Shane Long
Attack - Centre-Forward
at Retired
👕500+ Apps
⚽100+ Goals
🎯50+ Assists
🏴50+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Rating · 22/23
5.5
Average
Centre-Forward Attack
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.2
goals / match
Southampton FC
top club · 245 apps
Position rank · 22/23
#2779
goals rank
#2263
assists rank
121
season goals
61
season assists
Among 3,585 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€10.00m
peak value · 2014
€14.90m
top transfer fee · 14/15
25
best season · 10/11
97 / 17
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1987-01-22 · 6 players total
596Appearances
121Goals
61Assists
45Yellow cards
2Red cards
111Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Shane Long |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Shane Patrick Long |
| Date of birth | 1987-01-22 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Gortnahoe, Ireland |
| Citizenship |  Ireland |
| Position | Attack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack) |
| Foot | both |
| Height | 180.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2023-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2023
Transfer: Reading → Retired
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Southampton → Reading
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Reading FC
32 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Southampton FC
19 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Transfer: Bournemouth → Southampton
20/21 · Return from loan
Feb 2021
Transfer: Southampton → Bournemouth
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — AFC Bournemouth, Southampton FC
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Southampton FC
31 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jan 2019
Injury: unknown
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Southampton FC
28 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Southampton FC
35 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Southampton FC
45 matches · 5 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Southampton FC
34 matches · 13 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Aug 2014
Transfer: Hull City → Southampton
14/15 · Transfer · €14.90m
Jul 2014
14/15 — Hull City, Southampton FC
41 matches · 7 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2014
Transfer: West Brom → Hull City
13/14 · Transfer · €8.50m
Jul 2013
13/14 — West Bromwich Albion, Hull City
32 matches · 7 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2013
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2012
12/13 — West Bromwich Albion
37 matches · 11 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2011
Transfer: Reading → West Brom
11/12 · Transfer · €5.10m
Jul 2011
11/12 — Reading FC, West Bromwich Albion
34 matches · 8 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Reading FC
52 matches · 25 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Reading FC
36 matches · 9 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — Reading FC
42 matches · 9 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — Reading FC
32 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — Reading FC
24 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — Reading FC
15 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
2005 — Cork City FC
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Cork City → Reading
05/06 · Transfer · €75k
Jan 2005
Transfer: Cork Academy → Cork City
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €10.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 1204 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.12/90
Assists1 total · 0.06/90
G+A3 total · 0.18/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.06/90
Minutes played by club
Reading FC
39.5%
Southampton FC
44.9%
Cork City FC
0.0%
AFC Bournemouth
2.3%
Hull City
3.0%
West Bromwich Albion
10.3%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading FC | 8 | 05/06 | 22/23 | 234 | 56 | 29 | 3,932 |
| Southampton FC | 8 | 14/15 | 21/22 | 245 | 37 | 24 | 4,476 |
| Cork City FC | 1 | 2005 | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 227 |
| Hull City | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 302 |
| West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 11/12 | 13/14 | 87 | 22 | 7 | 1,030 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Championship | Reading FC | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,433 |
| 22/23 | EFL Cup | Reading FC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 104 |
| 21/22 | EFL Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 271 |
| 21/22 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 303 |
| 2005 | Premier Division | Cork City FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Championship | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 227 |
| 20/21 | Championship Play-Offs | AFC Bournemouth | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | EFL Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | EFL Cup | Southampton FC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 171 |
| 19/20 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 700 |
| 18/19 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 254 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 30 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 790 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Southampton FC | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 238 |
| 16/17 | Europa League | Southampton FC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 218 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 32 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 416 |
| 15/16 | Europa League Qualifying | Southampton FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 28 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 211 |
| 14/15 | Europa League Qualifying | Hull City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | FA Cup | Southampton FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 |
| 14/15 | League Cup | Southampton FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 32 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 308 |
| 13/14 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | League Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | Hull City | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 302 |
| 13/14 | Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 345 |
| 12/13 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 12/13 | League Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| 12/13 | Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 34 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 270 |
| 11/12 | Championship | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | FA Cup | West Bromwich Albion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 32 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 273 |
| 10/11 | Championship | Reading FC | 44 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 180 |
| 10/11 | Championship Play-Offs | Reading FC | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 134 |
| 10/11 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 173 |
| 10/11 | League Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Championship | Reading FC | 31 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 330 |
| 09/10 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 72 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Reading FC | 36 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 156 |
| 08/09 | Championship Play-Offs | Reading FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | League Cup | Reading FC | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | League Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Premier League | Reading FC | 29 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 253 |
| 06/07 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 06/07 | League Cup | Reading FC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 06/07 | Premier League | Reading FC | 21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 406 |
| 05/06 | Championship | Reading FC | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 |
| 05/06 | FA Cup | Reading FC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 306 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2005-01-01 | Cork Academy | Cork City | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Cork City | Reading | Transfer | 0 | €75k |
| 11/12 | 2011-08-01 | Reading | West Brom | Transfer | 2000000 | €5.10m |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-17 | West Brom | Hull City | Transfer | 5500000 | €8.50m |
| 14/15 | 2014-08-14 | Hull City | Southampton | Transfer | 6000000 | €14.90m |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Southampton | Bournemouth | Loan | 2800000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Bournemouth | Southampton | Return from loan | 1500000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-13 | Southampton | Reading | Transfer | 800000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Reading | Retired | Transfer | 250000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/12 | Stomach flu | 2012-01-31 | 2012-02-04 | 5 | 2 |
| 12/13 | Ankle injury | 2013-03-06 | 2013-03-16 | 11 | 2 |
| 14/15 | Rib fracture | 2015-01-24 | 2015-02-20 | 28 | 4 |
| 15/16 | ankle sprain | 2015-10-11 | 2015-11-07 | 28 | 5 |
| 16/17 | Hamstring injury | 2016-10-20 | 2016-11-18 | 30 | 7 |
| 16/17 | Metatarsal fracture | 2017-05-13 | 2017-06-30 | 49 | 6 |
| 18/19 | Foot injury | 2018-09-02 | 2018-09-16 | 15 | 2 |
| 18/19 | Toe injury | 2018-09-23 | 2018-10-05 | 13 | 2 |
| 18/19 | Ankle injury | 2018-11-05 | 2018-12-15 | 41 | 8 |
| 18/19 | Knock | 2019-01-17 | 2019-01-18 | 2 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Groin injury | 2019-03-09 | 2019-04-05 | 28 | 5 |
| 18/19 | Knock | 2019-04-25 | 2019-04-26 | 2 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Knee injury | 2019-12-22 | 2019-12-31 | 10 | 2 |
| 19/20 | Knee injury | 2020-01-23 | 2020-01-31 | 9 | 1 |
| 21/22 | Corona virus | 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-19 | 19 | 4 |
Current—
Peak€10.00m
Low—
Δ since start−€500k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €9.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €10.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #23102 | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #21103 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3509 | #18 | 88 | 17 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Ward-Prowse | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Dušan Tadić | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Cédric Soares | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Maya Yoshida | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Stephens | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alex McCarthy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| José Fonte | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Championship | Reading FC | 21 | 44 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 10 | 28 |
| 08/09 | Championship | Reading FC | 9 | 36 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Championship | Reading FC | 12 | 44 |
| 14/15 | Premier League | Southampton FC | 6 | 32 |
| 12/13 | Premier League | West Bromwich Albion | 4 | 34 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | 2021-05-31 | Bournemouth | Southampton | Return from loan | — | €1.50m |
| 20/21 | 2021-02-01 | Southampton | Bournemouth | Loan | — | €2.80m |
Teams faced most often by Shane 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 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Palace | 80 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 111 | 110 | +1 | 35% |
| Watford FC | 79 | 22 | 32 | 25 | 99 | 103 | -4 | 28% |
| Burnley FC | 79 | 28 | 19 | 32 | 99 | 97 | +2 | 35% |
| Stoke City | 78 | 23 | 24 | 31 | 78 | 96 | -18 | 29% |
| Leicester City | 74 | 28 | 18 | 28 | 98 | 101 | -3 | 38% |
| Chelsea FC | 72 | 12 | 14 | 46 | 70 | 144 | -74 | 17% |
| Everton FC | 72 | 24 | 16 | 32 | 95 | 107 | -12 | 33% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 72 | 26 | 16 | 30 | 89 | 88 | +1 | 36% |
| Arsenal FC | 71 | 10 | 14 | 47 | 70 | 156 | -86 | 14% |
| Norwich City | 71 | 31 | 16 | 24 | 103 | 94 | +9 | 44% |
| Swansea City | 71 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 88 | 90 | -2 | 37% |
| Liverpool FC | 70 | 14 | 15 | 41 | 60 | 134 | -74 | 20% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 05/06 | First senior goal | |
| 10/11 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 15/16 | Goal #100 (career) |
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′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 32 | 1,537 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 21/22 | 19 | 574 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.16 |
| 19/20 | 31 | 871 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 254 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.71 |
| 17/18 | 35 | 790 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 |
| 16/17 | 45 | 872 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.21 |
| 15/16 | 34 | 326 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.83 |
| 14/15 | 41 | 789 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
| 13/14 | 32 | 647 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.28 |
| 12/13 | 37 | 412 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 11/12 | 34 | 273 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.66 |
| 10/11 | 52 | 487 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.11 |
| 09/10 | 36 | 402 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.45 |
| 08/09 | 42 | 156 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.31 |
| 07/08 | 32 | 253 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.13 |
| 06/07 | 24 | 706 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.25 |
| 05/06 | 15 | 391 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.23 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Premier League
344 apps
56 G
27 A
Championship
164 apps
42 G
20 A
FA Cup
43 apps
13 G
6 A
League Cup
28 apps
7 G
6 A
Championship Play-Offs
6 apps
2 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
5 apps
1 G
0 A
Europa League
5 apps
0 G
1 A
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Frequently asked about Shane Long
Who is Shane Long?
Shane Long is an Ireland professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Retired.
How old is Shane Long?
Shane Long is 39 years old. He was born on January 22, 1987 in Gortnahoe.
What position does Shane Long play?
Shane Long plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).
What club does Shane Long play for?
Shane Long currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Shane Long scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Shane Long has scored 121 goals in 596 appearances.