San Diego Wave have signed United States girls's countrywide team forward Alex Morgan ahead of their inaugural National Women's Soccer League season.
Morgan joins from the Orlando Pride, wherein she has played on the grounds that 2017 aside from a short stint with Women's Super League group Tottenham Hotspur.
"As a Southern California local, I am excited to be making a long-term dedication to Wave FC and the town of San Diego," she stated in a announcement.
"I am coming home to associate with this ambitious new membership and to push the league ahead for generations of football gamers to return. I can't wait to get commenced and I will do the whole lot I can to assist convey a championship to this tremendous metropolis."
The stellar forward is set to join fellow USWNT teammate Abby Dahlkemper and previous Pride player Jodie Taylor on the membership.
"We are pleased to have a player of the caliber of Alex Morgan each on the pitch and in our locker room," Wave FC head teach Casey Stoney stated.
"Alex is a confirmed purpose scorer at the very highest degree and her world magnificence ability, mentality and competitiveness will most effective upload to our ability to compete on this league. I am excited to work with Alex and to peer what this crew can reap."
Morgan has scored one hundred fifteen desires in 190 appearances for the USWNT, and stands as a -time World Cup champion and an Olympic gold medalist. She additionally received the NWSL Championship in 2013 with the Portland Thorns and the Champions League in 2016-17 with Lyon.
In her 5 seasons with the Orlando Pride, Morgan has netted 23 desires in 66 appearances.
The Orlando crew launched a assertion on the participant's transfer, including they "appreciate her desire to play towards her own family" but that they might no longer make a proper assertion till "the transaction is official and timing is suitable."
