Alana Cook
Alana Simone Cook (born April 11, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for OL Reign of the American National Women's Soccer League on loan from French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain, and the United States national team.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alana Simone Cook[1] | ||
Date of birth | April 11, 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S. | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
OL Reign (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
The Pennington School | |||
Match Fit Academy Colchesters | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2018 | Stanford Cardinal | 93 | (5) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019– | Paris Saint-Germain | 8 | (0) |
2020 | → OL Reign (loan) | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013 | United States U-17 | ||
2014–2016 | United States U-20 | ||
2017–2019 | United States U-23 | ||
2019– | United States | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 November 2019 |
Early life
Cook played high school soccer for The Pennington School, helping guide the team to the 2013 New Jersey Independent Athletic Association title. She was a two-time NSCAA Youth All-America and played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game. Cook's club team, Match Fit Academy Colchesters, won the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League title.[4]
Stanford Cardinal
Cook attended the Stanford University from 2015 to 2018 where she got a degree in symbolic systems and was a four year starter for the Stanford Cardinal women's soccer team, captaining the team in her final two seasons. She was notably named as Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2018.[5]
Club career
Paris Saint-Germain
In January 2019, Cook elected to forgo the 2019 NWSL College Draft despite her first round draft grade[6] and instead chose to pursue opportunities in Europe, signing a three-year deal with French Division 1 Féminine team Paris Saint-Germain.[3]
OL Reign (loan)
On June 16, 2020, Cook joined OL Reign on a short-term loan for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[7]
International career
Cook is a former United States youth international having captained the United States U17s. She first made the jump to the U20 level in 2014 and the U23 level in 2017.[8] She later captained the United States U23s in 2019.[9][10]
Cook is eligible to represent England because of her British father, and she received her first senior international call-up in September 2019 as a training player for England's friendlies against Portugal and Brazil.[11]
Cook received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31, 2019.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played October 31, 2019.[13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental[lower-alpha 2] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | D1 Féminine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2019–20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
- Includes the Coupe de France
- Includes the UEFA Champions League
Honors
College
Stanford Cardinal
- Pac-12 Conference Women's Soccer Tournament: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
- NCAA Women's College Cup: 2017
International
- United States U-23
- Nordic Tournament: 2019
Individual
- Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year: 2018
- MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist: 2018
References
- "Cook, Alana Simone". City of Worcester. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- "A. COOK". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "Club announcement". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- Athletics, Stanford. "Stanford women's soccer signs top class of six recruits". www.paloaltoonline.com.
- "College career". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- "2019 NWSL Mock Draft: Rounds 1 & 2 | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
- "OL REIGN SIGN DEFENDER ALANA COOK". OL Reign. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- "U.S. U-23 WNT set for back-to-back training camps in Oregon, Florida". Soccer Wire. March 21, 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "U-23 WNT OPENS LA MANGA TOURNAMENT IN SPAIN WITH 1-0 WIN AGAINST SWEDEN". US Soccer. April 12, 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.
- "PHIL NEVILLE NAMES ENGLAND SQUAD FOR MATCHES AGAINST BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL". Football Association. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- "VLATKO ANDONOVSKI NAMES 24-PLAYER TRAINING CAMP ROSTER FOR FRIENDLIES AGAINST SWEDEN AND COSTA RICA". US Soccer. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- "Alana Cook player profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
External links
- PSG profile
- Stanford profile
- Alana Cook at Soccerway