Hailing from Far Hills in New Jersey USA, Alana Cook began her career with school side Pennington before joining the prestigious Stanford University in California. In 2017, she captained the Cardinals to the P-12 championship and was named Defender of the Year in 2018 before heading to Europe in January 2019.
Later that year, she earned her first call up to the USA national team, the USWNT, in a friendly match against Costa Rica (6-0) - the start of a promising career with the Stars and Stripes… and Les Rouge et Bleu!
