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Samuel Patrick Robert Long (born 16 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Oxford United.

Sam Long

Personal information
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)

Career

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]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 April 2021

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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

References

External links

• Sam Long at Soccerbase

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