Alana Cook

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Alana Cook
Personal information
Full name Alana Simone Cook[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 OL Reign
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)
2019–2021 Paris Saint-Germain 21 (0)
2020 → OL Reign (loan) 0 (0)
2021– OL Reign 19 (0)
National team‡
2013 United States U-17
2014–2016 United States U-20
2017–2019 United States U-23 3 (0)
2019– United States 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 31, 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of November 30, 2021

Alana Simone Cook (born April 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for OL Reign of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL), as well as the United States national team.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

Club career[]

Paris Saint-Germain[]

In January 2019, Cook elected to forgo the 2019 NWSL College Draft despite her first round draft grade[5] and instead chose to pursue opportunities in Europe, signing a three-year deal with French Division 1 Féminine team Paris Saint-Germain.[6]

OL Reign (loan)[]

On June 16, 2020, Cook joined OL Reign on a short-term loan for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[7]

OL Reign[]

On June 7, 2021, OL Reign signed Cook to a three-year contract with an option for an extra year on a permanent transfer from PSG.[8]

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.[9] She later captained the United States U23s in 2019.[10][11]

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.[12]

Cook received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31, 2019.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of June 4, 2021[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2018–19 Division 1 Féminine 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
2019–20 5 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 11 0
2020–21 13 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 17 1
Total 21 0 2 0 9 1 0 0 32 1
OL Reign (loan) 2020 NWSL — — — 3[a] 0 3 0
Career total 21 0 2 0 9 1 3 0 35 1
  1. ^ Appearances in 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.

International[]

As of match played November 30, 2021
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National Team Year Apps Goals
United States
2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 3 0
Total 4 0

Honors[]

College[]

Stanford Cardinal

Club[]

Paris Saint-Germain

International[]

United States U-23
  • : 2019

Individual[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Cook, Alana Simone". City of Worcester. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Alana Cook at Soccerway
  3. ^ Athletics, Stanford. "Stanford women's soccer signs top class of six recruits". www.paloaltoonline.com.
  4. ^ "College career". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 NWSL Mock Draft: Rounds 1 & 2 | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com.
  6. ^ "Alana Cook signs a three-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain". Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  7. ^ "OL REIGN SIGN DEFENDER ALANA COOK". OL Reign. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. ^ "OL REIGN SIGN USWNT DEFENDER ALANA COOK THROUGH 2023 SEASON". Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  9. ^ "U.S. U-23 WNT set for back-to-back training camps in Oregon, Florida". Soccer Wire. March 21, 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. ^ "U-23 WNT OPENS LA MANGA TOURNAMENT IN SPAIN WITH 1-0 WIN AGAINST SWEDEN". US Soccer. April 12, 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  11. ^ "U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.
  12. ^ "PHIL NEVILLE NAMES ENGLAND SQUAD FOR MATCHES AGAINST BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL". Football Association. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  13. ^ "VLATKO ANDONOVSKI NAMES 24-PLAYER TRAINING CAMP ROSTER FOR FRIENDLIES AGAINST SWEDEN AND COSTA RICA". US Soccer. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  14. ^ Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2021.

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