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Alexandra Long

Allie Long
Allie Long (cropped).jpg
Allie Long in 2013
Personal information
Full name Alexandra Linsley Long Batista
Date of birth (1987-08-13) August 13, 1987 (age 30)
Place of birth Huntington, New York, United States
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
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.


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