Aaron Long

PROFESSIONAL

2023 (Los Angeles Football Club):

• made 21 regular-season appearances (17 starts), logging one assist in 1,518 minutes played
• made his LAFC debut 3/4/23, replacing Giorgio Chiellini in the 80th minute of 3-2 home win over Portland
• MLS Team of the Week (Week 19)
• in all competitions, registered 36 appearances (29 starts), including 7 starts in CCL and 4 in MLS Cup playoffs 
• named to CCL Team of the Matchday for quarterfinals Leg 2 vs.Vancouver and semifinals Leg 2 vs.Philadelphia
• named to CCL Best XI 

2022 (New York Red Bulls): 

• started 28 of 29 appearances, logging 2,370 minutes played 
• scored four goals, setting a career high 
• ranked third in MLS in goals scored by a defender in 2022 (4) 
• made his 10th career appearance in an MLS Cup playoff game 
• appeared in all five of NYRB's U.S.Open Cup matches in 2022, adding a goal (his 2nd US Open Cup goal) and two assists
• made two appearances for United States National Team during CONCACAF World Cup qualifying (35 minutes played)

2021 (New York Red Bulls):

• started all five matches he played
• suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon that required season-ending surgery (5/17/21)

2020 (New York Red Bulls):

• appeared in 16 matches (15 starts), scoring two goals in 1,330 minutes played 
• made his 100th career MLS appearance 11/8/20 

2019 (New York Red Bulls):

• started all 24 appearances with 2,115 minutes played
• scored one goal; helped Red Bulls post six clean sheets
• made four starts in CONCACAF Champions League 
• signed three-year extension 2/19/19 

2018 (New York Red Bulls):

• named to 2018 MLS All Star team; started the All Star game against Juventus 
• named MLS Defender of the Year
• started 31 of his 34 MLS appearances 
• helped lead NYRB to Supporters’ Shield title
• posted three goals and two assists
• recorded first career MLS assist 7/1/18
• helped NYRB post 14 clean sheets
• started both legs of MLS Eastern Conference semifinal, posting an assist in Leg 2 vs.Columbus
• started all six matches in CONCACAF Champions League, helping NYRB post three clean sheets
• called into his first ever United States Mens National team camp in September for friendlies against Brazil and Mexico
• earned first USMNT cap against Peru (10/17/18), playing all 90 minutes 

2017 (New York Red Bulls):

• joined New York Red Bulls on 2-year deal 2/22/17 
• started 30 of 31 appearances as a rookie
• recorded one goal in 2,659 minutes played; led all NYRB defenders in minutes
• helped NYRB post 10 regular-season clean sheets and two more in postseason
• helped NYRB post two clean sheets in U.S.Open Cup 
• started all three of his appearances in MLS Cup playoffs 
• made MLS debut in season opener (3/5/17)
• scored first MLS goal 9/2/17 vs.FC Dallas
• started five U.S.Open Cup matches

2016 (New York Red Bulls II):

• joined New York Red Bulls II as free agent 9/16/16 
• started 19 of the 22 matches he appeared in, logging 1,517 minutes
• scored two goals in five shots on target
• loaned to Red Bulls senior squad 12/31/16
• debuted with Red Bulls first team 8/16/16 in CONCACAF Champions League match vs. Alianza FC 

2015 (Seattle Sounders FC II):

• signed by Seattle Sounders FC 2, 3/15/15
• made 27 appearances (20 starts), scoring one goal in 2,188 minutes 

2014 (Portland Timbers, Sacramento FC [USL], Orange County Blues [USL]):

• drafted 36th overall (2nd rd) by Portland Timbers in 2014 MLS SuperDraft
• loaned to Sacramento Republic and Orange County Blues, logging two starts and five appearances (228 minutes)
• signed with Seattle Sounders in July 2014, but did not appear for the first team 

INTERNATIONAL

• started 5 of 6 appearances in 2019 Gold Cup (USMNT finished second)
• has appeared in 28 matches with USMNT
• scored three goals in 2,065 minutes played 
• selected to wear the captain's armband twice 
• called into his first United States Mens National team camp in Sept.2018
• earned first career cap against Peru (10/17/18) 
• captained USMNT five times in his career, USMNT went undefeated in those matches

COLLEGE (University of California-Riverside)

• four-year starter in central midfield 2010-2013
• started 65 of 70 appearances
• scored 13 goals on 85 shots, adding five assists
• named All-Big West as a senior (2nd team) and a junior (1st team)