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Full nameSamuel Patrick Robert Long
PositionCentre-back
NationalityEngland
Age31
Date of birth16 Jan 1995
BirthplaceOxford
Height180 cm
Shirt number#2
ClubOxford United
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Centre-back

Season stats

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3
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
190
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Oxford United.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100956.3

Scout report

Experienced headBall-winning Central defender

S. Long is a 31-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 16 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (9.2% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Long.

On the season, Long graded 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 4.737 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 24 → 3). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 16. At 31 Long is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
16
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
2.7
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
9.2%
Minutes
limited game time
4.74
Def. actions / 90
solid defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 7th of 24 · an upper-table side

3
Apps
4.74
Def. / 90
1
Tackles
3
Interceptions
0
Clean sheets

4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 3 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (7th of 24) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume.

Strengths

  • Defensive volume. 4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 9.2% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 16 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).

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

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.