Hali Long
{{Short description|Filipino footballer (born 1995)}}
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{{Filipino name|Candido|Long}}
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| name = Hali Long
| image = Long FIFA Women's World Cup 3 (cropped).jpg
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| caption = Long with the Philippines in 2023
| birth_name = Hali Moriah Long{{Cite web|url=https://www.missouribirthindex.com/|title=The Missouri Birth Index}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|1|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.
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| height = 5 ft 8 in
| position = Center-back
| currentclub = Kaya–Iloilo
| clubnumber = 5
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| youthclubs1 = Lou Fusz-Wipke
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| collegeyears1 = 2013–2016
| college1 = Little Rock Trojans
| collegecaps1 = 71
| collegegoals1 = 1
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Kaya–Iloilo
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| nationalyears1 = 2016–
| nationalteam1 = Philippines
| nationalcaps1 = 91
| nationalgoals1 = 20
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| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|the {{PHI}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|ASEAN Women's Championship}}
{{Medal|W|2022 Philippines|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Southeast Asian Games}}
{{MedalBronze|2021 Vietnam|Team}}
| nationalteam-update = 23:26, June 4 2025 (UTC)
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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 also captains the Philippines women's national team.
Early life and education
Hali Long was born in Cape Girardeau, Missouri,{{cite news |last1=Mahan |first1=Ryan |title=Meet the international soccer player living and serving up coffee in Springfield |url=https://www.sj-r.com/story/sports/women/2021/10/19/philippine-national-soccer-player-hali-long-lives-springfield-il/8452380002/ |access-date=19 October 2021 |work=The State Journal-Register |date=19 October 2021}} to Lilie Candido and David Long.{{Cite web |last=Erickson |first=Ethan |date=2023-07-22 |title=Meet the St. Louis native who's representing the Philippines at the Women's World Cup |url=https://www.stltoday.com/sports/soccer/meet-the-st-louis-native-whos-representing-the-philippines-at-the-womens-world-cup/article_aee85cf8-2837-11ee-b31e-f77b9c68ed0f.html |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=STLtoday.com |language=en}} 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.{{cite web|title=Little Rock Athletics – Hali Long – 2015|url=http://lrtrojans.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1361|publisher=Little Rock Trojans|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}
Career
=Youth and college=
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. 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.{{cite news|title=Long Earns spot on Philippines National Team|url=http://lrtrojans.com/news/2016/7/22/soccer-long-earns-spot-on-philippines-national-team.aspx|accessdate=February 6, 2018|work=Little Rock Trojans|publisher=Little Rock Athletics|date=July 22, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=https://lrtrojans.com/sports/womens-soccer/roster/hali-long/2681|title = Hali Long – 2016 – Soccer}}
= Club career =
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.{{cite news |last1=Morales |first1=Luisa |title=Olivia McDaniel excited to play vs Long & Co. in PFF Women's League |url=https://www.spin.ph/football/fifa/olivia-mcdaniel-sister-chandler-play-in-pff-women-s-league-a5271-20230803 |access-date=5 August 2023 |work=Sports Interactive Network Philippines |date=4 August 2023 |language=en}} She also won two league titles with Kaya, in the 2023 and 2025 seasons.{{cite news |last1=Del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Hali Long caps stellar year with PFFWL glory |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/hali-long-caps-stellar-year-with-pffwl-glory/288084 |access-date=16 November 2023 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=16 November 2023}}{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=After PFFWL title run, Hali Long rallies Filipinas for do-or-die AFC qualis |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/after-pffwl-title-run-hali-long-rallies-filipinas-for-do-or-die-afc-qualis/340836 |access-date=25 June 2025 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=25 June 2025}}
=International=
Long was born in the United States to an American father and Filipino mother. In June 2016, Long joined a training camp by the Philippine national team. She was then selected to be part of the Philippine squad to participate at the 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Myanmar. This was the first time that a Trojans player competed on a senior national team.{{Cite web|url=https://ualr.edu/news/2016/07/26/hali-long-philippines-national-soccer-team-trojans-little-rock/|title=Trojan Soccer player Hali Long makes Philippines national soccer team|date=26 July 2016}} She also played at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in April 2017 scoring a hat-trick in the match against Tajikistan.{{cite news|title=Football: Philippines dismantles Tajikistan in Women's Asian Cup qualifying|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/07/17/football-philippines-dismantles-tajikistan-in-womens-asian-cup-qualifying|accessdate=February 6, 2018|work=ABS-CBN News|date=April 7, 2017}} 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 and the 2018.{{cite news|title=Meet the Malditas: See who's wearing the Philippines' colors at the Women's AFC Asian Cup in Jordan|url=https://sports.abs-cbn.com/football/news/2018/04/06/meet-malditas-39933|accessdate=April 6, 2018|work=ABS-CBN Sports|date=April 6, 2018}} and 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.{{cite news |last1=del Carmen |first1=Lorenzo |title=Double celebration for PWNFT's birthday girl Hali Long |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/double-celebration-for-pwnfts-birthday-girl-hali-long/230085 |access-date=22 January 2022 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=22 January 2022}}
Long continued to play for the Philippines in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she was a starting center back. The June 3, 2025, friendly against Chinese Taipei in Manila marked her 90th cap for the national team.{{cite news |last1=Dioquino |first1=Delfin |title=Bittersweet 90th: Hali Long reflects on latest cap for Filipinas |url=https://www.rappler.com/sports/football/hali-long-reflects-cap-game-filipinas-june-3-2025/ |access-date=14 June 2025 |work=Rappler |date=4 June 2025}}
International goals
:Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | April 5, 2017 | rowspan=4| Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | {{fbw|IRQ}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 4–0 | rowspan=4| 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | rowspan=3| April 7, 2017 | rowspan=3| {{fbw|TJK}} | align=center|3–0 | rowspan="3" align=center| 8–0 | ||
| 3. | align=center|5–0 | |||||
| 4. | align=center|6–0 | |||||
| 5. | August 24, 2017 | UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia | {{fbw|THA}} | align=center|1–3 | align=center| 1–3 | 2017 Southeast Asian Games |
| 6. | rowspan="2"| November 4, 2018 | rowspan="2" | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | rowspan="2"| {{fbw|SIN}} | align=center|4–0 | rowspan="2" align=center| 9–0 | rowspan="2"| 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 7. | align=center|8–0 | |||||
| 8. | August 3, 2019 | PFF National Training Centre, Carmona, Philippines | {{fbw|MAC}} | align=center|9–0 | align=center| 11–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | August 15, 2019 | rowspan=3| IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand | {{fbw|MAS}} | align=center|2–0 | align=center| 3–0 | rowspan=3| 2019 AFF Women's Championship |
| 10. | rowspan="2"| August 17, 2019 | rowspan="2" | {{fbw|TLS}} | align=center|5–0 | rowspan="2" align=center| 7–0 | ||
| 11. | align=center|6–0 | |||||
| 12. | rowspan="3"| April 22, 2022 | rowspan="3" | Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia | rowspan="3" | {{fbw|TGA}} | align=center|2–0 | rowspan="3" align=center| 16–0 | rowspan="3"| Friendly |
| 13. | align=center|7–0 | |||||
| 14. | align=center|15–0 | |||||
| 15. | July 15, 2022 | Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines | {{fbw|VIE}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | 2022 AFF Women's Championship |
| 16. | November 12, 2022 | Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile | {{fbw|CHI}} | style="text-align:center;"|1–0 | align=center| 1–1 | Friendly |
| 17. | April 5, 2023 | Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan | {{fbw|PAK}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament |
| 18. | May 9, 2023 | RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | {{fbw|VIE}} | style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 | style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 | 2023 Southeast Asian Games |
| 19. | April 4, 2025 | rowspan=2 | Theyab Awana Stadium Dubai, United Arab Emirates | rowspan=2 | {{fbw|UAE}} | style="text-align:center;"| 1–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 | rowspan=2 | Friendly |
| 20. | April 8, 2025 | style="text-align:center;"| 2–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 | |||
| 21. | July 2, 2025 | Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia | {{fbw|CAM}} | style="text-align:center;"| 5–0 | style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 | 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification |
Honours
=International=
==Philippines==
- Southeast Asian Games third place: 2021
- ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022
=Club=
==Kaya–Iloilo==
- SingaCup Women's Football Championship: 2022
- PFF Women's League: 2023, 2025
References
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Category:Filipino women's footballers
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Category:Competitors at the 2017 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2019 SEA Games
Category:Sportspeople from St. Charles County, Missouri
Category:Soccer players from St. Louis
Category:Little Rock Trojans women's soccer players
Category:SEA Games bronze medalists for the Philippines
Category:SEA Games medalists in football
Category:Competitors at the 2021 SEA Games
Category:Competitors at the 2023 SEA Games
Category:2023 FIFA Women's World Cup players
Category:Kaya F.C.–Iloilo (women) players
Category:Footballers at the 2022 Asian Games
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