Sean Long
Defender - Right-Back
at Forest Green Rovers
at Forest Green Rovers
693 days · joined 2024-07-01
👕200+ Apps
🏴25+ Caps
Market value
—
Right-Back Defender
Career snapshot
8
clubs played for
12/13
debut season
0.02
goals / match
Cheltenham Town
top club · 215 apps
Career highs
€350k
peak value · 2023
—
top transfer fee
2
best season · 19/20
34 / 1
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1995-04-02 · 6 players total
377Appearances
9Goals
25Assists
46Yellow cards
0Red cards
159Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Sean Long |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Sean Martin Long |
| Date of birth | 1995-04-02 (31 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Defender - Right-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 178.00 m |
| Current club | Forest Green Rovers |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2024
24/25 — Forest Green Rovers
39 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2024
Transfer: Cheltenham → Forest Green
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Cheltenham Town
48 matches · 2 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Cheltenham Town
51 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — Cheltenham Town
44 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — Cheltenham Town
23 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Cheltenham Town
43 matches · 2 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Cheltenham Town
6 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Lincoln City → Cheltenham
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Lincoln City
26 matches · 0 G · 5 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: Reading → Lincoln City
17/18 · Transfer
May 2017
Transfer: Lincoln City → Reading
16/17 · Return from loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Reading → Lincoln City
16/17 · Loan
Jan 2017
Transfer: Cambridge Utd. → Reading
16/17 · Return from loan
Jul 2016
Transfer: Reading → Cambridge Utd.
16/17 · Loan
Jul 2016
16/17 — Cambridge United, Lincoln City
28 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
May 2016
Transfer: Braintree → Reading
15/16 · Return from loan
Mar 2016
Transfer: Reading → Braintree
15/16 · Loan
Jan 2016
Transfer: Luton → Reading
15/16 · Return from loan
Oct 2015
Transfer: Reading → Luton
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — Luton Town, Braintree Town, FC Reading U21
35 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Reading FC, FC Reading U21
16 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Reading U21 → Reading
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — Reading FC, FC Reading U21
16 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Reading U18 → Reading U21
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Reading U21
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2012
Transfer: Cherry Orchard FC → Reading U18
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €350k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Minutes played by club
Forest Green Rovers
0.0%
Cheltenham Town
91.3%
Lincoln City
0.0%
Cambridge United
0.0%
Luton Town
0.0%
Braintree Town
0.0%
FC Reading U21
8.7%
Reading FC
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 24/25 | 24/25 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cheltenham Town | 6 | 18/19 | 23/24 | 215 | 8 | 13 | 13,040 |
| Lincoln City | 2 | 16/17 | 17/18 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Cambridge United | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Luton Town | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Braintree Town | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Reading U21 | 4 | 12/13 | 15/16 | 46 | 1 | 3 | 1,246 |
| Reading FC | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | FA Cup | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | National League | Forest Green Rovers | 37 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | National League Playoffs | Forest Green Rovers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | EFL Trophy | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | FA Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | League One | Cheltenham Town | 45 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 1,965 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | EFL Trophy | Cheltenham Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | League One | Cheltenham Town | 45 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3,885 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | League One | Cheltenham Town | 39 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3,253 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | League Two | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 860 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 192 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Cheltenham Town | 34 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2,885 |
| 19/20 | League Two Play-Offs | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | EFL Trophy | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | League Two | Cheltenham Town | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Lincoln City | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Lincoln City | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | League Two Play-Offs | Lincoln City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Cambridge United | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Cambridge United | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Lincoln City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Cambridge United | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | League Two | Cambridge United | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | National League | Lincoln City | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Luton Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Two | Luton Town | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | National League | Braintree Town | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | National League Playoffs | Braintree Town | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Championship | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,246 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | U21 PL Cup | FC Reading U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | U21 PL | FC Reading U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2012-07-01 | Cherry Orchard FC | Reading U18 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Reading U18 | Reading U21 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Reading U21 | Reading | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-10-16 | Reading | Luton | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-02 | Luton | Reading | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-15 | Reading | Braintree | Loan | 0 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-09 | Braintree | Reading | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-28 | Reading | Cambridge Utd. | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-02 | Cambridge Utd. | Reading | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-05 | Reading | Lincoln City | Loan | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Lincoln City | Reading | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-07-01 | Reading | Lincoln City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-01 | Lincoln City | Cheltenham | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Cheltenham | Forest Green | Transfer | 275000 | — |
No recorded injuries.
Current—
Peak€350k
Low—
Δ since start−€250k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €275k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €350k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #37709 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #34683 | — | 2 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23132 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #23102 | #5 | 15 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21103 | #2 | 11 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Andy Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Callum Wright | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Perry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Woodyard | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Griffin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ellis Chapman | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Boyle | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aidan Keena | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alfie May | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Will Ferry | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Broom | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Conor Thomas | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Hussey | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| George Lloyd | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Elliot Bonds | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Southwood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lewis Freestone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Raglan | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | League Two | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 22 |
| 23/24 | League One | Cheltenham Town | 2 | 45 |
| 19/20 | EFL Trophy | Cheltenham Town | 1 | 3 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | League Two | Luton Town | 3 | 9 |
| 17/18 | League Two | Lincoln City | 3 | 17 |
| 19/20 | League Two | Cheltenham Town | 3 | 34 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/17 | 2017-05-31 | Lincoln City | Reading | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-05 | Reading | Lincoln City | Loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-01-02 | Cambridge Utd. | Reading | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-07-28 | Reading | Cambridge Utd. | Loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-05-09 | Braintree | Reading | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-03-15 | Reading | Braintree | Loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-01-02 | Luton | Reading | Return from loan | — | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-10-16 | Reading | Luton | Loan | — | — |
Last 50 matches for Forest Green Rovers The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-30 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Truro City | Available |
| 2025-12-26 | CNAT |
Brackley Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-12-20 | CNAT |
Yeovil Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-12-06 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Solihull Moors | Available |
| 2025-11-29 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Southend United | Available |
| 2025-11-22 | CNAT |
Wealdstone FC | 0–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-11-15 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 3–1 | Gateshead FC | Available |
| 2025-11-11 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Tamworth FC | Available |
| 2025-11-08 | CNAT |
Aldershot Town | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-10-25 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Boreham Wood | Available |
| 2025-10-18 | CNAT |
Carlisle United | 4–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-10-04 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 0–1 | Rochdale AFC | Available |
| 2025-10-01 | CNAT |
Boston United | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-27 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | York City | Available |
| 2025-09-23 | CNAT |
Altrincham FC | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-20 | CNAT |
Woking FC | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-09-13 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Scunthorpe United | Available |
| 2025-09-06 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Hartlepool United | Available |
| 2025-09-02 | CNAT |
Morecambe FC | 1–3 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-30 | CNAT |
Braintree Town | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-25 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Eastleigh FC | Available |
| 2025-08-23 | CNAT |
Halifax Town | 1–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-08-20 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 4–0 | Sutton United | Available |
| 2025-08-16 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Yeovil Town | Available |
| 2025-08-09 | CNAT |
Solihull Moors | 2–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-05-05 | CNAT |
Hartlepool United | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-04-26 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Oldham Athletic | Available |
| 2025-04-21 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 3–0 | Tamworth FC | Available |
| 2025-04-18 | CNAT |
Yeovil Town | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-04-12 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–3 | Gateshead FC | Available |
| 2025-04-05 | CNAT |
Wealdstone FC | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-29 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Solihull Moors | Available |
| 2025-03-22 | CNAT |
AFC Fylde | 3–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-15 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–2 | Southend United | Available |
| 2025-03-11 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Sutton United | Available |
| 2025-03-08 | CNAT |
York City | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-04 | CNAT |
Halifax Town | 2–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-03-01 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–0 | Maidenhead United | Available |
| 2025-02-22 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Woking FC | Available |
| 2025-02-18 | CNAT |
Ebbsfleet United | 0–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-02-15 | CNAT |
Braintree Town | 2–0 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-02-08 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Eastleigh FC | Available |
| 2025-02-04 | CNAT |
Dagenham & Redbridge | 0–2 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-01-25 | CNAT |
Altrincham FC | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2025-01-18 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–0 | Rochdale AFC | Available |
| 2025-01-14 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 0–0 | Barnet FC | Available |
| 2025-01-08 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Dagenham & Redbridge | Available |
| 2025-01-01 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 2–1 | Yeovil Town | Available |
| 2024-12-26 | CNAT |
Tamworth FC | 1–1 | Forest Green Rovers | Available |
| 2024-12-21 | CNAT |
Forest Green Rovers | 1–1 | Aldershot Town | Available |
Teams faced most often by Sean Long's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge United | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 13 | +3 | 64% |
| Exeter City | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 17 | -5 | 40% |
| Morecambe FC | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 40% |
| Portsmouth FC | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 25% |
| Oxford United | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 38% |
| Shrewsbury Town | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 50% |
| Wycombe Wanderers | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 25% |
| Carlisle United | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 50% |
| Bolton Wanderers | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | -6 | 13% |
| Plymouth Argyle | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 16 | -12 | 13% |
| Port Vale FC | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 38% |
| Burton Albion | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 13% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | Senior debut season | |
| 14/15 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24/25 | 39 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | 48 | 1,965 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 |
| 22/23 | 51 | 3,885 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 21/22 | 44 | 3,253 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 20/21 | 23 | 860 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.31 |
| 19/20 | 43 | 3,077 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.15 |
| 17/18 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
League One
129 apps
4 G
5 A
League Two
94 apps
3 G
10 A
EFL Trophy
19 apps
1 G
6 A
U21 PL
45 apps
1 G
3 A
League Cup
8 apps
0 G
1 A
National League
60 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
15 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Sean Long?
Sean Long is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Forest Green Rovers.
How old is Sean Long?
Sean Long is 31 years old. He was born on April 2, 1995 in Dublin.
What position does Sean Long play?
Sean Long plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).
What club does Sean Long play for?
Sean Long currently plays for Forest Green Rovers.
How many career goals has Sean Long scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sean Long has scored 9 goals in 377 appearances.