Morgan Brian accepts her National Girls Soccer Player of the Year award.

From the green pitch to the red carpet, Morgan Brian made history on Wednesday.With one final honor to commemorate a sensational youth career, Brian became the first soccer player, male or female, to capture the Gatorade Athlete of the Year Award.The product of Ponte Vedra Soccer Club, and soon-to-be standout midfielder for Virginia(w), was honored at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles where she accepted the most prestigious award.Brian had previously been named the National Girls Soccer Player of the Year in May – the first national soccer winner from the state of Georgia.Brian is a dangerous midfielder with exemplary technical ability. She has strutted her talent on the biggest stages, including in the 2008 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup. Just recently, Brian was called into camp with the U.S. U20 Women’s National Team alongside players like Kori Chapic, Abby Dahlkemper, Kaysie Clark, Sarah Killion and Samantha Mewis.But on Wednesday, the stage loomed larger than ever as Morgan rubbed shoulders with the best athletes in the world.Soon enough, she just may end up one of them.