1. Morgan Paige Gautrat is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Orlando Pride of the National Women's Soccer League.
70 Facts About Morgan Gautrat
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Morgan Gautrat first appeared for the United States national team during a friendly against Korea Republic on June 15,2013.
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Morgan Gautrat has made 88 total appearances for the team and scored eight goals.
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Morgan Gautrat won the MAC Hermann Trophy in both 2013 and 2014, becoming the fourth women's player to win the award in consecutive years.
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Morgan Gautrat helped the United States win their titles at the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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St Simon's Island had an immense soccer culture and Morgan Gautrat played with girls who were four or five years older than she.
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Morgan Gautrat missed the championships, as she was with the United States U-20 women's national team.
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Morgan Gautrat tried out for the Olympic Development Program state team in Florida along with all of her teammates from the Ponte Vedra Storm.
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Morgan Gautrat did not make the ODP team that first year; however she used that as motivation to train harder.
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Morgan Gautrat eventually made the state, regional, and national ODP teams.
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Morgan Gautrat attended Frederica Academy in St Simon's Island from 2007 to 2011, where she played soccer all four years and helped the team win four consecutive state titles.
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Morgan Gautrat received both All-Region and All-State recognition for basketball.
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Morgan Gautrat ended her high school soccer career with 186 goals and 95 assists.
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Morgan Gautrat was a two-time Parade All-American and two-time Gatorade Georgia State Player of the Year.
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Morgan Gautrat was the first soccer player to be honored as the Gatorade National Female Athlete of the Year in 2011.
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Morgan Gautrat was named the Soccer America National Freshman of the Year, NSCAA First-Team All-American, Second-Team Soccer America MVP and was a semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy.
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Morgan Gautrat was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year and First-Team All-ACC.
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Morgan Gautrat scored four goals and served seven assists for the Cavaliers.
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Morgan Gautrat was named NSCAA 1st Team All-Southeast Region, First Team All-ACC, ACC Tournament MVP as well as Second Team Soccer America MVP, Second Team TopDrawerSoccer.
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Morgan Gautrat was first in Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring with 46 points on 16 goals and a league-high 14 assists.
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Morgan Gautrat scored in all four NCAA Tournament wins to lead Virginia to College Cup.
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Morgan Gautrat was named Soccer America Player of the Year, TopDrawerSoccer.
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Morgan Gautrat made her first appearance for the Dash on April 10,2015, in a match against the Washington Spirit.
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Morgan Gautrat made ten appearances for the Dash in the regular season, recording three assists in 810 minutes played.
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On January 13,2016, Morgan Gautrat was on the official list of United States women's national team allocated players for the 2016, having been assigned to the Houston Dash along with Carli Lloyd.
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Morgan Gautrat made seven appearances for the Dash before joining the national team in preparation for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
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Morgan Gautrat returned to Houston for her third season in the NWSL and fifth overall season for the NWSL.
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Morgan Gautrat made her 2017 debut on May 6,2017, in Chicago during the fourth week of the NWSL historical 5th season.
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In January 2018, Morgan Gautrat signed a deal to play in France for Olympique Lyonnais, while Chicago retained her NWSL rights.
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On May 30,2018, it was reported that Morgan Gautrat was leaving Lyon after only 5 months.
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On June 19,2018, after having spending 5 months with Olympique Lyonnais Feminin, Morgan Gautrat made her return to the Chicago Red Stars.
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Ahead of the 2023 season, Morgan Gautrat joined Kansas City Current as a free agent on a two-year contract.
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Morgan Gautrat was a member of the United States U-17 women's national soccer team that placed third at the 2010 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica.
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Morgan Gautrat was a member of the United States U20 squad that won the 2012 CONCACAF Under-20 Women's Championship and earned a spot at the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan.
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Morgan Gautrat received her first senior national team call-up in June 2013, when she was named to a 23-player roster for a training camp and a two-game series against the Korea Republic.
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At 20 years old, Morgan Gautrat was the youngest player on the roster.
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Morgan Gautrat earned her first cap on June 15,2013, during the first match against the Korea Republic, replacing Lauren Holiday in the 77th minute.
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On September 3,2013, Morgan Gautrat made her second appearance in a match against Mexico at RFK Stadium.
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Two minutes later, Morgan Gautrat scored her first goal for the national team off an assist by Abby Wambach.
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In 2014, Morgan Gautrat made 16 appearances with the national team while playing with her college team.
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On February 24, Morgan Gautrat was named to the 24-player roster for the 2014 Algarve Cup that took place from March 5 to 12.
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Morgan Gautrat started in the team's final match of the tournament against Korea DPR that secured their seventh-place finish in the tournament.
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Morgan Gautrat made an appearance during the match, coming in for Megan Rapinoe in the 78th minute.
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Morgan Gautrat joined the national team for a training camp at the end of August in order to prepare for two matches against Mexico in September as well as the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Qualifying tournament in October.
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Morgan Gautrat appeared in the first game against Mexico on September 13 and was named to the roster for the 2014 CONCACAF Women's Championship that served as a qualification for the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Morgan Gautrat played all 90 minutes in the final against Brazil.
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Morgan Gautrat started off the year at a 21-day training camp in 2015 from January 5 to 25 at the US Soccer National Training Center in Carson, California.
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On February 21, Morgan Gautrat was named to the 25-player roster for the 2015 Algarve Cup in Portugal.
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Morgan Gautrat played in six games of the tournament, starting four.
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Morgan Gautrat recorded an assist during the match, passing the ball to Tobin Heath, who scored the final goal of the game.
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Morgan Gautrat was then named to the 20-player roster for 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying.
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Morgan Gautrat was named to the roster for the 2016 SheBelieves Cup that took place from March 3 to 9.
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Morgan Gautrat became the 52nd United States female player to make 50 appearances.
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Morgan Gautrat played 90 minutes in the final against Germany on March 9, helping the United States win the 2016 SheBelieves Cup.
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Morgan Gautrat did not play in either game due to a hamstring injury.
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On July 12,2016, Morgan Gautrat was named to the 18-player team that would represent the United States at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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Morgan Gautrat recorded an assist during the match on Alex Morgan's goal in the 46th minute.
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Morgan Gautrat appeared in the second group match against France, helping the United States take away another victory and secure their first-place finish in the group.
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Morgan Gautrat would spend the rest of 2017 in and out of training camps due to nagging injuries and would sparingly find playing minutes as a late game sub.
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Morgan Gautrat ended 2018 not on the roster for friendlies in Europe at the end of the year, marking the end of an inconsistent and injury filled second half to the year.
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On May 2,2019, Morgan Gautrat was named to the 23-player roster that would represent the United States at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.
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Morgan Gautrat was regarded by many as a surprise selection for the tournament, having not been able to be with the team for about 4 months prior to the selection of the final roster.
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Morgan Gautrat made only one appearance at the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she featured in the team's second group stage match, vs Chile in Paris on June 16.
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Morgan Gautrat scored her 7th and 8th international goals in the months following the United States' 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup victory; in matches against Portugal on August 29, and Costa Rica on November 10.
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On January 17,2020, Morgan Gautrat was not included in the United States final 20-player squad for the 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship that took place through February 9.
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On January 13,2022, Morgan Gautrat received a last minute call up to the team's January training camp to replace an injured Imani Dorsey.
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Morgan Gautrat is a member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.
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Morgan Gautrat was in a relationship with Eric Bird from 2013 to 2015.
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Morgan Gautrat married soccer player Fabrice Gautrat in November 2017.
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Morgan Gautrat was featured along with her national teammates in the EA Sports' FIFA video game series in FIFA 16, the first time women players were included in the game.