Mary Long (soccer)
 Long with Duke in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mary Angela Long[1] | ||
| Date of birth | January 24, 2007[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Duke Blue Devils | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | Duke Blue Devils | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | United States U-17 | 5 | (3) |
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:50, October 23, 2024 (UTC) | |||
Mary Angela Long (born January 24, 2007) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Duke Blue Devils and the United States national under-17 team.
Early life
[edit]Long grew up in Mission Hills, Kansas, one of four children born to Angie and Chris Long.[2] She began playing soccer when she was three.[3] At age 12, she traveled with a regional all-star team to an international tournament in France that coincided with the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup; the trip sparked her parents' interest in buying a women's soccer team, which became the Kansas City Current.[4][5]
Long, playing up an age group, scored the winning goal for KC Athletics in the under-15 ECNL national championship in 2021.[6] She helped California-based club Slammers FC HB Køge reach the ECNL national final in 2023, leading the team with six goals in the playoffs and being named an All-American.[7][8] She trained as a non-roster invitee with the Kansas City Current in 2023 and 2024.[9] She graduated one year early from Shawnee Mission East High School in Kansas in 2024, for which she took six additional online classes in her final semester.[7]
College career
[edit]In her freshman year in 2024, Long appeared in nine games for the Duke Blue Devils as a substitute before going to the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in October.[10] She scored her first college goal off her first touch against ETSU.[11] While she was at the U-17 World Cup, Duke clinched the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title.[12]
International career
[edit]Long was first called up to the United States youth national team at the under-17 level in July 2024, scoring twice in a friendly against Brazil.[7] She was selected to the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup roster and scored in a 5–0 group stage win over South Korea.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 – Squad List (USA)" (PDF). FIFA. p. 15. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
- ^ "Mary Long". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Murphy, Katie. "Kicking to the Currents: Abigail and Mary Long are inspired by their parents' soccer team, the Kansas City Currents". The Harbinger (student newspaper: Shawnee Mission East High School). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Sperry, Daniel (November 1, 2023). "Local soccer standout whose parents founded KC Current will head to Duke a year early". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Anderson, Avery (April 22, 2024). "A-Long the Current ..." The Harbinger (student newspaper: Shawnee Mission East High School). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Hall, Cora (July 19, 2021). "'Fire in their eyes': KC Athletics team rallies for coveted U.S. title in girls soccer". The Kansas City Star. Archived from the original on July 20, 2021.
- ^ a b c Volavongsa, Kylie (July 19, 2024). "SM East's Mary Long is a USYNT first-timer. She scored twice in friendly vs. Brazil". The Kansas City Star. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Khatod, Riya (August 14, 2024). "Duke women's soccer 2024 season preview". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ "A Head Start on Becoming a Blue Devil". Duke Blue Devils. June 17, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "U.S. U-17 WYNT Reaches Semifinals for the First Time Since 2008 to Square Off With Korea DPR". United States Soccer Federation. October 29, 2024. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
- ^ "Five Blue Devils Score as Duke Defeats ETSU, 5–0". Duke Blue Devils. September 8, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
- ^ Olin, Sydney (October 28, 2024). "No. 1 Duke women's soccer takes ACC regular season title after shutting out No. 2 Wake Forest on the road". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved October 28, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Mary Long at Soccerway.com
