Alana Cook

Alana Simone Cook (born April 11, 1997) is a professional soccer player who plays as a defender for French Division 1 Féminine club Paris Saint-Germain and the United States national team.[2]

Alana Cook
Personal information
Full name Alana Simone Cook[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997
Place of birth Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Number 5
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 14 (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 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 13, 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of January 22, 2021

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]

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 December 13, 2020[2]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain2018–19Division 1 Féminine300010—40
2019–2050204000110
2020–216000100070
Total140206000220
OL Reign (loan)2020NWSL———3[lower-alpha 1]030
Career total140206030250
  1. Appearances in 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.

International
As of match played January 22, 2021
National TeamYearAppsGoals
United States
201910
202000
202110
Total20

Honors

College

Stanford Cardinal

International
United States U-23
  • Nordic Tournament: 2019

Individual

References
  1. "Cook, Alana Simone". City of Worcester. Archived from the original on June 23, 2020. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
  2. 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. "U.S. U-23 WNT set for back-to-back training camps in Oregon, Florida". Soccer Wire. March 21, 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  9. "U-23 WNT OPENS LA MANGA TOURNAMENT IN SPAIN WITH 1-0 WIN AGAINST SWEDEN". US Soccer. April 12, 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  10. "U-23 WNT Will Travel to 2019 Nordic Tournament to Face Norway, England and Sweden". www.ussoccer.com.
  11. "PHIL NEVILLE NAMES ENGLAND SQUAD FOR MATCHES AGAINST BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL". Football Association. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  12. "VLATKO ANDONOVSKI NAMES 24-PLAYER TRAINING CAMP ROSTER FOR FRIENDLIES AGAINST SWEDEN AND COSTA RICA". US Soccer. 31 October 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
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