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Alana Cook

Cook with the Seattle Reign in 2024

Personal information

Full name

Alana Simone Cook

Date of birth

April 11, 1997 (age 27)

Place of birth

Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Height

5 ft 9 in

Playing position

Defender

Club information

Current club

Seattle Reign FC

Number

Youth career

The Pennington School

Match Fit Academy Colchesters

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps^†

(Gls)^†

2019–2021

Paris Saint-Germain

(0)

2020

→ Seattle Reign (loan)

(0)

2021–

Seattle Reign

(0)

National team^‡

2013

United States U17

2014–2016

United States U20

2017–2019

United States U23

(0)

2019–

United States

(1)

Honours

Women's football

Representing United States
CONCACAF W Championship
Winner	2022 Mexico

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 2, 2022.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ 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 Seattle Reign and the United States national team.

Early life
- Stanford Cardinal
Club career
- Paris Saint-Germain, 2019–21
  - OL Reign (loan), 2020
- OL Reign, 2021–
International career
Career statistics
Honors
See also

Early life

Cook was born in Worcester, Massachusetts to parents Florence and Bryan Cook and raised with sister Brianna in Worcester and Far Hills, New Jersey. She attended The Pennington School, a boarding school in Pennington, New Jersey, and helped guide the varsity soccer team to regional and state titles. Cook was named 2013 New Jersey Prep Player of the Year and 2015 NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year.

Twice named NSCAA Youth All-American, Cook played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game and earned Best XI honors. She played club soccer for Match Fit Academy Colchesters and won the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League title with the team.

Cook began representing the United States on its youth national teams as a teenager.

Stanford Cardinal

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.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain, 2019–21

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

OL Reign (loan), 2020

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

OL Reign, 2021–

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.

During the 2021 season, Cook was a starting defender in all 20 matches of the regular season. The Reign finished in second place during the regular season with a 13–8–3 record. After advancing to the NWSL Playoffs, they were eliminated by eventual champions Washington Spirit. Cook was named to the league's Best XI.

In 2022, Cook helped OL Reign finish in first place during the regular season winning the NWSL Shield.

International career

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. She captained the under-23 squad in 2019. 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.

Cook with the U.S. national team and Second Gentleman, Doug Emhoff, July 2023

Cook received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31, 2019. In June 2023, she was named to the U.S. squad for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	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

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
United States	2019	1	0
	2020	–	–
	2021	3	0
	2022	15	0
	2023	10	1
Total		29	1

International goals

	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 (c) – captain Sorted by minutes played
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 parenthesis; 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	USASt. Louis, Missouri	Republic of Ireland	Start	43'	unassisted	1–0	1–0	Friendly

Honors

Stanford Cardinal

NCAA Women's College Cup: 2017

Paris Saint-Germain

Division 1 Féminine: 2020–21

OL Reign

NWSL Shield: 2022
The Women's Cup: 2022

United States U23

Nordic Tournament: 2019

United States

CONCACAF Women's Championship: 2022
SheBelieves Cup: 2022, 2023

Individual

Pac-12 Conference Defender of the Year: 2018
MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist: 2018
NWSL Best XI: 2021,2022

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