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Sean Longstaff
Longstaff playing for Newcastle United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Sean David Longstaff[1]
Date of birth (1997-10-30) 30 October 1997 (age 27)[2]
Place of birth North Shields, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Newcastle United
Number 36
Youth career
2006–2016 Newcastle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Newcastle United 152 (10)
2017 → Kilmarnock (loan) 16 (3)
2017–2018 → Blackpool (loan) 42 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, 5 October 2024 (UTC)

Sean David Longstaff (born 30 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Newcastle United.

Career

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Longstaff began his career with the youth team of Newcastle United. He moved on loan to Scottish Premiership club Kilmarnock in January 2017, along with Callum Roberts and Freddie Woodman.[3] In July 2017, he signed on loan for EFL League One club Blackpool for the 2017–18 season[4] where he made 45 appearances and scored nine goals.[5]

His first goal for the Newcastle United first team was on 17 July 2018, when he opened the scoring in a 2–0 win over St Patrick's Athletic in a pre-season friendly at Richmond Park.[6] Longstaff impressed manager Rafa Benítez in pre-season and was rewarded with a four-year contract in November 2018.[7] Longstaff made his competitive first team debut against Nottingham Forest in the second round of the EFL Cup in August 2018, before making his Premier League debut as a second-half substitute against Liverpool at Anfield the following December.[3] This was followed up by his first goal in an FA Cup third round replay against Blackburn Rovers before he put in a memorable performance by winning the penalty that gave Newcastle a 2–1 win over champions Manchester City in January 2019.[8][9]

On 26 February 2019, Longstaff scored his first Premier League goal for Newcastle in a 2–0 win over Burnley.[10]

In March 2019, Longstaff was ruled out for the rest of the 2018–19 season following a knee ligament injury.[11]

On 31 January 2023, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win over Southampton in the EFL Cup semi-final second leg to qualify his club to their first final since 1999.[12]

On 4 October 2023, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal, in a 4–1 win over Paris Saint-Germain at St James' Park.[13]

Personal life

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Raised in North Shields, Longstaff's younger brother Matty is a footballer who plays for Toronto FC. Their father David is a former Great Britain ice hockey player, who featured over 100 times for the national side, and was a coach for the Whitley Warriors until the end of the 2022/23 Season. David Longstaff is also the cousin of former England international Alan Thompson.[14] They are not related to former Newcastle academy player Luis Longstaff.[15]

Longstaff's father stated that both Sean and Matty are lifelong fans of Newcastle United.[16]

Career statistics

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As of match played 5 October 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Newcastle United 2016–17[17] Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2018–19[18] Premier League 9 1 3 1 1 0 — 13 2
2019–20[19] Premier League 23 1 6 1 0 0 — 29 2
2020–21[20] Premier League 22 0 1 0 4 0 — 27 0
2021–22[21] Premier League 24 1 1 0 1 0 — 26 1
2022–23[22] Premier League 33 1 1 0 7 2 — 41 3
2023–24[23] Premier League 35 6 4 1 2 0 5[c] 1 46 8
2024–25[24] Premier League 6 0 0 0 2 0 — 8 0
Total 152 10 16 3 17 2 5 1 190 16
Newcastle United U23 2018–19[18] — — — 3[d] 0 3 0
Kilmarnock (loan) 2016–17[17] Scottish Premiership 16 3 1 0 0 0 — 17 3
Blackpool (loan) 2017–18[25] League One 42 8 1 0 1 0 1[d] 1 45 9
Career total 210 21 17 2 18 2 9 2 254 27
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

Honours

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Newcastle United

References

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  1. ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Sean Longstaff". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Player Profile". Newcastle United. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Sean Longstaff: Blackpool sign teenage Newcastle United midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
  5. ^ "What next for Sean Longstaff?". The Athletic. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  6. ^ Donnelly, Dave. "Friendly Report: St Patrick's Athletic 0 - 2 Newcastle United". extratime.com.
  7. ^ "Longstaff signs new four-year deal". Newcastle United Football Club.
  8. ^ "Newcastle see off Blackburn with Joselu and Ayoze Pérez extra-time flourish". Guardian. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Newcastle's Matt Ritchie on the spot to dent Manchester City's title hopes". Guardian. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Sean Longstaff on target as Newcastle end Burnley's good run". The Guardian. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  11. ^ "Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff 'likely' to miss rest of season with injury". BBC Sport. 7 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Newcastle cruise into Carabao Cup final after Sean Longstaff sinks Southampton". The Guardian. 1 February 2023.
  13. ^ "'I'm so proud to be from Newcastle' - Longstaff on historic night". BBC Sport. 4 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Newcastle's Sean Longstaff: the new Carrick with added ice in his veins". Guardian. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  15. ^ Meet the Academy: Luis Longstaff, Steve Hunter, Liverpool FC, 8 May 2020
  16. ^ LIVE: Newcastle United's Sean Longstaff... - BBC Newcastle - Radio for the North East, retrieved 27 June 2019
  17. ^ a b "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  20. ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
  21. ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  22. ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  23. ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  24. ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  25. ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  26. ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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