Missed 6 of Toronto FC's ~34 games this season through 6 injury absences (lower-body). He still appeared 24 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

Competition	Apps	G	A	Min	Match
Major League Soccer	24	0	0	1905	6.88
Canadian Championship	1	0	0	90	—

Career

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Long's current-season form is down 13% on last season (Season 23→20), while his Rating held around 15. His peak season for form remains 2022/23 (Season 31).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Waterford	14	2	1	7.04	—	—
2025/26	Toronto FC · 8th	24	0	0	6.88	15	20
2024/25	Toronto FC · 11th	26	0	0	6.86	16	23
2023/24	Birmingham · 22nd	17	0	0	6.99	23	13
2022/23	Birmingham · 17th	17	1	0	6.94	27	31

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 13 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

K. Long is a 35-year-old central defender at Toronto FC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 24 appearances, a Season grade of 20, top 57% of Major League Soccer centre-backs. On long-term scout potential he's rated 14.9, ranking 465th of 513 in the Major League Soccer. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (75.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.84 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Long.

Judged on this season alone, Long graded 20 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 50th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer, on 4 clean sheets and 2.835 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 20). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15, 77th of 87 of the 87 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. At 35 Long is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.4 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Long missed 6 games through injury (lower-body) out of roughly 34 this season. The 24 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

From the career report

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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25Injury-hit 2025/26

Current potential77th of 87 centre-backs · Major League Soccer Current season50th of 87 centre-backs · Major League Soccer50th-best centre-back in the Major League Soccer465th in the Major League Soccer · potential77th-highest potential centre-back in the Major League Soccer

14.9

Ratingi

77th of 87 centre-backs

20.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

75.6%

Minutes

a regular starter

2.84

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Toronto FC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

2.84

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 4 clean sheets across 24 appearances.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 75.6% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 14.9, Long carries the 77th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the Major League Soccer of 87. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.84 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %75.6%

Available fixtures28 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 902.835

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %18.2

Cards / 900.283

Foul involvement / 902.173

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~5), then tapers with age. At 35, Long sits on 1.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Long's projected Rating — 14.9 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Major League Soccer with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Shots on target2

Shots11

Passing

Assists0

Possession

Fouls won16

Defending

Tackles33

Interceptions15

Blocks12

Fouls committed30

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

Free agent2025/26 – nowFree

Toronto FCuntil 2025/26

Waterford2025/26 – 2025/26Free

Toronto FC2023/24 – 2025/26

Birmingham2022/23 – 2023/24

Burnley(back from loan)2016/17 – 2022/23

Milton Keynes Donsuntil 2016/17

Burnley(back from loan)2015/16 – 2016/17

Barnsley(on loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Milton Keynes Dons(on loan)2015/16 – 2015/16

Portsmouth(on loan)2012/13 – 2015/16

Burnley(back from loan)2012/13 – 2012/13

Portsmouthuntil 2012/13

About K. Long

Kevin Finbarr Long is a 35-year-old centre-back who plays for Toronto FC, born on August 18, 1990 in Cork, standing 188 cm tall. He is from Republic of Ireland. Toronto FC currently sit 8th of 15 in the Major League Soccer.

This season

In the current season, K. Long has made 24 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 1,905 minutes, averaging a 6.87 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 6 yellow cards. His season has spanned the Major League Soccer and the Canadian Championship.

When K. Long plays, Toronto FC's record this season is 5W-8D-11L — and his match ratings average 6.96 at home against 6.81 on the road.

Recent matches

September 13, 2025: 1-1 draw away at New England Revolution (16 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 30, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs CF Montreal (97 minutes, 7.5 rating)
August 24, 2025: 0-0 draw away at Atlanta United FC (64 minutes, 7.6 rating)
August 16, 2025: 1-1 draw at home vs Columbus Crew (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 9, 2025: 1-1 draw away at Philadelphia Union (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 26, 2025: 0-2 loss away at Charlotte (88 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 20, 2025: 0-1 loss away at Nashville SC (90 minutes, 7 rating)
July 17, 2025: 1-0 win away at San Diego (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
July 3, 2025: 1-3 loss away at New York City FC (90 minutes, 6.3 rating)
June 28, 2025: 3-0 win at home vs Portland Timbers (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Long at 14.9 with a Season form score of 20.4, ranking 465th of 513 centre-backs in the Major League Soccer. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: K. Long has missed 6 matches this season through injury.

Career

Across 18 recorded seasons, K. Long has totalled 262 club appearances with 10 goals and 4 assists for 12 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2024/25, with 26 appearances for Toronto FC.

K. Long's career has also included time at Waterford, Birmingham, Burnley, Milton Keynes Dons, Barnsley and Portsmouth.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Injury-affected season

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Toronto FC finished 8th of 15 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points