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Hali Long

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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Candido and the surname or paternal family name is Long.
Hali Long
Long with the Philippines in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hali Moriah Candido Long[1]
Birth name Hali Moriah Long[2]
Date of birth (1995-01-21) January 21, 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Center-back
Team information
Current team
 Kaya–Iloilo
Number 5
Youth career
Lou Fusz-Wipke
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Little Rock Trojans 71 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Kaya–Iloilo
International career‡
2016– Philippines 80 (18)
Medal record
Representing the  Philippines
ASEAN Women's Championship
Winner 2022 Philippines Team
Southeast Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vietnam Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:43; August 5, 2023 (UTC)

Hali Moriah Candido Long (born January 21, 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a center-back and captains PFF Women's League club Kaya–Iloilo. Born in the United States, she represents the Philippines at international level.

Early life and education

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Hali Long was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri,[3] to Lilie Candido and David Long.[4] She studied at Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, lettering in all four years in her secondary education and at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She was named to the Sun Belt Conference Commissioner's List for maintaining a GPA (grade point average) of 3.0 or better for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 school years.[5]

Career

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Youth and college

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Long played for the under-18 team of Lou Fusz-Wipke, helping the youth club win three state championships. She played for the Little Rock Trojans women's soccer team from 2013 to 2016. She made her first career assist in 2014 against Southern and her first career goal in 2016 against Memphis.[5] In 2015 she played the most minutes among players of the Little Rock Trojans women's soccer team. She also started every game, one of only three players on that year's roster to do so.[6][7]

Club career

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Long plays for Kaya–Iloilo in the PFF Women's League. She played with them in the 2022 PFF Women's Cup where her side finished third.[8]

International

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Long in 2022.

Long was born in the United States to an American father and Filipino mother. In June 2016, Long joined a training camp by the Philippines women's national football team. She was then selected to be part of the Philippine squad to participate at the 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Myanmar.[6] This was the first time that a Trojans player competed on a senior national team.[9] She also played at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in April 2017 scoring a hat-trick in the match against Tajikistan.[10] The team managed to secure qualification for the final tournament in Jordan.

She was also part of the Philippine roster for the 2017 Southeast Asian Games[1] and the 2018.[11] and 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.[12]

Long continued to play for the Philippines in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she was a starting center back.[4]

International goals

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Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. April 5, 2017 Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan  Iraq 2–0 4–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
2. April 7, 2017  Tajikistan 3–0 8–0
3. 5–0
4. 6–0
5. August 24, 2017 UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia  Thailand 1–3 1–3 2017 Southeast Asian Games
6. November 4, 2018 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan  Singapore 4–0 9–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
7. 8–0
8. August 3, 2019 PFF National Training Centre, Carmona, Philippines  Macau 9–0 11–0 Friendly
9. August 15, 2019 IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand  Malaysia 2–0 3–0 2019 AFF Women's Championship
10. August 17, 2019  East Timor 5–0 7–0
11. 6–0
12. April 22, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia  Tonga 2–0 16–0 Friendly
13. 7–0
14. 15–0
15. July 15, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines  Vietnam 1–0 4–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship
16. November 12, 2022 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile  Chile 1–0 1–1 Friendly
17. April 5, 2023 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan  Pakistan 1–0 4–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
18. May 9, 2023 RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia  Vietnam 2–1 2–1 2023 Southeast Asian Games

Honours

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International

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Philippines

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Club

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Kaya–Iloilo

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Long, Hali Moriah C". KL 2017 Results System. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Missouri Birth Index".
  3. ^ Mahan, Ryan (October 19, 2021). "Meet the international soccer player living and serving up coffee in Springfield". The State Journal-Register. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Erickson, Ethan (July 22, 2023). "Meet the St. Louis native who's representing the Philippines at the Women's World Cup". STLtoday.com. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Little Rock Athletics – Hali Long – 2015". Little Rock Trojans. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Long Earns spot on Philippines National Team". Little Rock Trojans. Little Rock Athletics. July 22, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  7. ^ "Hali Long – 2016 – Soccer".
  8. ^ Morales, Luisa (August 4, 2023). "Olivia McDaniel excited to play vs Long & Co. in PFF Women's League". Sports Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "Trojan Soccer player Hali Long makes Philippines national soccer team". July 26, 2016.
  10. ^ "Football: Philippines dismantles Tajikistan in Women's Asian Cup qualifying". ABS-CBN News. April 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  11. ^ "Meet the Malditas: See who's wearing the Philippines' colors at the Women's AFC Asian Cup in Jordan". ABS-CBN Sports. April 6, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  12. ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (January 22, 2022). "Double celebration for PWNFT's birthday girl Hali Long". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
  13. ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (November 16, 2023). "Hali Long caps stellar year with PFFWL glory". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
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