# Hali Long > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hali_Long > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hali_Long.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hali_Long > Source revision: 1355713432 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Filipino footballer (born 1995)}} {{Use Philippine English|date=December 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Filipino name|Candido|Long}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Hali Long | image = 20251029_PHL_HaliLong_1.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = Long with the [Philippines](/source/Philippine_women's_national_football_team) in 2025 | fullname = Hali Moriah Candido Long{{cite web|title=Long, Hali Moriah C|url=http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/6303|website=KL 2017 Results System|accessdate=February 6, 2018|archive-date=February 6, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131626/http://gms.kualalumpur2017.com.my/RS2017/Athlete/ProfilePage/6303|url-status=dead}} | 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](/source/Cape_Girardeau%2C_Missouri), U.S. | height = {{convert|1.70|m|order=flip}}{{cite web |title=FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023™ Squad List |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce93/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |publisher=FIFA |date=11 July 2023 |access-date=1 March 2026 |page=23}} | position = [Center-back](/source/Center-back) | currentclub = [College of Asian Scholars](/source/BGC%E2%80%93College_of_Asian_Scholars) | clubnumber = 5 | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lou Fusz-Wipke | youthyears2 = | youthclubs2 = | collegeyears1 = 2013–2016 | college1 = [Little Rock Trojans](/source/Little_Rock_Trojans) | collegecaps1 = 71 | collegegoals1 = 1 | years1 = 2019–2025 | clubs1 = [Kaya–Iloilo](/source/Kaya_F.C.%E2%80%93Iloilo_(women)) | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2025 | clubs2 = → [College of Asian Scholars](/source/BGC%E2%80%93College_of_Asian_Scholars) | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2026– | clubs3 = [College of Asian Scholars](/source/BGC%E2%80%93College_of_Asian_Scholars) | caps3 = 7 | goals3 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2016– | nationalteam1 = [Philippines](/source/Philippines_women's_national_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 106 | nationalgoals1 = 22 | club-update = May 23, 2026 | nationalteam-update = March 19, 2026 | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|the {{PHI}}}} {{MedalCompetition|[ASEAN Women's Championship](/source/ASEAN_Women's_Championship)}} {{Medal|W|[2022 Philippines](/source/2022_AFF_Women's_Championship)|[Team](/source/2022_AFF_Women's_Championship_squads)}} {{MedalCompetition|[Southeast Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_SEA_Games)}} {{Medal|W|[2025 Thailand](/source/Football_at_the_2025_SEA_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)|[Team](/source/Football_at_the_2025_SEA_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_team_squads)}} {{MedalBronze|[2021 Vietnam](/source/Football_at_the_2021_SEA_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament)|[Team](/source/Football_at_the_2021_Southeast_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_team_squads)}} }} '''Hali Moriah Candido Long''' (born January 21, 1995) is a professional women's [footballer](/source/footballer) who plays as a [center-back](/source/center-back) for [Thai Women's League 1](/source/Thai_Women's_League) club [College of Asian Scholars](/source/BGC%E2%80%93College_of_Asian_Scholars). Born in the United States, she captains the [Philippines women's national team](/source/Philippines_women's_national_football_team). ==Early life and education== Hali Long was born in [Cape Girardeau](/source/Cape_Girardeau%2C_Missouri), [Missouri](/source/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](/source/Francis_Howell_North_High_School) in [St. Charles](/source/St._Charles%2C_Missouri), lettering in all four years in her secondary education and at the [University of Arkansas at Little Rock](/source/University_of_Arkansas_at_Little_Rock). She was named to the [Sun Belt Conference](/source/Sun_Belt_Conference) Commissioner's List for maintaining a GPA ([grade point average](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Kaya_F.C.%E2%80%93Iloilo_(women)) in the [PFF Women's League](/source/PFF_Women's_League). She played with them in the [2022 PFF Women's Cup](/source/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](/source/2023_PFF_Women's_League) and [2025 seasons](/source/2025_PFF_Women's_League).{{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}} Long was loaned to Thai side [BGC–College of Asian Scholars](/source/BGC%E2%80%93College_of_Asian_Scholars) for the preliminary round of the [2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_AFC_Women's_Champions_League).{{cite news |last1=Atencio |first1=Peter |title=Hali Long to suit up for Thai League women’s team |url=https://manilastandard.net/sports/sports-plus/314633858/hali-long-to-suit-up-for-thai-league-womens-team.html |access-date=24 August 2025 |work=Manila Standard |date=24 August 2025}}{{cite news |last1=Leyba |first1=Olmin |title=Kaya FC Iloilo skipper Hali Long on loan to Thailand soccer club BGC-College of Asian Scholars |url=https://www.bworldonline.com/sports/2025/08/24/693383/kaya-fc-iloilo-skipper-hali-long-on-loan-to-thailand-soccer-club-bgc-college-of-asian-scholars/#google_vignette |access-date=24 August 2025 |work=BusinessWorld |date=24 August 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](/source/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](/source/2016_AFF_Women's_Championship) in [Myanmar](/source/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|access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-date=January 25, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125071719/https://ualr.edu/news/2016/07/26/hali-long-philippines-national-soccer-team-trojans-little-rock/|url-status=dead}} She also played at the [2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers](/source/2018_AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup_qualification) in April 2017 scoring a hat-trick in the match against [Tajikistan](/source/Tajikistan_women's_national_football_team).{{cite news|title=Football: Philippines dismantles Tajikistan in Women's Asian Cup qualifying|url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/04/07/17/football-philippines-dismantles-tajikistan-in-womens-asian-cup-qualifying|access-date=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](/source/Football_at_the_2017_Southeast_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament) and the [2018](/source/2018_AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup),{{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|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180408010231/https://sports.abs-cbn.com/football/news/2018/04/06/meet-malditas-39933|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 8, 2018|accessdate=April 6, 2018|work=ABS-CBN Sports|date=April 6, 2018}} and [2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup](/source/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](/source/2023_FIFA_Women's_World_Cup), where she was a starting center back. Long is part of the Philippine squad for the [2025 SEA Games](/source/2025_SEA_Games) in Thailand. The semifinal match against the host marked Long's 100th cap for the national team. The Philippines drew Thailand 1–1 in extra time but the former advanced to its first ever SEA Games women's football final after prevailing in the penalty shootouts.{{cite news |title=After 100 caps, Hali Long looks to cement legacy with SEA Games gold |url=https://tiebreakertimes.com.ph/tbt/after-100-caps-hali-long-looks-to-cement-legacy-with-sea-games-gold/360992 |access-date=17 December 2025 |work=Tiebreaker Times |date=17 December 2025}} ==International goals== :''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || April 5, 2017 || rowspan=4| [Pamir Stadium](/source/Pamir_Stadium), [Dushanbe](/source/Dushanbe), Tajikistan || {{fbw|IRQ}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 4–0 || rowspan=4| [2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification](/source/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](/source/UiTM_Stadium), [Shah Alam](/source/Shah_Alam), Malaysia || {{fbw|THA}} || align=center|'''1'''–3 || align=center| 1–3 || [2017 Southeast Asian Games](/source/Football_at_the_2017_Southeast_Asian_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament) |- | 6. || rowspan="2"| November 4, 2018 || rowspan="2" | Hisor Central Stadium, [Hisor](/source/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](/source/2020_AFC_Women's_Olympic_Qualifying_Tournament) |- | 7. || align=center|'''8'''–0 |- | 8. || August 3, 2019 || [PFF National Training Centre](/source/PFF_National_Training_Centre), [Carmona](/source/Carmona%2C_Cavite), Philippines || {{fbw|MAC}} || align=center|'''9'''–0 || align=center| 11–0 || [Friendly](/source/Exhibition_match) |- | 9. || August 15, 2019 || rowspan=3| [IPE Chonburi Stadium](/source/Institute_of_Physical_Education_Chonburi_Campus_Stadium), [Chonburi](/source/Chonburi), Thailand || {{fbw|MAS}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 3–0 || rowspan=3| [2019 AFF Women's Championship](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Rizal_Memorial_Stadium), [Manila](/source/Manila), Philippines || {{fbw|VIE}} ||style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''–0 ||style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 || [2022 AFF Women's Championship](/source/2022_AFF_Women's_Championship) |- | 16. || November 12, 2022 || [Estadio Sausalito](/source/Estadio_Sausalito), [Viña del Mar](/source/Vi%C3%B1a_del_Mar), Chile || {{fbw|CHI}} ||style="text-align:center;"|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–1 || Friendly |- | 17. || April 5, 2023 || Hisor Central Stadium, [Hisor](/source/Hisor), Tajikistan || {{fbw|PAK}} ||style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''–0 || style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 || [2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament](/source/2024_AFC_Women's_Olympic_Qualifying_Tournament) |- | 18. || May 9, 2023 || [RSN Stadium](/source/RSN_Stadium), [Phnom Penh](/source/Phnom_Penh), Cambodia || {{fbw|VIE}} || style="text-align:center;"| '''2'''–1 || style="text-align:center;"| 2–1 || [2023 Southeast Asian Games](/source/2023_Southeast_Asian_Games) |- | 19. || April 4, 2025|| rowspan=2 | Theyab Awana Stadium [Dubai](/source/Dubai), United Arab Emirates || rowspan=2 | {{fbw|UAE}} || style="text-align:center;"| '''1'''–0 || style="text-align:center;"| 4–1 || rowspan=2 | [Friendly](/source/Friendly_(association_football)) |- | 20. || April 8, 2025|| style="text-align:center;"| '''2'''–0 || style="text-align:center;"| 4–0 |- | 21. || July 2, 2025 || [Olympic Stadium](/source/Olympic_Stadium_(Phnom_Penh)), [Phnom Penh](/source/Phnom_Penh), Cambodia || {{fbw|CAM}} || style="text-align:center;"| '''5'''–0 || style="text-align:center;"| 6–0 || [2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification](/source/2026_AFC_Women's_Asian_Cup_qualification) |- | 22. || August 7, 2025 || [Việt Trì Stadium](/source/Vi%E1%BB%87t_Tr%C3%AC_Stadium), [Phú Thọ](/source/Ph%C3%BA_Th%E1%BB%8D_province), [Vietnam](/source/Vietnam) || {{fbw|TLS}} || style="text-align:center;"| '''3'''–0 || style="text-align:center;"| 7–0 || [2025 ASEAN Women's Championship](/source/2025_ASEAN_Women's_Championship) |} ==Honours== '''Kaya–Iloilo''' *[PFF Women's League](/source/PFF_Women's_League): [2023](/source/2023_PFF_Women's_League), [2025](/source/2025_PFF_Women's_League) *SingaCup Women's Football Championship: 2022 '''Philippines''' *[ASEAN Women's Championship](/source/ASEAN_Women's_Championship): [2022](/source/2022_AFF_Women's_Championship) *[Southeast Asian Games](/source/Southeast_Asian_Games): [2025](/source/Football_at_the_2025_SEA_Games_%E2%80%93_Women's_tournament) '''Individual''' *[PFF Women's League Most Valuable Player](/source/PFF_Women's_League): [2025](/source/2025_PFF_Women's_League) ==References== {{reflist}} {{Navboxes | bg = #0038A8 | fg = #FCD116 | bordercolor = #CE1126 |title = Philippines squads |list1 = {{Philippines squad 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup}} {{Philippines squad 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup}} {{Philippines squad 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup}} {{Philippines squad 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Long, Hali}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Filipino women's footballers Category:21st-century Filipino sportswomen Category:Philippines women's international footballers Category:American women's soccer players Category:Filipino people of American descent Category:American people of Filipino descent Category:Sportspeople of Filipino descent Category:Women's association football central defenders Category:Footballers at the 2017 SEA Games Category:Footballers 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:Footballers at the 2021 SEA Games Category:Footballers 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 Category:Asian Games footballers for the Philippines Category:PFF Women's League players Category:21st-century American sportswomen Category:SEA Games gold medalists for the Philippines Category:Footballers at the 2025 SEA Games Category:2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup players Category:2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup players Category:2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup players Category:Filipino expatriate sportspeople in Thailand Category:FIFA Women's Century Club --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hali Long](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hali_Long) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hali_Long?action=history)). 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