Aaron Long (soccer)

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Aaron Long
Personal information
Full name Aaron Ray Long
Date of birth (1992-10-12) 12 October 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Oak Hills, California, United States
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Position(s) Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team
 New York Red Bulls II
Number 33
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 UC Riverside Highlanders 71 (13)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 FC Tucson 17 (3)
2014 Portland Timbers 0 (0)
2014 → Sacramento Republic (loan) 2 (0)
2014 → Orange County Blues (loan) 3 (0)
2014 Seattle Sounders FC 0 (0)
2015 Seattle Sounders FC 2 27 (1)
2016– New York Red Bulls II 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of March 10, 2016

Aaron Ray Long (born October 12, 1992) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for New York Red Bulls II.

Career

Youth and college

Long graduated from Serrano High School where he lettered in both football and soccer.[1] Long played four years of college soccer at UC Riverside between 2010 and 2013, recording 13 goals and 5 assists during those years.[2] While at college, Long also appeared for USL PDL club FC Tucson during their 2012 and 2013 seasons.[3][4]

Professional

Long was drafted by Portland Timbers in the second round (36th overall) of the 2014 MLS SuperDraft.[5] After signing with Portland, Long was loaned to their USL Pro affiliate Sacramento Republic, where he made his debut on March 29, 2014 in a 1-1 draw against LA Galaxy II.[6] He also played for Orange County Blues during the 2014 season on a short term loan.

Long was released by Portland on July 2, 2014.[7] He went on to join Seattle Sounders FC during the 2014 season, but did not make an appearance with the first team. On March 14, 2015 Long signed with Seattle Sounders FC 2.[8] On July 12, 2015 Long scored his first goal as a professional in a 4-0 victory over Arizona United SC.[9] He was a regular starter for Sounders 2 playing as a midfielder before being converted to centerback, appearing in 28 matches and recording one goal and two assists.

Long went on trial with New York Red Bulls during the 2016 pre-season, and on March 10, 2016 signed with affiliate club New York Red Bulls II.[10] Long made his official debut for the club appearing as a starter in a 2-2 draw against Toronto FC II. [11]

References

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  3. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2012/42834737.html#STATS
  4. ↑ http://www.uslsoccer.com/teams/2013/42834737.html#STATS
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  6. ↑ http://uslpro.uslsoccer.com/home/798128.html
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