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
