Alex Morgan set a new U.S. women’s national team record on Wednesday night, as her tremendous goal against Brazil saw her become the team’s all-time top scoring mom.
Morgan fired home an unstoppable effort from the top of the box in the first half, as the USWNT clinched the SheBelieves Cup with a 2-1 win over Brazil.
It was Morgan’s 14th national team goal since she gave birth to her daughter Charlie in 2020, passing Joy Fawcett atop the USWNT mom scoring charts.
In the post-game press conference, Morgan’s strike partner Mallory Swanson paid tribute to her teammate.
“It’s very inspiring,” Swanson said. “Obviously I knew Alex and looked up to her before she had Charlie. But seeing her as a mother and what motherhood brings, she’s just a completely different person. It’s just super inspiring that not only off the field she’s a great mom, but on the field, she’s still able to do what she has always done and score goals, and basically be Alex Morgan.”
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“Coaching Alex now for three years, all I can say is she’s a true winner,” U.S. coach Vlatko Andonovski said. “She’s a great leader, and she always comes through when you need her as a player but also as a mom. It’s very inspiring for a lot of females that want to have kids and want to come back and play. Obviously she’s not the first one, but for her to model that and continue doing that is great.”
Morgan is one of three moms currently with the USWNT, along with Crystal Dunn and AD Franch. All three brought their children along with them for the SheBelieves Cup, adding plenty of excitement to the national team environment.
“And last thing, we enjoy having Charlie and all the other [kids] in the [USWNT] environment. It certainly gets busy at times, but it’s fun.”
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