 Long with the Republic of Ireland in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shane Patrick Long[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1987[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Gortnahoe, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Borris St. Kevins | ||
| 2002–2004 | St. Michael's | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cork City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Cork City | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Reading | 174 | (44) |
| 2011–2014 | West Bromwich Albion | 81 | (19) |
| 2014 | Hull City | 15 | (4) |
| 2014–2022 | Southampton | 198 | (28) |
| 2021 | → AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Reading | 30 | (1) |
| Total | 510 | (98) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007–2021 | Republic of Ireland | 88 | (17) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker.
Long began his football career at Cork City. He later moved to Reading where, among other achievements, he scored three goals in ten substitute appearances during his team's Championship-winning 2005–06 campaign, guided his team into the fourth round of the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool in a third round replay match in 2010, and later won a player of the season award. He signed for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in 2011 for a fee of £6 million, and joined Hull City in January 2014, then Southampton in August 2014. On 23 April 2019, he scored the fastest goal in Premier League history.
Long made his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2007, earning 88 international caps and scoring 17 goals over a 14-year career with the national team.
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ "Shane Long Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Shane Long: Football Association of Ireland". Football Association of Ireland. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2015.