Mary Long (soccer)

Mary Long

Long with Duke in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Mary Angela Long[1]
Date of birth	(2007-01-24) January 24, 2007 (age 17)[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	15	(3)
International career^‡
2024	United States U-17	8	(3)
Medal record Women's soccer FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of November 3, 2024

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. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Early life

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

Long scored 3 goals in 15 appearances (all as a substitute) during her freshman year with the Duke Blue Devils in 2024. In what was Robbie Church's final season as head coach, Duke won the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title and reached the semifinals of the NCAA tournament; Long hockey-assisted the opening goal in a 2–0 win over Michigan State in the NCAA third round.^[2][10]

International career

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 roster for the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup, where she helped the team place third, its best result since 2008.^[11] She scored one goal in a 5–0 group stage win over South Korea.^[12]

Honors

United States U-17

• FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Bronze Medal: 2024

References

1. "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 – Squad List (USA)" (PDF). FIFA. p. 15. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
2. "Mary Long". Duke Blue Devils. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Anderson, Avery (April 22, 2024). "A-Long the Current ..." The Harbinger (student newspaper: Shawnee Mission East High School). Retrieved September 28, 2024.
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. Khatod, Riya (August 14, 2024). "Duke women's soccer 2024 season preview". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
9. "A Head Start on Becoming a Blue Devil". Duke Blue Devils. June 17, 2024. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
10. Tan, Jun (December 6, 2024). "No. 1 Duke women's soccer ends historic Robbie Church era with 3-0 College Cup loss to North Carolina". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
11. "USA Defeats England 3–0 to Take Third Place at 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. November 3, 2024. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
12. "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.

External links

• Mary Long at Soccerway.com