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| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alana Simone Cook[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | April 11, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Team 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 | 38 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | United States U17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2016 | United States U20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | United States U23 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | United States | 29 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 2, 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of October 29, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Alana Simone Cook (born April 11, 1997) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for NWSL club OL Reign and the United States national team.[2]
Born in Worcester, Massachusetts to parents Florence and Bryan Cook [3] and raised with sister Brianna in Worcester and Far Hills, New Jersey.[4][5][6] Cook attended The Pennington School, a boarding school in Pennington, New Jersey, where she helped guide the varsity soccer team to regional and state titles.[7][8] She was named 2013 New Jersey Prep Player of the Year and 2015 NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year.[7]
Twice named NSCAA Youth All-American,[9] Cook played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game and earned Best XI honors.[7] She played club soccer for Match Fit Academy Colchesters and won the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League title with the team.[10]
Cook began representing the United States on its youth national teams as a teenager.[7]
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. She captained the team in her final two seasons. She was named Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year and a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist in 2018.[7]
In January 2019, Cook elected to forgo the 2019 NWSL College Draft despite her first round draft grade[11] and instead chose to pursue opportunities in Europe, signing a three-year deal with French Division 1 Féminine team Paris Saint-Germain.[12]
On June 16, 2020, Cook joined OL Reign on a short-term loan for the 2020 NWSL Challenge Cup.[13]
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.[14]
During the 2021 season, Cook was a starting defender in all 20 matches of the regular season.[2] The Reign finished in second place during the regular season with a 13–8–3 record.[15] After advancing to the NWSL Playoffs, they were eliminated by eventual champions Washington Spirit.[16] Cook was named to the league's Best XI.[17]
In 2022, Cook helped OL Reign finish in first place during the regular season winning the NWSL Shield.[2][18]
Cook has competed for the United States under-17, under-20, under-23, and senior national teams. She captained the under-17 team and made the jump to the under-20 team in 2014 followed by the under-23 team in 2017.[19] She captained the under-23 squad in 2019.[20][21] She 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.[22]
Cook received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31, 2019.[23] In June 2023, she was named to the U.S. squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.[24]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2018–19 | D1F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | D1F | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | D1F | 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 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| OL Reign | 2021 | NWSL | 19 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | NWSL | 19 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 38 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 59 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 81 | 2 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | – | – | |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 1 | |
| Total | 29 | 1 | |
| Key (expand for notes on "international goals" and sorting) | |
|---|---|
| Location | Geographic location of the venue where the competition occurred Sorted by country name first, then by city name |
| Lineup | Start – played entire match on minute (off player) – substituted on at the minute indicated, and player was substituted off at the same time off minute (on player) – substituted off at the minute indicated, and player was substituted on at the same time |
| Goal in match | Goal of total goals by the player in the match Sorted by total goals followed by goal number |
| # | NumberOfGoals.goalNumber scored by the player in the match (alternate notation to Goal in match) |
| Min | The minute in the match the goal was scored. For list that include caps, blank indicates played in the match but did not score a goal. |
| Assist/pass | The ball was passed by the player, which assisted in scoring the goal. This column depends on the availability and source of this information. |
| penalty or pk | Goal scored on penalty-kick which was awarded due to foul by opponent. (Goals scored in penalty-shoot-out, at the end of a tied match after extra-time, are not included.) |
| Score | The match score after the goal was scored. Sorted by goal difference, then by goal scored by the player's team |
| Result | The final score. Sorted by goal difference in the match, then by goal difference in penalty-shoot-out if it is taken, followed by goal scored by the player's team in the match, then by goal scored in the penalty-shoot-out. For matches with identical final scores, match ending in extra-time without penalty-shoot-out is a tougher match, therefore precede matches that ended in regulation |
| aet | The score at the end of extra-time; the match was tied at the end of 90' regulation |
| pso | Penalty-shoot-out score shown in parentheses; the match was tied at the end of extra-time |
| Light-purple background color – exhibition or closed door international friendly match | |
| Light-yellow background color – match at an invitational tournament | |
| Light-orange background color – Olympic women's football qualification match | |
| Light-blue background color – FIFA women's world cup qualification match | |
| Pink background color – Continental Games or regional tournament | |
| Orange background color – Olympic women's football tournament | |
| Blue background color – FIFA women's world cup final tournament | |
| NOTE on background colors: Continental Games or regional tournament are sometimes also qualifier for World Cup or Olympics; information depends on the source such as the player's federation.
NOTE: some keys may not apply for a particular football player | |
Goals |
Cap | Date | Location | Opponent | Lineup | Min | Assist/pass | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 | 2023-04-11 | St. Louis, Missouri |  Republic of Ireland
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Start | 43' | unassisted | 1–0 |
1–0 |
Friendly |
Individual
