, Servando decided that it was time to take the next step. In 2013, the MLS star proposed to Morgan during a fireworks show at Manhattan Beach.

The two soccer love birds didn’t take any longer to tie the knot. The soccer couple tied the knot on New Year’s Eve in 2014.

Many years later, the couple welcomed their first baby daughter, Charlie Elena, on May 7, 2020.

Morgan and Carrasco’s first child – Charlie

On October 24, 2019, the American soccer couple announced that they were expecting their first child.

“We are already in love and we haven’t even met her yet. Newest member of the Carrasco family, coming soon”, wrote Alex Morgan on Twitter.

On May 7, 2020, the popular soccer couple unveiled Charlie Elena Carrasco to the universe. She called Charlie her “super moon baby” on Twitter. Since then, young Charlie has been quite a regular visitor to her mother’s soccer games.

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Here is how the USWNT star manages her work-life and mom role

Alex Morgan was desperate to get back on the pitch after giving birth to Charlie. However, the COVID pandemic delayed her return to the pitch. On the brighter side, the USWNT star got the rest that she needed after her delivery. In an exclusive interview with People, Morgan said, “But, once we had Charlie, I feel like being able to spend so much time as a family was just a really, really positive”.

She continued, “I feel very fortunate to be able to see the positives in this. And that is to be able to spend way more time with my family than I ever had imagined before”.

Years later, on the ‘Trained’ podcast by NIKE, Morgan mentioned her mothers have helped her get through this critical phase along with her husband Servando. To give Morgan a break from Charlie, her mother, and mother-in-law used to operate around weekly shifts.

Earlier this year, she achieved a very unique record as a USWNT player after becoming a mother.

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All-in-all, Alex Morgan has always been a very ‘family-oriented’ person. During her early days, her parents and sisters helped her in every possible way to become a soccer player. Several years down the line, her family again were the ones who helped the USWNT star balance between motherhood and her soccer career too.