Aaron Long

Long's current-season form is up 127% on last season (Season 15→34), while his Rating climbed 13→15. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Los Angeles FC · 6th	12	0	0	6.58	13	27
2025/26	Los Angeles FC · 3rd	15	1	0	7.05	13	15
2024/25	Los Angeles FC · 8th	33	1	0	7	23	40
2023/24	Los Angeles FC · 8th	29	0	2	6.87	23	35
2022/23	MLS All-Stars	1	0	0	—	—	—
2022/23	New York Red Bulls · 4th	30	4	0	6.83	31	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

USA · international

Side	Apps	G
USA	35	3

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

A. Long is a 33-year-old central defender at Los Angeles FC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 12 appearances, a Season grade of 34, top 24% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.5, ranking 454th of 480 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (55.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.77 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Long.

Judged on this season alone, Long graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 24% of the 119 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 2.765 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 15 → 34). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 111th of 119 of the 119 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 33 Long is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2024/25 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2024/25Trending downInjury-hit 2025/26

Current potential111th of 119 centre-backs · Major League Soccer · 12 apps Current season28th of 119 centre-backs · Major League Soccer · 12 apps 28th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer 454th in the Major League Soccer · potential 111th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer

14.5

Ratingi

111th of 119 centre-backs

34.1

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

55.2%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.77

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Los Angeles FC finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

Apps

2.77

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 12 appearances.

Watch points

Game time. Only 55.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 33, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.5, Long carries the 111th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 119 — though on just 12 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.77 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %55.2%

Available fixtures19 of 26

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.765

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %66.7

Pass accuracy %93

Cards / 900.095

Foul involvement / 900.667

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 33, Long sits on 1.6, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Long's projected Rating — 14.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots3

Passing

Assists0

Chances created1

Passes659

Pass accuracy93%

Possession

Duels won28

Duels won %57.1%

Fouls won1

Defending

Tackles15

Interceptions5

Blocks9

Fouls committed6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1

Red cards0

Transfer history

Los Angeles FCJan 2023 – nowFree

New York Red Bullsuntil Jan 2023

NNew York RB IIFeb 2016 – Jan 2023

Seattle SoundersJul 2014 – Feb 2016

Portland Timbers(back from loan)Jun 2014 – Jul 2014

Orange County SC(on loan)Jun 2014 – Jun 2014

Sacramento Republic(on loan)Mar 2014 – Jun 2014

Portland Timbersuntil Mar 2014

About A. Long

Aaron Ray Long is a 33-year-old centre-back who plays for Los Angeles FC, born on October 12, 1992 in Oak Hills, standing 186 cm tall. He is from USA. Los Angeles FC currently sit 6th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, A. Long has made 12 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 944 minutes, averaging a 7.16 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 1 yellow card. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the CONCACAF Champions League.

When A. Long plays, Los Angeles FC's record this season is 6W-5D-3L — and his match ratings average 7.06 at home against 7.07 on the road.

Recent matches

September 10, 2026: 2-0 win at home vs New York Red Bulls (90 minutes, 7 rating)
September 6, 2026: 2-2 draw away at Real Salt Lake (90 minutes, 6.1 rating)
August 29, 2026: 0-0 draw away at DC United (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 23, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Portland Timbers (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 20, 2026: 0-1 loss away at Colorado Rapids (45 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 9, 2026: 1-0 win away at Toluca (57 minutes, 7.3 rating)
August 1, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Vancouver Whitecaps (96 minutes, 7.9 rating)
July 26, 2026: 4-0 win at home vs Sporting Kansas City (90 minutes, 7.5 rating)
July 18, 2026: 3-0 win away at Los Angeles Galaxy (90 minutes, 7.3 rating)
May 25, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Seattle Sounders (83 minutes, 7.3 rating)

A. Long's next match is on September 27, 2026, when Los Angeles FC face FC Dallas away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Long at 14.5 with a Season form score of 34.1, ranking 454th of 480 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 12 career titles — among them the FIFA Club World Cup and the US Open Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 13 recorded seasons, A. Long has totalled 306 club appearances with 19 goals and 4 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2018/19, with 38 appearances for New York Red Bulls.

A. Long's career has also included time at New York Red Bulls, NNew York RB II, Seattle Sounders, Portland Timbers, Orange County SC and Sacramento Republic.

On the international stage, A. Long has represented USA — 35 caps and 3 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Los Angeles FC finished 6th of 15 · a mid-table side

Watch points