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Ahmed Longmire

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-3
Weight:
190
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Las Vegas, Nev.
High School:
Centennial HS

Notes
Selected No. 10 overall in the first round of the 2022 MLS SuperDraft by Nashville SC ... Made 20 appearances over two seasons at UCLA, starting all but one of those games ... Picked up All-Pac-12 acclaim in each of his two years in Westwood; Second Team in 2020-21 and honorable mention in fall 2021 ... Played in 59 games overall in his collegiate career, earning all-conference honors in his final three seasons.

Career Highlights
2020-21 Pac-12 All-Conference Second Team
2021 Pac-12 All-Conference honorable mention

2021 (Fall)
Appeared in eight games, starting seven, during his senior season ... Received an honorable mention to the 2021 Pac-12 All-Conference Team ... Contributed to three UCLA shutouts ... Logged three shots on the year, two of which went on frame ... Played 90+ minutes in half of his eight appearances ... Totaled 607 minutes on the pitch ... Did not record a point.

2020-21
Started all 12 of the team's games in his debut season at UCLA ... Named to the All-Pac-12 Second Team ... One of just four Bruins to start every game ... Operated as a center back ... Played a team-high 1,121 minutes, and was one of just two Bruins to eclipse the 1,000 minute mark ... Had five shots on the year, mostly off set pieces ... Didn't leave the pitch in 10 of UCLA's 12 games, played 100+ minutes three times, and played a minimum of 77 minutes in every game.

Utah Valley University (2018-19)
Spent two seasons at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah ... A two-year starter in the back, played in 39 games (37 starts) over two years with one assist and 12 shots ... Totaled 3,502 minutes of action with the Wolverines ... Played every minute of the 2019 season as a sophomore, earning First Team All-WAC and Third Team All-Far West Region honors ... Logged his first career assist against Kansas City on Oct. 19, 2019 ... Was a 2019 All-WAC Tournament Team choice ... Played in 18 games, making 16 starts, as a freshman in 2018 en route to WAC All-Freshman honors ... Ranked second on the team with 1,525 minutes in 2018, playing the full 90 in all but three contests.

High School/Club
Played four years of varsity soccer at Centennial High School in his native Las Vegas ... Was an all-league choice ... Named Defensive Player of the Year for the state of Nevada ... Played club soccer with Heat FC ... Also spent one year with the Las Vegas Soccer Academy.

Personal
Full Name: Ahmed Akee Longmire ... Parents are Lauren and Walter Longmire ... Has two brothers, Ian and Ahmaad ... Majoring in sociology ... Decided to attend UCLA because "it's a prestigious university, and I believe I can excel here as an individual on and off the field" ... Admires Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, Cristiano Ronaldo, Paul Pogba, Russell Westbrook, and Odell Beckham Jr. ... Hobbies and interests include reading, drawing, watching movies, listening to and finding new music, and hanging out with family and friends ... Was born with blue eyes, they turned green around his first birthday.