Sean Longstaff
 Longstaff playing for Newcastle United in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean David Longstaff[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | North Shields, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 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 | 141 | (8) |
| 2017 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → Blackpool (loan) | 42 | (8) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 24 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Sean David Longstaff (born 30 October 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Newcastle United as a midfielder.
Career[edit]
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[edit]
Raised in North Shields, Longstaff's younger brother Matty is a footballer who also played for Newcastle United. 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[edit]
- As of match played 24 April 2024
| 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 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5[c] | 1 | 41 | 6 | |
| Total | 141 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 177 | 14 | ||
| 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[24] | League One | 42 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[d] | 1 | 45 | 9 |
| Career total | 199 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 241 | 25 | ||
- ^ Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
Honours[edit]
Newcastle United
References[edit]
- ^ "Updated squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Sean Longstaff". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Player Profile". Newcastle United. 23 September 2022. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
- ^ "Sean Longstaff: Blackpool sign teenage Newcastle United midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "What next for Sean Longstaff?". The Athletic. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
- ^ Donnelly, Dave. "Friendly Report: St Patrick's Athletic 0 - 2 Newcastle United". extratime.com.
- ^ "Longstaff signs new four-year deal". Newcastle United Football Club.
- ^ "Newcastle see off Blackburn with Joselu and Ayoze Pérez extra-time flourish". Guardian. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle's Matt Ritchie on the spot to dent Manchester City's title hopes". Guardian. 29 January 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Sean Longstaff on target as Newcastle end Burnley's good run". The Guardian. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United midfielder Sean Longstaff 'likely' to miss rest of season with injury". BBC Sport. 7 March 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle cruise into Carabao Cup final after Sean Longstaff sinks Southampton". The Guardian. 1 February 2023.
- ^ "'I'm so proud to be from Newcastle' - Longstaff on historic night". BBC Sport. 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Newcastle's Sean Longstaff: the new Carrick with added ice in his veins". Guardian. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
- ^ Meet the Academy: Luis Longstaff, Steve Hunter, Liverpool FC, 8 May 2020
- ^ LIVE: Newcastle United's Sean Longstaff... - BBC Newcastle - Radio for the North East, retrieved 27 June 2019
- ^ a b "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Sean Longstaff in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2023). "Manchester United 2–0 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
