Sean Longstaff

Longstaff's current-season form is level with last season (Season 26→26), while his Rating held around 55. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Leeds · 9th	1	0	0	6.7	55	26
2025/26	Leeds · 14th	23	2	2	6.9	55	26
2024/25	Newcastle · 5th	25	0	0	6.69	66	9
2023/24	Newcastle · 7th	35	6	2	6.89	89	52
2022/23	Newcastle · 4th	33	1	4	6.72	90	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthBall-winning Central midfielder

S. Longstaff is a 28-year-old central midfielder at Leeds, rated 54.9 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (30.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.82 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Longstaff.

On the season, Longstaff graded 26 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 2 assists and 4.818 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 26 → 26). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 28 Longstaff is in his prime years, and a market index of 39.5 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2023/24 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2023/24Trending downBreakout: 2025/26Injury-hit 2025/26

54.9

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

30.6%

Minutes

limited game time

4.82

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

Output in context · Leeds finished 14th of 20 · a lower-table side

Apps

4.82

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 23 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (14th of 20) 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 2 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.34 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 93.2/100).

Watch points

Game time. Only 30.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.

Outlook

Rated 54.9 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.82 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %30.6%

Available fixtures38 of 38

Goals / 900.172

Assists / 900.172

Goal contribution / 900.344

Defensive actions / 904.818

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.172

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 (~66), then tapers with age. At 28, Longstaff sits on 39.5, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Longstaff's projected Rating — 54.9 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 central midfielders in the Premier League with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles38

Interceptions12

Blocks6

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards2

Red cards0

Transfer history

LeedsJul 2025 – now

Newcastle(back from loan)Jul 2018 – Jul 2025

Blackpool(on loan)Jul 2017 – Jul 2018

Kilmarnock(on loan)Jan 2017 – Jul 2017

Newcastleuntil Jan 2017

About S. Longstaff

Sean David Longstaff is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for Leeds, born on October 30, 1997 in Newcastle upon Tyne, standing 180 cm tall. He is from England. Leeds currently sit 9th of 20 in the Premier League.

This season

In the current season, S. Longstaff has made 1 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 8 minutes, averaging a 6.5 match rating over his last 2 rated games. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

Recent matches

August 25, 2026: 2-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (67 minutes, 1 assist, 6.3 rating)
August 22, 2026: 1-0 win away at Nottingham Forest (8 minutes, 6.7 rating)

S. Longstaff's next match is on August 30, 2026, when Leeds face Brentford at home in the Premier League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates S. Longstaff at 54.9 with a Season form score of 26. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the League Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, S. Longstaff has totalled 256 club appearances with 23 goals and 11 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2017/18, with 42 appearances for Blackpool.

S. Longstaff's career has also included time at Newcastle, Blackpool and Kilmarnock.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.