Alana Simone Cook was born on April 11,1997 and is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center back for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the United States national team.
20 Facts About Alana Cook
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Alana Cook debuted for the United States national team in 2019.
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Alana Cook was selected in the squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Alana Cook was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to parents Florence and Bryan Alana Cook and raised with sister Brianna in Worcester and Far Hills, New Jersey.
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Alana Cook attended The Pennington School, a boarding school in Pennington, New Jersey, and helped guide the varsity soccer team to regional and state titles.
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Alana Cook was named 2013 New Jersey Prep Player of the Year and 2015 NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year.
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Twice named NSCAA Youth All-American, Alana Cook played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game and earned Best XI honors.
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Alana Cook played club soccer for Match Fit Academy Colchesters and won the 2013 US Youth Soccer National League title with the team.
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Alana Cook began representing the United States on its youth national teams as a teenager.
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Alana Cook attended the Stanford University from 2015 to 2018 where she earned a degree in symbolic systems and was a four-year starter for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team.
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Alana Cook captained the team in her final two seasons.
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Alana Cook was named Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2018.
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In January 2019, Alana Cook elected to forgo the 2019 NWSL College Draft despite her first round draft grade and instead chose to pursue opportunities in Europe, signing a three-year deal with French Division 1 Feminine team Paris Saint-Germain.
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On June 16,2020, Alana Cook joined OL Reign on a short-term loan for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.
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In 2022, Alana Cook helped OL Reign finish in first place during the regular season winning the NWSL Shield.
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Alana Cook was nominated for NWSL Defender of the Year for the 2021 and 2022 seasons.
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Alana Cook has competed for the United States under-17, under-20, under-23, and senior national teams.
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Alana Cook captained the under-17 team and made the jump to the under-20 team in 2014 followed by the under-23 team in 2017.
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Alana Cook is eligible to represent England because of her British father and earned her first senior international call-up in September 2019 as a training player for England's friendlies against Portugal and Brazil.
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Alana Cook received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31,2019.