Alec Sundly made the return to his alma mater as an assistant coach for the Cal women's soccer team in January of 2023. He enter his first season in that role.

Sundly spent the last few seasons as an assistant coach for the UC Davis men's soccer team where he helped lead the Aggies to two Big West Tournament berths and a semifinals appearance in 2021. During his tenure, the Aggies had 11 Big West All-Conference selections and saw a student-athlete in Maximillian Arfsten taken 14th overall in the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. 

Prior to his coaching career, Sundly enjoyed a seven-year professional career that saw stints in both the MLS and USL, and a few years spent overseas. Sundly was the 32nd overall pick in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft back in 2014 being selected to the New England Revolution. During his rookie season the Revolution won an Eastern Conference Championship and was a MLS Cup finalist.

His USL teams included the Rochester Rhinos and the Real Monarchs where he served as the team captain. He followed his career in the states by playing for Hörvikens IF and Nosaby IF in Sweden, and FCA Darmstadt 04 in Germany. Sundly helped Hörvikens IF earn a promotion to the 4th division in 2017.

As a Bear, Sundly appeared in 73 matches earning 55 starts and was named team captain his senior year in 2013. That same season he earned a spot on the All-Pac-12 second team and helped Cal maintain its status as the top team in the country for six-straight weeks. He was also voted the team's offensive player of the year and earned the coaches award.

He helped lead Cal to two NCAA Elite 8 appearances in his four-year career and helped clinch the Pac-10 title his freshman season scoring the game-winner against rival Stanford.