Alex Morgan (DBHS Class of 2007) has joined the National Women’s Soccer League expansion team THE SAN DIEGO WAVE FC and begins the season tonight, March 19, 2022, at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Stadium against felow expansion team Angel City FC. The game will be streamed by Paramount+. #brahmabuilt
The top team from each of the three four-team groups will advance to the semifinals, along with the highest placing second-place finisher. The semifinals will be played May 4 and championship May 7.
The league expanded from 10 teams to 12 for the 2022 campaign, and the newly formed San Diego Wave traded for Morgan, as well as signing fellow US international Abby Dahlkemper.
Morgan, who plays as a striker, scored 59 goals in her 137 appearances for club teams, while she’s also added 120 goals in 200 appearances between the United States National Team and its under 20-year-old squad.
Morgan spent most of the last five years playing for the Orlando Pride, scoring 23 goals in 66 appearances, but she did have brief stints in France for Lyon and in England for Tottenham Hotspur. The Pride hadn’t made the playoffs since 2017, and after another disappointing season in 2021, Morgan felt it was time to leave Orlando.