.jpg) Long with the Portland Thorns in May 2013 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Alexandra Linsley Long[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | August 13, 1987 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Northport, New York, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 105 | (30) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013 | → Chelsea (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | OL Reign | 38 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2023 | Gotham FC | 39 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024- | KC Current | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| United States U20 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | United States U21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2019 | United States | 51 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of November 11, 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
Alexandra Linsley Long (born August 13, 1987) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder. She played for Portland Thorns FC, Seattle Reign FC, and NJ/NY Gotham FC in the National Women's Soccer League, and represented the United States national team. She made her debut for the national team on May 8, 2014, in a friendly against Canada.[2] She has since made 45 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 for Portland Thorns FC of the National Women's Soccer League from 2013 to 2017.
- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019 – List of Players: USA" (PDF). FIFA. July 7, 2019. p. 24. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2019. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Rallies for 1–1 Draw Against Canada". U.S. Soccer. May 8, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2016.