Samuel Patrick Robert Long (born 16 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Oxford United.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Samuel Patrick Robert Long[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-16) 16 January 1995 (age 27)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Bicester, England[3] | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
Number | 2 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2013 | Oxford United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013– | Oxford United | 122 | (9) |
2014 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2018 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:35, 21 April 2022 (UTC) |
Long began his career with Oxford United and made his professional debut on 27 April 2013 as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory over Accrington Stanley on the last day of the 2012–13 season.[4] His first starting appearance was in a 1–1 draw with Morecambe in League Two on 22 February 2014.[5]
On 20 November 2014, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan as part of a deal that saw Chey Dunkley going the other direction.[6] Following his return to Oxford, he scored his first goal, in a 2–3 home defeat against Southend United in EFL League Two on 17 January 2015.[7] Injuries limited his appearances in 2015–16 and 2016–17,[8][9] although his contract with Oxford was extended by a year in March 2017. He was loaned to Hampton and Richmond Borough in January 2018,[10] a loan that was later extended.[11] Despite not having played a first-team fixture for Oxford in 2017–18, he signed a new one-year contract in June 2018.[12] Already the club's longest-serving player, having joined the club as an 8-year-old, in June 2020 he signed a two-year extension with Oxford United.[13] In April 2021, Long signed a further three-year deal with the club.[14] He was voted both the Players' and Supporters Player of the Season at the end of the 2020–21 season.[15]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Oxford United | 2012–13[16] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14[17] | League Two | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
2014–15[18] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
2015–16[19] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2016–17[20] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
2017–18[21] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2018–19[22] | League One | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
2019–20[23] | League One | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
2020–21[24] | League One | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 6 | |
Career total | 84 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 124 | 9 |
Oxford United F.C. – current squad | |
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Oxford United F.C. Player of the Year | |
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