| Annalie Longo | |
| Fullname: | Annalie Antonia Longo[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1 July 1991[2] |
| Birth Place: | Auckland, New Zealand[3] |
| Currentclub: | Wellington Phoenix |
| Clubnumber: | 16 |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthclubs1: | Three Kings United |
| Years1: | —2013 |
| Clubs1: | Three Kings United |
| Goals1: | 31[4] |
| Years2: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | Sydney FC |
| Caps2: | 11 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Clubs3: | Coastal Spirit FC |
| Clubs4: | Canterbury United Pride |
| Years5: | 2019—2021 |
| Clubs5: | Melbourne Victory |
| Caps5: | 24 |
| Goals5: | 5 |
| Years6: | 2023— |
| Clubs6: | Wellington Phoenix |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 2024— |
| Clubs7: | → Cashmere Technical |
| Caps7: | 2 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2008 |
| Nationalteam1: | New Zealand U-17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2006–2010 |
| Nationalteam2: | New Zealand U-20 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 25 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2006– |
| Nationalteam3: | New Zealand |
| Nationalcaps3: | 133 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 15 |
| Pcupdate: | 23 June 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 13 February 2024 |
Annalie Antonia Longo (born 1 July 1991) is an association football player who plays for Wellington Phoenix in the A-League Women and represents New Zealand at international level.[5] She has played for Sydney FC and Melbourne Victory in the Australian W-League. From her time in the W-League with Melbourne Victory, Longo is dubbed the Kiwi Messi by the fans for her ability on the ball and goalscoring prowess.
Longo got into football when she used to go with her dad, Paul, to watch her brothers, Jason and Julian, play for Eden Football Club. She joined the club which merged with Mt Roskill to become Three Kings United.[6]
Longo played for Three Kings United from when she first started playing football through all childhood and also while playing for Epsom Girls and training with the Wynton Rufer Soccer School of Excellence.[7] She made her debut for Three Kings United senior women's football team in the Northern Premier Women's League in 2004.[7]
Longo played football at Epsom Girls' Grammar School for their first XI, winning the NZ Secondary Schoolgirls tournament in 2008 with future international teammates Anna Green and Hannah Wall. This was after the team won the Auckland provincial championships unbeaten.[8]
Longo was part of Wynton Rufer Soccer School of Excellence (WYNRS) from 1999 to 2006.[9]
On 25 October 2019, Longo signed a one-year deal with Melbourne Victory to return to the Australian W-League.[10] She made her first appearance for Victory in their 3–2 win over the Brisbane Roar, playing 74 minutes before getting subbed off in the second half.[11] In September 2021, it was announced that Longo wouldn't return to Melbourne Victory for the 2021–22 W-League season.[12]
In September 2023, Longo returned to the game, signing with New Zealand A-League Women club Wellington Phoenix.[13]
In May 2024, Longo returned to New Zealand's Women's South Island League side Cashmere Technical to compete in the 2024 season, where she is one of multiple A-League players who have joined clubs in regional competitions to stay active between A-League seasons.[14] [15]
She scored New Zealand's first goal at the 2008 inaugural FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup although they were effectively eliminated from contention in the 1–2 loss to Denmark, having previously lost 0–1 to Canada in the opening game.[16]
Longo also represented New Zealand at the 2006 Women's U-20 World Cup finals where she played in all three games.
Longo was again included in the U-20 squad for the 2008 Women's U-20 World Cup finals to be played in Chile, featuring in two of their three group games.[17] In 2010, she represented New Zealand at a third Under-20 World Cup, this time in Germany, appearing in all three group games.[18]
Longo at age 15, made her Football Ferns debut in a 0–3 loss to China PR on 14 November 2006, becoming New Zealand's youngest senior football international.[19] [20] She then went on to represent New Zealand at the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup finals in China,[21] where they lost to Brazil 0–5, Denmark (0–2) and China PR (0–2). Longo is the second youngest player to represent any country at a senior FIFA World Cup.
She played one of New Zealand's three matches in the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup in Germany and all three matches of her country at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup in Canada.[22] She also competed for New Zealand at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics.[23]
Longo made her 100th appearance for New Zealand in a friendly against the United States in September 2017[24] and is the first player in the world tocompete at all U17, U20, Women's World Cup and Olympic Games tournaments.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 October 2014 | 9–0 | 16–0 | 2014 OFC Women's Nations Cup | ||
| 2. | 13–0 | |||||
| 3. | 27 October 2014 | 3–0 | 3–0 | |||
| 4. | 12 January 2015 | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | ||
| 5. | 15 January 2015 | 3–2 | 3–2 | |||
| 6. | 23 January 2016 | PNGFA Academy, Lae, Papua New Guinea | 3–0 | 7–1 | 2016 OFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament | |
| 7. | 5–0 | |||||
| 8. | 19 November 2018 | 2–0 | 11–0 | 2018 OFC Women's Nations Cup | ||
| 9. | 3–0 | |||||
| 10. | 22 November 2018 | 1–0 | 6–0 | |||
| 11. | 25 November 2018 | 1–0 | 10–0 | |||
| 12. | 4–0 | |||||
She was a student at Auckland's Epsom Girls' Grammar School. In footballing circles, she is known by the nickname "flea".[6]
In an interview Longo gave in November 2014, she said she lives in Kaiapoi but also spends half of her week in Auckland for national trainings.[25] While in Kaiapoi, she plays for Canterbury United Pride and then spends the rest of her time coaching at the Grasshopper Soccer programme – a non-competitive programme for kids aged 2–10 years, where the focus is on fun and skill development.[25] She said that sheenjoyed working with young children and enjoyed watching them develop.[25]
Three Kings United
Auckland Football Federation
Canterbury United Pride
Cashmere Technical