Sam Long (footballer, born 1995)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Patrick Robert Long[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 January 1995[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Bicester, England[3] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oxford United | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2013 | Oxford United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013– | Oxford United | 256 | (15) |
| 2014 | → Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Hampton & Richmond Borough (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 April 2026 (UTC) | |||
Samuel Patrick Robert Long (born 16 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL Championship club Oxford United.
Long began his career with Oxford United and made his professional debut on 27 April 2013 as a late substitute in a 3–0 victory over Accrington Stanley on the last day of the 2012–13 season.[4] His first starting appearance was in a 1–1 draw with Morecambe in League Two on 22 February 2014.[5]
On 20 November 2014, he joined Kidderminster Harriers on loan as part of a deal that saw Chey Dunkley going the other direction.[6] Following his return to Oxford, he scored his first goal, in a 2–3 home defeat against Southend United in EFL League Two on 17 January 2015.[7] Injuries limited his appearances in 2015–16 and 2016–17,[8][9] although his contract with Oxford was extended by a year in March 2017. He was loaned to Hampton and Richmond Borough in January 2018,[10] a loan that was later extended.[11] Despite not having played a first-team fixture for Oxford in 2017–18, he signed a new one-year contract in June 2018.[12] Already the club's longest-serving player, having joined the club as an 8-year-old, in June 2020 he signed a two-year extension with Oxford United.[13] In April 2021, Long signed a further three-year deal with the club.[14] He was voted both the Players' and Supporters Player of the Season at the end of the 2020–21 season.[15] His contract was extended at the end of the 2024–25 season,[16] and again in March 2026.[17]
