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.
.jpg) Long with the Philippines in 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Hali Moriah Candido Long[1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Hali Moriah Long[2] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | January 21, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center-back | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Kaya–Iloilo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| 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
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:43; August 5, 2023 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Early life and education
editHali 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
editYouth and college
editLong 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
editLong 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 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
edit- Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 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
editInternational
editPhilippines
edit- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022
Club
editKaya–Iloilo
edit- SingaCup Women's Football Championship: 2022
- PFF Women's League: 2023[13]
References
edit- ^ a b "Long, Hali Moriah C". KL 2017 Results System. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "The Missouri Birth Index".
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Little Rock Athletics – Hali Long – 2015". Little Rock Trojans. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ a b "Long Earns spot on Philippines National Team". Little Rock Trojans. Little Rock Athletics. July 22, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "Hali Long – 2016 – Soccer".
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Trojan Soccer player Hali Long makes Philippines national soccer team". July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Football: Philippines dismantles Tajikistan in Women's Asian Cup qualifying". ABS-CBN News. April 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
- ^ "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.
- ^ del Carmen, Lorenzo (January 22, 2022). "Double celebration for PWNFT's birthday girl Hali Long". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
- ^ Del Carmen, Lorenzo (November 16, 2023). "Hali Long caps stellar year with PFFWL glory". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 16, 2023.