Alex Morgan Hopes to 'Get Back on the Field' for 2020 Olympics Just Months After Giving Birth

The next year is bound to be a big one for soccer starAlex Morgan.

Afterexclusively announcing her pregnancy to PEOPLE in October, Morgan says she plans on competing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in July, just months after her daughter’s expected due date in April.

The 30-year-oldOrlando Prideand U.S. women’s national soccer team forward told the outlet that she believes she can quickly return to Olympic-level condition in time for the games.

“There are so many women that have been able to come back to their respective sport after pregnancy and continue to have a successful family while playing the sport that they love at the highest level,” she said.

“I plan to follow in those footsteps and be one of those women who have a family and carry my daughter around as I’m going to the next city to play,” Morgan added. “And I still want to continue to enjoy the sport that I’ve been playing for all my life.”

Alex Morgan (L) and Servando Carrasco.Hana Asano

Morgan married MLS playerServando Carrascoin 2014. This will be their first child together.

“We are so overjoyed to grow our family,” she told PEOPLE in October. “She’sthe best World Cup giftI could have asked for.”

According to ESPN, Morgan scored six goals during the Women’s World Cup this year.

Morgan won’t be the only new mom hoping to make her mark at the Olympics next year.

source: people.com