Sam Long

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[2]
Place of birth Bicester, England[3]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[2]
Playing position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Oxford United
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2013 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Oxford United 52 (2)
2014 → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) 0 (0)
2018 → Hampton & Richmond (loan) 14 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 July 2020

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 2-year extension with Oxford United which will bring him to 19 years at the club.[13]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 September 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Oxford United 2012–13[14] League Two 1000000010
2013–14[15] League Two 3020000050
2014–15[16] League Two 101000000101
2015–16[17] League Two 1000101[lower-alpha 1]030
2016–17[18] League One 3000202[lower-alpha 2]070
2017–18[19] League One 0000000000
2018–19[20] League One 18020204[lower-alpha 2]0260
2019–20[21] League One 2000201[lower-alpha 2]050
Career total 381407080571
  1. Appearance in the Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in the EFL Trophy
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References
  1. "Club list of registered players: As at 20th May 2017" (PDF). The Football League. p. 58. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  2. "Sam Long". 11v11. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
  3. "Oxford United hand Sam Long new contract". Oxford Mail. 25 February 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
  4. "Accrington 0-3 Oxford". BBC Sport. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  5. "Morecambe 1-1 Oxford". BBC Sport. 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 February 2014.
  6. "Chey Dunkley: Oxford United sign Kidderminster Harriers defender". BBC Sport. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  7. "Oxford United 2–3 Southend United". BBC Sport. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  8. "Sam Long Signs New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  9. "Long Looking Forward". Oxford United F.C. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  10. "Oxford United send Jack Stevens and Sam Long out on loan". Oxford Mail. 17 January 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  11. "Long Loan Gets Longer". Oxford United F.C. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  12. "Sam Long Signs New Deal". Oxford United F.C. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  13. "Sam Long signs new Oxford United contract". Oxford Mail. 23 June 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  14. "Games played by Sam Long in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  15. "Games played by Sam Long in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  16. "Games played by Sam Long in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  17. "Games played by Sam Long in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 10 December 2015.
  18. "Games played by Sam Long in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  19. "Games played by Sam Long in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  20. "Games played by Sam Long in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  21. "Games played by Sam Long in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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