Player Details

Name

Allie Long

Height

5' 8"

Date of Birth

8.13.1987 (36)

Position

Midfielder
Career Summary

2017: Played in 21 matches (17 starts), recording two goals and one assist...Appeared in her 100th career match for the club against Chicago on Sept. 30 becoming just the third player in league history to accomplish this milestone with the same team...Made substitute appearances in both NWSL playoff matches for Portland...Registered her 30th career NWSL goal on July 22 against Washington...Appeared in her 90th career match for Thorns FC on the road against Seattle on July 1...Scored her first goal of the season, the game-tying goal, against Seattle on May 6...Tallied her 13th career assist for the club, just one shy of tying Tobin Heath for first on the all-time career assist list, in a 2-0 win against Orlando on April 15...Made her 80th career appearance for the club in Portland’s home opener and became the second player (Mana Shim) to appear in all five home openers.

2016: Named to the NWSL Best XI ... Played in 15 games (all starts), recording six goals and two assists ... Earned NWSL Player of the Month for September ... Recorded her fifth-career brace against Sky Blue FC on Sept. 25 ... Notched her fourth-career brace against Houston on Sept. 7... Tallied a goal and an assist against Boston on Sept. 4 ... Recorded a goal against Seattle on Aug. 27 ... Made 32 consecutive starts (July 20, 2014 - May 21, 2016) ...  Became the first Thorns FC player to log 6,000 career minutes, surpassing that milestone on May 14. 

2015: Named to NWSL Best XI ... Selected as Thorns FC MVP and was the winner of the Golden Boot ... One of three players in the league ranked in the top 10 in goals (10) and assists (4) ... Started and played in all 20 matches ... Registered her team-leading 10th goal of the season on Sept. 4. at Western NY ... Started her 60th career match for Thorns FC on Aug. 22 ... Scored her third career brace, and her second of the season, against Chicago on Aug. 9, appearing in her 60th career match for Portland ... Tallied a goal and an assist, becoming the first Thorns FC player to reach double-digit goals (19) and assists (10) for her career on Aug. 5 ... Surpassed 5,000 career minutes played and scored a goal on July 29 ... Converted from the penalty spot in a 2-1 win against Sky Blue FC on July 3 ... Recorded the game-tying assist on Michelle Betos’ improbable game-tying goal in a 1-1 draw on June 19 against FC Kansas City off a corner kick ... Started her 50th career match for Thorns FC against Houston on June 6 ... Appeared in her 50th career NWSL match against Houston on May 23 ... Registered at least one point (3g, 1a) in four straight matches (April 11-May 9) ... Tallied the game-winning goal, her third goal in two matches, against Western NY in a 1-0 win on April 18 ... Recorded her second career brace in Portland’s 2015 season opening, 4-1 win against Boston (4/11).  

2014: Appeared in 22 matches (20 starts) during the regular season ... Named to the NWSL Second XI ... Finished the season tied for fourth in the NWSL in goals (9) ... Led the league with 113 corner kicks ... Tallied three assists ... Started 27 consecutive regular-season games for Thorns FC dating back to the 2013 campaign ... Scored a goal in three consecutive games to begin the season (April 12-26) ... Became the fifth different Thorns FC player to score a goal in consecutive games ... Tallied her first career brace becoming the fifth player in Thorns FC history to accomplish this feat in a 7-1 win against FC Kansas City on July 13 ... Was perfect from the penalty spot (4-for-4) ... Tallied the game-winning assist on Alex Morgan's goal in a 1-0 win against Seattle Reign FC on Aug. 17 to secure Portland a spot in the 2014 NWSL Playoffs ... Set a Thorns FC single-game record with 12 corner kicks against the Western New York Flash on May 21 ... Scored the game-winning goal in the team's season-opening, 1-0 road win at Houston on April 12.

2013: Finished the season ranked fourth on the team in scoring with three goals and three assists ... Tallied the game-winning goal in the 103rd minute of extra time in a 3-2 win over FC Kansas City in the NWSL semifinals on Aug. 24 ... One of three players to start all 22 regular-season matches ... Finished the regular-season ranked first on the team in minutes played (1,956) ... Recorded assists against Seattle Reign FC (Aug. 17), FC Kansas City (Aug. 4) and Washington (May 19) ... Scored a picturesque bending shot to the far upper corner, in a 3-1 win over Sky Blue FC on July 31 ... Scored her second goal of the season on June 6 against FC Kansas City, deflecting an Alex Morgan shot around the goalkeeper ... Scored her first career NWSL goal in the 35th minute of a 2-0 road win at Chicago on May 12.

2012: Signed with the New York Fury (WPSL Elite) in April 2012 and helped guide the club to a late-season run to the playoff semifinals ... Joined Paris Saint-Germain of France’s Division 1 Féminine on a six-month contract from Oct. 2011-March 2012 ... Scored a brace during PSG’s second-leg UEFA Women’s Champions League match against FFC Frankfurt ... Registered eight goals in 16 appearances across all competitions for PSG, including four goals in 12 league matches (9 starts) ... Sustained a foot injury near the end of her contract with PSG.

2011: Signed with Sky Blue FC (WPS) and finished the season ranked second on the team in minutes played (1,575) after appearing in all 18 matches.

2010: Scored two goals in 22 appearances (all starts) during her second season with the Washington Freedom (WPS).

2009: Selected as the seventh overall pick in the 2009 WPS Draft by the Washington Freedom ... Played in 19 games (11 starts), scoring two goals during her rookie season.

INTERNATIONAL
Has 32 caps with the U.S. Women’s National Team, scoring six goals.

2017: Tallied her sixth career USWNT goal in a 6-0 win over South Korea on Oct. 22...Appeared in all three matches during the Tournament of Nations (July 27-Aug. 3)...Started matches against Sweden (June 8) and Norway (June 11), playing all 90 minutes...Scored a brace in a 4-0 win against Russia on April 6...Appeared in all three games at the SheBelieves Cup, making two starts ... 2016: Appeared in 16 matches (14 starts), registering three goals and two assists ... Named to the roster for the 2016 Rio Olympics, appearing in all four matches at the making three starts ... Started against the Netherlands on Sept. 18, scoring her third career goal in a 3-1 win...Made an appearance as a second-half substitute in a 3-0 win against Colombia on April 10 ... Earned her fifth cap and scored her first international goal, tallying a brace in a 7-0 win against Colombia on April 6. 2014: Appeared in four matches (two starts) for the U.S. Women’s National Team ... Earned her first international cap, coming in as a second-half sub in a 1-1 draw against Canada on May 8 ... Started in her first match in a 1-0 win against France, logging 90 minutes, on June 14 ... Started and played 60 minutes, registering her first career assist in a 2-2 draw with France on June 16. 2010: Called into camp with the U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team from Jan. 13-20, 2010 ... Named to former head coach Pia Sundhage’s roster for U.S. Women’s National Team matches against Sweden on July 13 and 17 ... Did not make the 18-player game-day roster for either match ... Youth International: Earned a call to training camp with the U-23 Women’s National Team from Dec. 13-20, 2009 ... Earned experience with the U-21 Women’s National Team in the spring of 2007 ... Was a member of the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team which competed in 2006 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Russia, falling in the semifinals of the tournament ... Appeared in five of the team’s six games during the competition ... Scored a goal against Argentina in a 4-1 win for the United States during the group stage.

COLLEGE

An NCAA national champion in 2008 at the University of North Carolina, Long was a strong addition to the Tar Heels’ midfield following her transfer from Penn State after the 2006 season ... Appeared in 38 games (36 starts) during two seasons in Chapel Hill, recording eight goals and five assists (21pts) for head coach Anson Dorrance ... Began her collegiate career at Penn State University in 2005 ... In two years with the Nittany Lions, Long played in 46 games and was a two-time All-Big 10 Conference selection.