Aaron Long

Long's current-season form is level with last season (Season 15→15), while his Rating held around 12. 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 · 3rd	9	0	0	7.22	12	15
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 — 1 goals and 0 assists in 15 appearances, a Season grade of 15, top 69% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 12.6, ranking 422nd of 436 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a rotation option (38.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.98 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 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 70th of 101 of the 101 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 5 clean sheets and 1.978 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 15 → 15). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 13, 97th of 101 of the 101 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 1.4 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 potential97th of 101 centre-backs · Major League Soccer Current season70th of 101 centre-backs · Major League Soccer 70th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer 422nd in the Major League Soccer · potential 97th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer

12.6

Ratingi

97th of 101 centre-backs

15.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.3%

Minutes

rotation minutes

1.98

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Los Angeles FC finished 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Apps

1.98

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.98 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 15) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Defensive numbers. Modest 1.98 defensive actions per 90 for the position.
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 12.6, Long carries the 97th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 101. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.98 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 %38.3%

Available fixtures37 of 37

Goals / 900.071

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.071

Defensive actions / 901.978

Player flow

Goal involvements1

Cards / 900

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 (~4), then tapers with age. At 33, Long sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Long's projected Rating — 12.6 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

Goals1

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles16

Interceptions3

Blocks9

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

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 3rd of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, A. Long has made 9 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 674 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 5W-3D-3L — and his match ratings average 7.07 at home against 7.17 on the road.

Recent matches

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)
May 14, 2026: 1-2 loss away at St. Louis City (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
May 7, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Toluca (77 minutes, 6.2 rating)
April 25, 2026: 1-0 win away at Minnesota United FC (45 minutes, 7.3 rating)

A. Long's next match is on August 29, 2026, when Los Angeles FC face DC United away in the Major League Soccer.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates A. Long at 12.6 with a Season form score of 15.4, ranking 422nd of 436 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 303 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 3rd of 15 · an upper-table side

Watch points