Chris Long (footballer)

Christopher Long
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Michael Long[1]
Date of birth25 February 1995[2]
Place of birthHuyton, England[3]
Height1.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)[4]
Playing positionForward
Club information
Current team
Brentford
(on loan from Everton)
Number31
Youth career
2000–Everton
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2013–Everton0(0)
2014→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)4(1)
2015–→ Brentford (loan)10(4)
National team‡
2010–2011England U162(0)
2011England U174(2)
2012–2013England U182(1)
2013England U191(0)
2013–England U204(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:07, 20 April 2015 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:51, 10 October 2014 (UTC)[5]

Chris Long (born 25 February 1995 in Huyton) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brentford on loan from Everton. He is a product of the Everton academy.[2] Long has represented England from U16 to U20 level.[5]

Club career

Everton

A forward, Long grew up in Huyton and represented the town at schoolboy level.[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]

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.[15] Long scored one goal in four appearances for the Dons.[16]

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.[17] Through later extensions, the loan was extended until the end of the 2014–15 season.[18][19][20] 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.[21] He scored his first Bees goal on his fifth appearance, crowning a 3–1 victory over Bournemouth on 21 February.[22] 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.[23][24] He made it four goals in five games with Brentford's opener in a 3–2 victory over Blackburn Rovers two weeks later.[21] A stomach bug, an injury and a gashed knee (the latter suffered in an Everton reserve match) continued to keep Long out of the squad throughout April.[24][25][26]

International career

Long has represented England from U16 to U20 level.[27] He made two appearances in the U16s' victorious 2010–11 Victory Shield campaign.[27] Long was elevated an age-group and named in the England squad for the U20 World Cup in June 2013.[27] He scored on his debut for the side in a 3–0 pre-tournament friendly victory over Uruguay.[28] He made substitute appearances against Egypt and Iraq as England crashed out in the group stage.[29] Long made his U19 debut in a friendly versus Hungary on 14 November 2013.[27] Long scored his second U20 goal in a 3–2 Four Nations Tournament victory over the Netherlands on 11 October 2014.[30]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 March 2015.[31]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton 2013–14[16] Premier League 0000000000 00
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2013–14[16] League One 4100000000 41
Everton 2014–15[21] Premier League 0000001000 10
Brentford (loan) 2014–15[21] Championship 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 3
Career totals 11400001000124

References

  1. ↑ "Search 1984 to 2006 – Birth, Marriage and Death indexes". Findmypast.co.uk. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Chris Long". http://www.evertonfc.com/''. Everton FC. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "Dons sign Everton's Long". MKDons.com. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  4. ↑ "Barclays Premier League Player Profile Chris Long". web page. Premier League. 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Chris Long". http://www.thefa.com/''. The FA. Retrieved 7 September 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. ↑ "Karl: Productive weekend". Milton Keynes Dons FC. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 "Games played by Chris Long in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  17. ↑ Chris Wickham. "Brentford capture Everton striker Chris Long in January Transfer Window loan deal". brentfordfc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  18. ↑ http://www.westlondonsport.com/brentford/brentford-confirm-new-long-loan-deal
  19. ↑ http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/chris-long-extends-loan-from-everton-to-brentford-2349133.aspx
  20. ↑ http://www.brentfordfc.co.uk/news/article/chris-long-extends-loan-from-everton-to-brentford-2412383.aspx
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 "Chris Long – Football Stats – Everton – Season 2014/2015 – Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  22. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31466057
  23. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/31597527
  24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 http://www.espnfc.com/player/192411/chris-long?season=2014
  25. ↑ http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/warburton-explains-everton-strikers-absence-8990771
  26. ↑ http://www.getwestlondon.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/brentford-boss-explains-everton-loanee-9105006
  27. ↑ 27.0 27.1 27.2 27.3 "TheFA". thefa.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  28. ↑ "England U20 3–0 Uruguay U20: Taylor's men record comfortable win in World Cup warm-up". Goal.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  29. ↑ Chris Long – FIFA competition record
  30. ↑ The Football Association. "Aidy Boothroyd praise never say die attitude of U20s – England – The FA". thefa.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  31. ↑ http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=70732

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