4/ ALANA COOK

PRONOUNS: She/Her

POSITION: Defender

HEIGHT: 5-9

INTERNATIONAL: USA

HOMETOWN: Far Hills, NJ

DOB: April 11, 1997 (25 years old)

COLLEGE: Stanford

PREVIOUS CLUB: Paris Saint-Germain

NWSL EXP.: 3 (3rd Reign)

ACQUIRED: Signed with OL Reign on a permanent transfer in 2021 from PSG.

TRANSACTIONS: On June 7th 2021, OL Reign signed defender Alana Cook to a three-year contract after reaching agreement with Paris Saint-Germain on a permanent transfer of the player, including a club option for the 2024 NWSL season.

PROFESSIONAL (NWSL): Entering her third season with OL Reign, Alana Cook has started in all 38 games played...Recorded eight shots, including three on target...Ranked in the top-four in the NWSL in blocks (34), interceptions (84) and clearances (161) since entering the league on June 7, 2021, with her 84 interceptions being the most in the NWSL.

2022 • RGN • 19/19 (1/1)

Started in 16 of 19 games played for a total of 1,362 minutes...Tallied seven goals, which was tied for the most on the team...Added one assist and 38 total shots (18 on target).

2021 • RGN • 19/19 (1/1)

Tied for the most appearances on the team with 23, making 13 starts...Led the club in goals for the second consecutive year with nine, which ranked second in the league...Had 39 shots, with 22 on target...Totaled 1,186 minutes played.

INTERNATIONAL (USA): Alana Cook has 23 caps for the United States Women’s National Team, recording two assists...Made her debut with the USWNT under head coach Vlatko Andonovski in November 2019, received her first call-up to the United States national team on October 31, 2019...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...Captained the United States U23s in 2019...First made the jump to the U20 level in 2014 and the U23 level in 2017...Captained the United States U17s.

COLLEGE - STANFORD (2015-2018): During her four years at Stanford, Cook started in every game played for a total of 93 matches...Won the National Title as a junior in 2017...Named the team captain for her final two years (2017-18)...Earned Pac-12 Defender of the Year in 2018...Was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team in back-to-back seasons (2017-18)... Tallied five goals, seven assists and 45 shots...

YOUTH: 2015 NSCAA High School Scholar Player of the Year...Two-time NSCAA Youth All-America...Guided The Pennington School to the 2013 New Jersey Independent Athletic Association title...Scored eight winning goals during the 2013 season...2013 New Jersey Prep Player of the Year... Scored 12 goals and had eight assists as a senior...Played in the NSCAA High School All-America Game, earning Best XI honors for her performance...Club team, the MatchFit Colchesters, captured the 2013 U.S. Youth Soccer National League title...Club went three years without losing to another New Jersey team.