Hali Long

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, to Lilie Candido and David Long. 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.

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.

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. She also won two league titles with Kaya, in the 2023 and 2025 seasons.

Long was loaned to Thai side BGC–College of Asian Scholars for the preliminary round of the 2025–26 AFC Women's Champions League.

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. She also played at the 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifiers in April 2017 scoring a hat-trick in the match against Tajikistan. 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 and 2022 AFC Women's Asian Cup.

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

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 2–0 4–0 2018 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 2. April 7, 2017 3–0 8–0 3. 5–0 4. 6–0 5. August 24, 2017 UiTM Stadium, Shah Alam, Malaysia 1–3 1–3 2017 Southeast Asian Games 6. November 4, 2018 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan 4–0 9–0 2020 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 7. 8–0 8. August 3, 2019 PFF National Training Centre, Carmona, Philippines 9–0 11–0 Friendly 9. August 15, 2019 IPE Chonburi Stadium, Chonburi, Thailand 2–0 3–0 2019 AFF Women's Championship 10. August 17, 2019 5–0 7–0 11. 6–0 12. April 22, 2022 Wanderers Football Park, Sydney, Australia 2–0 16–0 Friendly 13. 7–0 14. 15–0 15. July 15, 2022 Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila, Philippines 1–0 4–0 2022 AFF Women's Championship 16. November 12, 2022 Estadio Sausalito, Viña del Mar, Chile 1–0 1–1 Friendly 17. April 5, 2023 Hisor Central Stadium, Hisor, Tajikistan 1–0 4–0 2024 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament 18. May 9, 2023 RSN Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia 2–1 2–1 2023 Southeast Asian Games 19. April 4, 2025 Theyab Awana Stadium Dubai, 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 5–0 6–0 2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup qualification 22. August 7, 2025 Việt Trì Stadium, Phú Thọ, Vietnam 3–0 7–0 2025 ASEAN Women's Championship

Honors Kaya–Iloilo PFF Women's League: 2023, 2025 SingaCup Women's Football Championship: 2022

College of Asian Scholars Thai Women's League 1: 2026

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

Individual PFF Women's League Most Valuable Player: 2025 Thai Women's League Most Valuable Player: 2025–26