Alana Cook

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]

Alana Cook
Personal information
Full name Alana Simone Cook[1]
Date of birth (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997
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 9 (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 April 12, 2022

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 March 25, 2022[2][14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup[lower-alpha 1]ContinentalOther[lower-alpha 2]Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Paris Saint-Germain2018–19Division 1 Féminine300010—40
2019–2050204000110
2020–21130004100171
Total210209100321
OL Reign (loan)2020NWSL—30——30
OL Reign2021190——10200
20220010——10
Total190400010240
Career total400609110561
  1. Includes Coupe de France and NWSL Challenge Cup.
  2. Includes Trophée des Championnes and NWSL Playoffs.

International
As of match played April 12, 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National TeamYearAppsGoalsAssists
United States
2019100
2020000
2021300
2022502
Total902

Honors

College
Stanford Cardinal

Club
Paris Saint-Germain

International
United States U-23
  • Nordic Tournament: 2019
United States

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. "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. "Alana Cook Stats". FBref.com.
  15. Loyant, Richard (4 June 2021). "Paris SG sacré pour la première fois". Archived from the original on 2021-06-04. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  16. "U.S. Women's National Team Defeats Iceland 5-0 to Win Third Consecutive and Fifth Overall SheBelieves Cup Title, Presented by Visa". U.S. Soccer. February 23, 2022.
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