Allie Long

Allie Long

Personal information
Full name	Alexandra Linsley Long
Date of birth	(1987-08-13) August 13, 1987
Place of birth	Huntington, New York, United States
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Portland Thorns FC
Number	10
Youth career
2005–2006	Penn State Nittany Lions
2007–2008	North Carolina Tar Heels
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Long Island Fury
2009–2010	Washington Freedom	39	(4)
2011	Sky Blue FC	18	(3)
2011–2012	Paris Saint-Germain	12	(4)
2012	New York Fury	0	(0)
2013–	Portland Thorns FC	50	(16)
International career‡
	United States U-20
2007–2010	United States U-21
2014–	United States	4	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 01:29, May 23, 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:51, August 20, 2014 (UTC)

Alexandra "Allie" Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for the Portland Thorns FC in the NWSL. She previously played for Paris Saint-Germain in France as well as the Washington Freedom and Sky Blue FC in the WPS.

Early life

Born in Huntington, New York to parents Barbara and James Long, Allie attended Northport High School, graduating in 2005. She played varsity soccer for four years at Northport and was named first-team All-State as a sophomore, junior and senior. Her high school teams went undefeated during the regular season all four years. She was an All-County selection all four years as well. As a junior and senior, Long was named Newsday's Player of the Year, was selected for the All-Long Island Team, and was named the Suffolk County Player of the Year.

Penn State

Long attended Pennsylvania State University from 2005–2006. During her freshman year in 2005, she appeared in all 25 games, starting 22. After starting the first game, she entered the starting lineup permanently in the fifth game of the season, remaining there for the balance of the Lions' 23–0–2 season. She scored four goals on 58 shots and had six assists for the season. Long was a 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America Third-Team All-Mid-Atlantic Region selection and was named to the Soccer Buzz second-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region, Soccer Buzz second-team freshman All-America squad, and was tapped for the Soccer Buzz 2005 Freshman All-Mid-Atlantic Region Team. She was also named to the second-team All-Big Ten squad and the All-Tournament Team at the 2005 Big Ten Tournament and earned Big Ten All-Freshman Team honors.

During her second year in 2006, Long scored six goals and added four assists for the Nittany Lions. Allie started all 21 games that she played in after missing the first five games while playing for the United States in the U-20 World Championships in Moscow, Russia. She scored her first goal of the season September 24 against Michigan. She also recorded a goal and an assist in the game at Iowa on September 29 and against Northwestern on October 22. Long scored the game-winning goal against Minnesota on October 13 and against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament on November 5. She was a first-team All-Big Ten selection and was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association first-team All-Mid-Atlantic Region team. She was the Big Ten's offensive player of the week on October 23, 2006. She was a 2006 Soccer Buzz first-team all-region selection and was selected for the Academic All-Big Ten Team.

University of North Carolina

During her junior year in 2007, Long transferred to the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. She appeared in all 24 games, starting in 22. Long scored five goals during the season. She picked up her first two goals as a Tar Heel against Yale for her only multiple goal game of the season, for which she was named to Soccer America, Soccer Buzz and Top Drawer Soccer National Teams of the Week. She was also on the watchlist for the Hermann Trophy.

Playing career

Club

Washington Freedom

Long signed with the Washington Freedom in the WPS for the 2009 and 2010 seasons. In 2009, she was named WPS Player of the Week for an 89th-minute goal resulting in a 3–2 win over the Chicago Red Stars.

Sky Blue FC

Long in a match against Western New York Flash in July 2011.

For the 2011 season, Long signed with Sky Blue FC. She was named WPS Player of the Week for a second time for her performance in a 2–2 draw with the Philadelphia Independence.

Paris Saint-Germain F.C. (PSG)

During the 2011–2012 season, Long played midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain FC in France's Division 1 Féminine. She made 12 appearances, with nine starts, for the team and scored four goals.

New York Fury

After the WPS suspended operations in 2012, Long signed with the New York Fury in the WPSL Elite.

Portland Thorns FC

On January 17, 2013, it was announced that Long had signed with the Portland Thorns in the NWSL. Following the American season, Long agreed an off-season loan to Chelsea Ladies. She traveled to Japan for the English team's International Women's Club Championship campaign. Allie has become one of Portland's top players over the years, leading the team to the title in 2013 and the semifinal in 2014.

International

Long represented the United States on the U-20 and U-23 teams. She was a member of the 2006 U-20 Women's World Championship team. Long was also called up into the full national team in July 2010. On May 8, 2014 Long made her international debut for the United States senior women's team against Canada in a friendly match at Winnipeg; entering the match at the 68th minute.

External links

• Allie Long – FIFA competition record
• US Soccer player profile
• Washington Freedom player profile
• North Carolina player profile
• Allie Long on Twitter