Hali Long

In this Filipino name, the middle name or maternal family name is Candidoand the surname or paternal family name is Long.

Hali Long

Long with the Philippines in 2025
Personal information
Full name	Hali Moriah Candido Long [1]
Birth name	Hali Moriah Long [2]
Date of birth	(1995-01-21) January 21, 1995 (age 31)
Place of birth	Cape Girardeau, Missouri, U.S.
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position	Center-back
Team information
Current team	College of Asian Scholars
Number	5
Youth career
	Lou Fusz-Wipke
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Little Rock Trojans	71	(1)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2025	Kaya–Iloilo
2025	→ College of Asian Scholars
2026–	College of Asian Scholars	2	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Philippines	101	(22)
Medal record Representing the   Philippines ASEAN Women's Championship Winner 2022 Philippines Team Southeast Asian Games Winner 2025 Thailand Team 2021 Vietnam Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of February 4, 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of December 17, 2025

Hali Moriah Candido Long (born January 21, 1995) is a professional women's footballer who plays as a center-back for Thai Women's League 1 club College of Asian Scholars. Born in the United States, she captains the Philippines women's national team.

Early life and education

Hali 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

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. ^[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

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. ^[8] She also won two league titles with Kaya, in the 2023 and 2025 seasons. ^{[9] [10]}

Long was loaned to Thai side BGC–College of Asian Scholars for the preliminary round of the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League. ^{[11] [12]}

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. ^[6] This was the first time that a Trojans player competed on a senior national team. ^[13] She also played at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in April 2017 scoring a hat-trick in the match against Tajikistan. ^[14] 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, ^[15] and 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup. ^[16]

Long continued to play for the Philippines in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, where she was a starting center back. ^[4]

Long is part of the Philippine squad for the 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. ^[17]

International goals

Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
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		Timor-Leste	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
19.	April 4, 2025	Theyab Awana Stadium Dubai, United Arab Emirates	United Arab Emirates	1–0	4–1	Friendly
20.	April 8, 2025			2–0	4–0
21.	July 2, 2025	Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia	Cambodia	5–0	6–0	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification
22.	August 7, 2025	Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam	Timor-Leste	3–0	7–0	2025 ASEAN Women's Championship

Honours

Kaya–Iloilo

• PFF Women's League: 2023, 2025
• SingaCup Women's Football Championship: 2022

Philippines

• ASEAN Women's Championship: 2022
• Southeast Asian Games: 2025

Individual

• PFF Women's League Most Valuable Player: 2025

References

1. "Long, Hali Moriah C". KL 2017 Results System. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
2. "The Missouri Birth Index".
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. "Little Rock Athletics – Hali Long – 2015". Little Rock Trojans. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
6. "Long Earns spot on Philippines National Team". Little Rock Trojans. Little Rock Athletics. July 22, 2016. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
7. "Hali Long – 2016 – Soccer".
8. 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.
9. Del Carmen, Lorenzo (November 16, 2023). "Hali Long caps stellar year with PFFWL glory". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
10. del Carmen, Lorenzo (June 25, 2025). "After PFFWL title run, Hali Long rallies Filipinas for do-or-die AFC qualis". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
11. Atencio, Peter (August 24, 2025). "Hali Long to suit up for Thai League women's team". Manila Standard. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
12. Leyba, Olmin (August 24, 2025). "Kaya FC Iloilo skipper Hali Long on loan to Thailand soccer club BGC-College of Asian Scholars". BusinessWorld. Retrieved August 24, 2025.
13. "Trojan Soccer player Hali Long makes Philippines national soccer team". July 26, 2016. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
14. "Football: Philippines dismantles Tajikistan in Women's Asian Cup qualifying". ABS-CBN News. April 7, 2017. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
15. "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. Archived from the original on April 8, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
16. del Carmen, Lorenzo (January 22, 2022). "Double celebration for PWNFT's birthday girl Hali Long". Tiebreaker Times. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
17. "After 100 caps, Hali Long looks to cement legacy with SEA Games gold". Tiebreaker Times. December 17, 2025. Retrieved December 17, 2025.