Aaron Long

HIGHLIGHTS 

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion (2024)  

• MLS All-Star (2018, 2022)  

• MLS Supporters’ Shield winner (2018)   

• MLS Western Conference Champion (2024)    

• Concacaf Champions League Best XI (2023)    

• 2022 USMNT roster - FIFA World Cup Qatar 

• 2019 Concacaf Gold Cup Best XI  

• 2019 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year Finalist   

• 2018 MLS Defender of the Year  

• 2016 USL Defender of the Year   

• 2016 USL Cup  

• top scoring defender in New York Red Bulls history

2025 (Los Angeles Football Club)  

• club captain prior to season-ending injury in July 

• started all 15 MLS appearances, logging 1,274 minutes  

• scored LAFC’s first goal of 2025 (Concacaf Champions Cup @ Colorado 2/18/25) 

• scored opening goal in second leg of Concacaf Champions Cup Quarterfinal @ Inter Miami 4/9/25 

• lone MLS reg.-season goal in 2025 came @ SKC 3/22/25 

• played all 270 minutes of LAFC’s three matches in FIFA Club World Cup 2025 

• suffered season-ending Achilles injury 7/12/25 vs. FC Dallas

2024 (Los Angeles Football Club)  

• Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Champion  

• MLS Western Conference Champion    

• started 28 of 29 MLS appearances, logging 2,377 minutes played  

• scored one goal on nine shots; lone goal came 10/5/24 vs. SKC 

• named to MLS Team of the Matchday (Week 15)  

• top-ranked in MLS for percentage of aerials won (79.1%)  

• ranked in MLS Top 10 in total blocks (48)

2023 (Los Angeles Football Club)    

• made 21 regular season appearances (17 starts) with one assist in 1,518 minutes  

• made LAFC debut 3/24/23, replacing Giorgio Chiellini (80’) in 3-2 win vs. POR 3/4/23  

• named to MLS Team of the Week, Week 19   

• made 36 appearances (29 starts) across all competitions, including seven starts in Concacaf Champions League and four appearances in the MLS Cup Playoffs 

• named to Concacaf Champions League Team of the Matchday for Quarterfinals Leg 2 (4/11/23 vs. VAN) and Semifinals Leg 2 (5/2/23 vs. PHI) 

• named to Concacaf Champions League Best XI

2022 (New York Red Bulls)  

• 29 appearances (28 starts), 2,370 minutes 

• returned to Red Bulls lineup after missing 29 games due to ruptured Achilles tendon the previous season 

• scored career-high four goals 

• ranked third in goals scored by a defender in MLS (4)    

• appeared in all five U.S. Open Cup matches, scoring one goal and posting two assists

2021 (New York Red Bulls - MLS)   

• started all five appearances  

• suffered season-ending Achilles injury 5/15/21

2020 (New York Red Bulls - MLS)   

• appeared in 16 matches (15 starts), scoring two goals in 1,330 minutes  

• recorded 100th career MLS appearance 11/8/20 vs. TOR

2019 (New York Red Bulls - MLS)   

• made 24 regular-season appearances (24 starts), logging 2,115 minutes 

• started all four appearances in Concacaf Champions League

2018 (New York Red Bulls - MLS)   

• named 2018 MLS Defender of the Year; first NYRB player to win the award   

• 2018 MLS All-Star starter   

• made 34 regular-season appearances (31 starts), helping NYRB to Supporters’ Shield title 

• established then career-highs with three goals and two assists 

• recorded first career MLS assist 7/1/18 @ TOR 

• started both MLS Eastern Conference Semifinal matches, posting one assist in Leg 2 vs. CLB (11/11/18) 

• started all six matches in Concacaf Champions League

2017 (New York Red Bulls - MLS)   

• joined NYRB on two-year deal 2/22/17   

• made MLS debut in season opener 3/5/17 @ ATL 

• made 31 appearances (30 starts) in debut MLS season   

• recorded one goal in 2,659 minutes (9/2/17 vs. DAL)  

• started all five matches in U.S. Open Cup, including 2-1 loss to SKC in Final

2016 (New York Red Bulls II – USL)  

• appeared in 22 matches (19 starts), playing 1,517 minutes and scoring two goals  

• made debut with Red Bulls first team in Concacaf Champions League match vs. Alianza FC 8/16/16

2015 (Seattle Sounders FC II - USL)  

• signed by Seattle Sounders FC 2 on 3/15/15 

• appeared in 27 matches (20 starts), playing 2,188 minutes  

• scored first professional goal 7/12/15 vs. Arizona United SC

2014 (Portland Timbers/Seattle Sounders – MLS) 

• drafted 36th overall (2nd Round) by Portland Timbers in 2014 MLS SuperDraft 

• loaned to Sacramento Republic (USL) and Orange County Blues (USL), making two combined starts in five appearances (228 minutes) 

• released by Portland 7/2/14; signed with Seattle; did not appear for SEA first team

INTERNATIONAL (United States)   

• has made 35 appearances with the U.S. Men’s National Team (USMNT), recording three goals and two assists 

• has helped USMNT to 14 shutouts in games he has played 

• served as captain five times for USMNT, with the team going 5-0-0 in those matches, with all five wins coming by shutout 

• called into his first USMNT camp in September 2018   

• earned first career cap vs. Peru (10/17/18); started and played 90 mins.  

• made two USMNT appearances during 2022 World Cup qualifying (Concacaf) 

• named to final roster for 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar 

• finalist for the 2019 U.S. Soccer Male Player of the Year 

• first USMNT defender to score two goals in a game (6-0 win 6/22/19 vs. Trinidad & Tobago)

COLLEGE (University of California-Riverside)   

• four-year starter in midfield 2010-2013   

• started 65 of 71 appearances 

• scored 13 goals on 85 total shots with five assists 

• two-time All-Big West selection 

• majored in Environmental Sciences

PERSONAL   

• attended Serrano High School (Phelan, Calif.), lettered in football and soccer  

• worked construction during two MLS offseasons while playing in second division   

• avid coffee lover    

• favorite soccer players growing up were Carlos Bocanegra and Patrick Vieira 

• lists Kobe Bryant as one of his favorite athletes   

• he and his wife Elise have two children (Kaia and Rome)

SOCIAL MEDIA  
 
Instagram: @aaronraylong  
Twitter: @a_lolo12