Allie Long in 2013
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexandra Linsley Long Batista | ||
Date of birth | August 13, 1987 | ||
Place of birth | Huntington, New York, United States | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Seattle Reign | ||
Number | - | ||
Youth career | |||
Northport Cow Harbor Mustangs | |||
Albertson Express | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
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 | (1) | |
2013–2017 | Portland Thorns FC | 102 | (30) |
2018- | Seattle Reign | ||
National team‡ | |||
United States U-20 | |||
2007–2010 | United States U-21 | ||
2012– | United States | 33 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 8, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of October 22, 2017 |
Alexandra "Allie" Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer midfielder currently playing for the Seattle Reign of the National Women's Soccer League and the United States women's national soccer team. She made her debut for the national team on May 8, 2014 in a friendly against Canada. She has since made 32 total appearances for the team.
Long played college soccer for the Penn State Nittany Lions for the 2005 and 2006 seasons before transferring to the University of North Carolina to play for the Tar Heels. Long was a member of the Tar Heels team that won the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament in 2008. Professionally, Long has played for the Washington Freedom and Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer, Paris Saint-Germain of Division 1 Féminine in France, and the New York Fury of Women's Premier Soccer League Elite. She played last season (2017) for the Portland Thorns of the National Women's Soccer League.
Born in Huntington, New York to Barbara and James Long, Allie was raised with her younger brother Patrick. She started playing soccer for the Northport Cow Harbor Mustangs of the Long Island Junior Soccer League. She then played with the Albertson Soccer Club, where she won four consecutive State Open Cup titles. Long was a member of the Olympic Development Program of the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association for five years and Region 1 ODP for four years.