Sean David Longstaff (born 30 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a midfielder.
![]() Longstaff playing for Newcastle United in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sean David Longstaff[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 25)[2] | ||
Place of birth | North Shields, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.86 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2016 | Newcastle United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Newcastle United | 93 | (4) |
2017 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 16 | (3) |
2017–2018 | → Blackpool (loan) | 42 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:04, 12 November 2022 (UTC) |
Longstaff began his career with the youth team of Newcastle United. He moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in January 2017, along with Callum Roberts and Freddie Woodman.[3] He signed on loan for Blackpool in July 2017.[4]
Longstaff impressed manager Rafa Benítez in pre-season and was rewarded with a four-year contract in November 2018.[5] Longstaff made his competitive first team debut against Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup in August 2018, before making his Premier League debut as a second-half substitute against Liverpool at Anfield the following December. [3] This was followed up by his first goal in the FA Cup replay against Blackburn Rovers before he put in a memorable performance by winning the penalty that gave Newcastle a 2–1 win over champions Manchester City in January 2019.[6][7]
On 26 February 2019, Longstaff scored his first Premier League goal for Newcastle in a 2–0 win over Burnley.[8]
In March 2019, Longstaff was ruled out for the rest of the 2018–19 season following a knee ligament injury.[9]
Raised in North Shields, Longstaff's younger brother Matty is a footballer who also plays for Newcastle United. Their father David is a former Great Britain ice hockey player, who featured over 100 times for the national side, and is still active as player-coach for the Whitley Warriors.[10] David Longstaff is also the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.[11] They are not related to former Newcastle academy player Luis Longstaff.[12]
Longstaff's father stated that both Sean and Matty are lifelong fans of Newcastle United.[13]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Newcastle United | 2016–17[14] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2017–18[15] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
2018–19[16] | Premier League | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | ||
2019–20[17] | Premier League | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | ||
2020–21[18] | Premier League | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||
2021–22[19] | Premier League | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
2022–23[20] | Premier League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 93 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 112 | 6 | |||
Newcastle United U23 | 2018–19[16] | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Kilmarnock (loan) | 2016–17[14] | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |
Blackpool (loan) | 2017–18[15] | League One | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 45 | 9 |
Career total | 151 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 176 | 18 |
Newcastle United F.C. – current squad | |
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