Samuel Long

Long's current-season form is level with last season (Season 24→24), while his Rating held around 34. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 32).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Oxford United · 5th	1	0	0	7.3	34	24
2025/26	Oxford United · 22nd	39	1	1	6.71	34	24
2024/25	Oxford United · 17th	24	1	1	6.87	38	20
2023/24	Oxford United · 5th	29	1	1	6.93	34	24
2022/23	Oxford United · 19th	43	3	2	6.81	40	22

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 9 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

S. Long is a 31-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 33.5 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (74.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 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 24 for current form (age-blind), on 6 clean sheets and 3.162 defensive actions per 90.

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

On long-term talent our Rating reads 34. At 31 Long is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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

33.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

24.3

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

74.3%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.16

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

Apps

3.16

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 74.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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 33.5 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.16 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %74.3%

Available fixtures46 of 46

Goals / 900.029

Assists / 900.029

Goal contribution / 900.059

Defensive actions / 903.162

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.059

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 (~9), then tapers with age. At 31, Long sits on 8.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Long's projected Rating — 33.5 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 League One with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists1

Defending

Tackles51

Interceptions36

Blocks21

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

Oxford United(back from loan)May 2018 – now

HHampton & Richmond(on loan)Jan 2018 – May 2018

Oxford United(back from loan)Dec 2014 – Jan 2018

KKidderminster Harriers(on loan)Nov 2014 – Dec 2014

Oxford Uniteduntil Nov 2014

About S. Long

Samuel Patrick Robert Long is a 31-year-old centre-back who plays for Oxford United, born on January 16, 1995 in Oxford, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Oxford United currently sit 5th of 24 in the League One.

This season

In the current season, S. Long has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 90 minutes.

S. Long's next match is on September 1, 2026, when Oxford United face Huddersfield away in the League One.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Long at 33.5 with a Season form score of 24.3. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, S. Long has totalled 267 club appearances with 14 goals and 10 assists for 2 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 43 appearances for Oxford United.

S. Long's career has also included time at HHampton & Richmond and KKidderminster Harriers.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.