Sports Quiz: Guess the women’s soccer player

By: Dani Santos, SFU Student

Test your women’s soccer knowledge with this sports quiz! Try to guess who the player is through these clues.

1. She is from California.
2. She is married and has a 4-year-old daughter named Charlie.
3. She earned her first international cap in 2010 in a match against Mexico.
4. She went to college at the University of California-Berkeley and graduated with a degree in political economy.
5. She has written a memoir about her soccer journey as well as some children’s books.
6. She owns two pitbulls named Kona and Blue.
7. She is one of the most prominent strikers in women’s soccer with 123 international goals.
8. Her iconic look involves a ponytail and a pink headband.
9. In 2023, she founded a charity organization in addition to her clothing brand TOGETHXR (which she created alongside other women athletes).
10. She recently announced her retirement in September this year, making her final international game on June 4, 2024, against the Korea Republic, and her last club game for the San Diego Wave on September 8, 2024, against the North Carolina Courage.

If you guessed Alex Morgan, you’re right! To commemorate her achievements and contributions on and off the field, it’s nice to look back on these facts that have made Alex Morgan into the person and player she is. Her legacy in women’s soccer must live on!