Morgan Brian
Brian with the United States women's national soccer team in June 2016
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| Full name | Morgan "Moe" Paige Brian | ||
| Date of birth | February 26, 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | St. Simons, Georgia, United States | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Houston Dash | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Ponte Vedra Storm | ||
| 2007–2011 | Frederica Academy | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Virginia Cavaliers | 81 | (41) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Houston Dash | 21 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2010 | United States U17 | 22 | (15) |
| 2012 | United States U20 | 21 | (4) |
| 2013– | United States | 63 | (6) |
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 9, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 13, 2016 |
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Morgan Paige Brian (born February 26, 1993) is an American soccer player and FIFA Women's World Cup champion. She is currently a midfielder for the United States women's national soccer team as well as the Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League, the highest division of women's soccer in the United States. She first appeared for the United States national team during a friendly against Korea Republic on June 15, 2013. She has since made 63 total appearances for the team and scored six goals.
Brian has represented the United States at one FIFA Women's World Cup tournament in 2015. At 22, she was the youngest member of the team. She played in six games of the tournament, starting four. Brian recorded an assist in the World Cup final against Japan, passing the ball to Tobin Heath, who scored the final goal of the match.
Brian played collegiate soccer with the University of Virginia Cavaliers from 2011 to 2014. In her four years with the Cavaliers, she scored 40 goals and recorded 40 assists, finishing her collegiate career ranked second in career points. Brian won the MAC Hermann Trophy in both 2013 and 2014, becoming the fourth women's player to win the award in consecutive years. Following her collegiate career, Brian was selected first overall by the Houston Dash in the 2015 NWSL College Draft that took place on January 16, 2015. She is currently in her second season with the Dash.
Born in St. Simon's Island, Georgia to Vickie and Steve Brian, Morgan was raised with her older sister Jennifer. St. Simon's Island had an immense soccer culture and Brian played with girls who were four or five years older than her. Because of her small size among the team, she earned the nickname 'Plankton.' Brian eventually went on to play with the Ponte Vedra Storm in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, where she played from U-12 to U-19. However, the team played as the Clay County Soccer Club for their U-19 year. While with the Storm, Brian won state championships at the U-17 and U-17 levels. In their U-19 year, as the Clay County Soccer Club, the team won the 2012 United States Youth Soccer National Championship. Brian missed the championships, as she was with the United States U-20 women's national team.
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