Mary Long (soccer)

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Mary Long
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Long with the Kansas City Current in 2025
Personal information
Full name Mary Angela Long [1]
Date of birth (2007-01-24) January 24, 2007 (age 18) [1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, striker
Team information
Current team
 Kansas City Current
Number 19
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024 Duke Blue Devils 15 (3)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Kansas City Current 10 (0)
International career‡
2024 United States U-17 8 (3)
2025– United States U-20 5 (5)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Dominican Republic 2024
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 1, 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of December 3, 2025

Mary Angela Long (born January 24, 2007) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). She played one season of college soccer for the Duke Blue Devils before joining the Kansas City Current, which is co-owned by her parents, Angie and Chris Long. She won bronze with the United States at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

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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]

Duke Blue Devils

Long played one season for the Duke Blue Devils as a 17-year-old freshman in 2024. She scored 3 goals in 15 appearances (all as a substitute), helping Duke win the Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season title in Robbie Church's final season as head coach. She missed about a month of action while at the 2024 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. In the NCAA tournament, Long assisted on the opening goal in a 2–0 win over Michigan State in the third round as Duke reached the semifinals where they lost to North Carolina. [2] [10]

Club career

The Kansas City Current announced on January 8, 2025, that they had signed Long to her first professional contract on a one-year deal. [11] She made her professional debut on April 19, coming on as a late substitute for Debinha in a 2–0 win over the Houston Dash. [12] In July, she scored her first professional goal against Corinthians in the Teal Rising Cup exhibition tournament. [13] On September 26, she recorded her first professional assist, to MVP Temwa Chawinga, in a 4–1 win over the Chicago Stars. [14] Head coach Vlatko Andonovski handed Long her first NWSL start the following week in a 1–0 win over Angel City. [15] She finished her rookie season with ten league appearances and one start. [16] Kansas City won the NWSL Shield with the best record in the league, setting multiple NWSL records including most points and most wins in a season. [17] She was unused in the playoffs as the Current were upset by Gotham FC in the quarterfinals. [16] On December 4, she signed a two-year contract extension to stay with the club through 2027. [18]

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. [19] She appeared in all 6 games (5 starts) and scored one goal in a 5–0 group stage win over South Korea. [11] She scored two goals in her under-20 debut in a 3–1 win over Puerto Rico at the 2025 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship. [20] She added a third goal at the tournament and an assist against Costa Rica. [21]

Honors

Duke Blue Devils

Kansas City Current

United States U-17

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Dominican Republic 2024 – Squad List (USA)" (PDF). FIFA. p. 15. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
  2. 1 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 "Kansas City Current signs trio of collegiate stars Two U17 World Cup stars and an NCAA National Champion set to join Kansas City". Kansas City Current. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ Sperry, Daniel (April 19, 2025). "Kansas City Current makes statement (& sets NWSL record) with win over Houston". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved April 19, 2025.
  13. ↑ Schwarzwalder, Sofia (July 16, 2025). "Her parents brought women's soccer to KC. Now she's scoring goals for the Current". The Kansas City Star . Retrieved September 28, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Match Report: Second-Half Offensive Spark Powers Kansas City Current to 4-1 Win Over Chicago Stars FC". Kansas City Current. September 26, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Match Report: Kansas City Current Sets NWSL Record With 1-0 Victory over Angel City FC". Kansas City Current. October 7, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Mary Long 2025 Match Logs". FBref.com . Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  17. ↑ Kassouf, Jeff (November 9, 2025). "Gotham FC shun underdog tag, stun No. 1 Current in playoffs". ESPN . Retrieved November 9, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Forward Mary Long Inks Two Year Contract Extension with Kansas City Current". Kansas City Current. December 4, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  19. ↑ "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.
  20. ↑ "U.S. Under-20 WNT Downs Puerto Rico 3-1 in Second Match of 2025 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship and Qualifies for 2026 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. June 1, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  21. ↑ "U.S. Under-20 WNT Defeats Costa Rica 4-0 to Win Group A at 2025 Concacaf Women's U-20 Championship". United States Soccer Federation. June 3, 2025. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Kansas City Current Claims 2025 NWSL Shield, Presented By CarMax". National Women's Soccer League. September 20, 2025. Retrieved September 20, 2025.
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