George Long (footballer)

George Long
Personal information
Full name George Martin Long
Date of birth 5 November 1993 (1993-11-05) (age 18)
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Sheffield United
Number 25
Youth career
Sheffield United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011– Sheffield United 3 (0)
National team‡
2011– England U18 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:04, 29 October 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14:26, 7 May 2011 (UTC)

George Martin Long (born 5 November 1993) is an English footballer who plays for Sheffield United as a Goalkeeper.

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Club career

Born in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Long made his debut for the Blades at the beginning of May 2011, starting the last game of the 2010/11 season against Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium,[1] in doing so making him the youngest goalkeeper to play in a league game for the Blades in the club's history at just 17yrs 183 days.

International career

He made his England U18's début in April 2011 coming on as a second half substitute during a 1-1 draw with Italy in Carpi.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sheffield United 2011–12 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 0 4 0
Sheffield United 2010–11 1 0 0 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Career total 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 5 0

References

  1. ^ "Swansea V Sheffield United". bbc.co.uk. 2011-05-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/13247198.stm. Retrieved 2011-05-07. 
  2. ^ "Italy vs England". thefa.com. 2011-04-02. http://www.thefa.com/England/mens-u18s/News/match-centre/Italy%20v%20England/Team%20Sheets?p=ts&mid=162822. Retrieved 2011-06-02. 

External links

Sheffield United F.C. – current squad