Chris Long (footballer)

Chris Long
Personal information
Full name Christopher Michael Long[1]
Date of birth (1995-02-25) 25 February 1995[2]
Place of birth Huyton, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[3]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current team
 Burnley
Number 24
Youth career
2000–2013 Everton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2015 Everton 0 (0)
2014 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 4 (1)
2015 → Brentford (loan) 10 (4)
2015– Burnley 10 (0)
National team‡
2010–2011 England U16 2 (0)
2011 England U17 4 (2)
2012–2013 England U18 2 (1)
2013 England U19 1 (0)
2013–2014 England U20 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:35, 28 November 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:51, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[4]

Christopher Michael Long (born 25 February 1995 in Huyton) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Burnley. He is a product of the Everton academy.[2] Long has represented England from U16 to U20 level.[4]

Club career

Everton

A forward, Long grew up in Huyton and represented the town at schoolboy level.[5][6] Long joined the Everton academy as a five-year-old in 2000 and worked his way up through the youth ranks.[2] He made his debut for the Toffees' youth team in a 2–1 Premier Academy League defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 5 February 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Hallam Hope.[7] He broke into the youth team of a regular basis during the 2011–12 season, impressing after scoring 9 goals in 17 games.[8] Long also made his reserve team debut during the season, scoring one goal in seven Premier Reserve League appearances.[9] He signed a two-year professional contract in July 2013.[10] After steady progress in the reserves and a goal for the first team in a 3–1 pre-season friendly defeat to Paderborn in August 2014,[11] Long received his maiden call into the senior squad for Everton's dead rubber Europa League group stage match versus Krasnodar on 11 December.[12] Awarded the number 41 shirt, he made his Everton debut when he came on for Conor McAleny after 80 minutes of the 1–0 defeat.[13] Entering the final six months of his contract in January 2015, Long stated that he hoped to earn a new deal with his performances on loan away from Goodison Park.[14] He turned down a new deal after the 2014–15 season and departed Everton on 28 July 2015.[15]

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

On 8 January 2014, Long signed for League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a one-month loan.<ref name=""MKDloan"">"MK Dons sign Everton's England U20 prospect Chris Long on loan". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2014. </ref> Allotted the number 15 shirt, Long made the first professional appearance of his career in a 3–2 win over Shrewsbury Town on three days later, starting the match and scoring his first senior goal to put the Dons 2–1 ahead.<ref name=""Debut"">"MK Dons 3 – 2 Shrewsbury". BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2014. </ref> He played the full 90 minutes of the following match versus Bristol City and managed two further starts before returning to Everton in February when his loan expired.[16] Long scored one goal in four appearances for the Dons.[17]

Brentford (loan)

Long followed in the footsteps of former Everton youth colleagues Jake Bidwell, Adam Forshaw and Conor McAleny by joining Championship side Brentford on 20 January 2015, on an initial one-month loan.[18] Through later extensions, the loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[19][20][21][22] Wearing the number 31 shirt, he made his debut four days later in a 2–1 victory over Norwich City, coming on as a late substitute for Andre Gray.[23] He scored his first Bees goal on his fifth appearance, crowning a 3–1 victory over Bournemouth on 21 February.[24] Selected ahead of Andre Gray, Long made his first Bees start versus Huddersfield Town on 3 March and scored two goals before being replaced by Gray after 73 minutes.[25][26] He made it four goals in five games with Brentford's opener in a 3–2 victory over Blackburn Rovers two weeks later.[23] A stomach bug, an injury and a gashed knee (the latter suffered in an Everton reserve match) kept Long out of the squad for the rest of the regular season.[26][27][28] Long failed to appear again until what became Brentford's final game of the season, a 3-0 playoff semi-final second leg defeat to Middlesbrough on 15 May,[26] replacing Toumani Diagouraga after 71 minutes.[23] He made 11 appearances and scored four goals during his spell.[23]

Burnley

On 28 July 2015, Long signed for newly relegated Championship side Burnley for an undisclosed fee.[29]

International career

Long has represented England from U16 to U20 level.[30] He made two appearances in the U16s' victorious 2010–11 Victory Shield campaign.[30] Long was elevated an age-group and named in the England squad for the U20 World Cup in June 2013.[30] He scored on his debut for the side in a 3–0 pre-tournament friendly victory over Uruguay.[31] He made substitute appearances against Egypt and Iraq as England crashed out in the group stage.[32] Long made his U19 debut in a friendly versus Hungary on 14 November 2013.[30] Long scored his second U20 goal in a 3–2 Four Nations Tournament victory over the Netherlands on 11 October 2014.[33]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 January 2016.
Club statistics
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2013–14[17] League One 41————41
Everton 2014–15[23] Premier League 0000001[lower-alpha 1]0—10
Brentford (loan) 2014–15[23] Championship 104———1[lower-alpha 2]0114
Burnley 2015–16[34] Championship 10 0 1 0 0 0 — — 11 0
Career totals 24510001010275
  1. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Championship play-offs

References

  1. ↑ "Chris Long". Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Chris Long". http://www.evertonfc.com/. Everton FC. Retrieved 11 January 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  3. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Chris Long". web page. Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  4. 1 2 "Chris Long". http://www.thefa.com/. The FA. Retrieved 7 September 2014. External link in |work= (help)
  5. ↑ "Dons sign Everton's Long". MKDons.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  6. ↑ Johnson, Tim (6 December 2005). "CLASSY CHRIS BOOKS RETURN TO GOODISON; Holders Huyton set up final clash with Liverpool.". Free Library. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "ToffeeWeb – Everton Under-18s, 2010–11". toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  8. ↑ "ToffeeWeb – Everton Under-18s, 2011–12". toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  9. ↑ "ToffeeWeb – Everton Reserves, 2011–12". toffeeweb.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  10. ↑ "Chris Long rewarded with Everton contract". Sports Mole. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "Paderborn 3–1 Everton: Teenager Chris Long opens the scoring before Toffees come unstuck against Germans". Mail Online. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  12. ↑ "Chris Long". espnfc.com.ve. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Mike Whalley. "BBC Sport – Everton 0–1 FK Krasnodar". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  14. ↑ Jacob Murtagh (28 January 2015). "Striker eyes new Everton deal". getwestlondon. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  15. ↑ Kirkbride, Phil. "Everton stand to make £1m from Chris Long exit". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  16. ↑ "Karl: Productive weekend". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Chris Long in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  18. ↑ Chris Wickham. "Brentford capture Everton striker Chris Long in January Transfer Window loan deal". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  19. ↑ "Brentford confirm new Long loan deal - West London Sport". westlondonsport.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  20. ↑ Chris Wickham. "England Under-20 striker Chris Long extends loan from Everton to Brentford until April 18". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  21. ↑ Chris Wickham. "England Under-20 striker Chris Long extends loan from Everton to Brentford until May 2". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  22. ↑ Chris Wickham. "England Under-20 striker Chris Long extends loan from Everton to Brentford until season ends". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chris Long – Football Stats – Everton – Season 2014/2015 – Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  24. ↑ Mark Mitchener. "BBC Sport - Brentford 3-1 Bournemouth". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  25. ↑ "BBC Sport - Brentford 4-1 Huddersfield Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  26. 1 2 3 "Chris Long". espnfc.com. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  27. ↑ Tom Moore (6 April 2015). "Warburton explains Everton striker's absence in Nottingham Forest draw". getwestlondon. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  28. ↑ Tom Moore (23 April 2015). "Brentford boss explains why Everton loanee won't face Reading". getwestlondon. Retrieved 3 May 2015.
  29. ↑ "Clarets Capture Chris Long". Burnley FC. 28 July 2015.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "TheFA". thefa.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  31. ↑ "England U20 3–0 Uruguay U20: Taylor's men record comfortable win in World Cup warm-up". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  32. ↑ Chris Long – FIFA competition record
  33. ↑ The Football Association. "Aidy Boothroyd praise never say die attitude of U20s – England – The FA". thefa.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  34. ↑ "Chris Long | Football Stats | Burnley | Season 2015/2016 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2015-08-21.

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