Shane Long
Long lining up for the Republic of Ireland, September 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Shane Patrick Long | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Gortnahoe, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Southampton | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2002 | Borris St. Kevins | ||
| 2002–2004 | Saint Michaels | ||
| 2004–2005 | Cork City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005 | Cork City | 1 | (0) |
| 2005–2011 | Reading | 174 | (44) |
| 2011–2014 | West Bromwich Albion | 81 | (19) |
| 2014 | Hull City | 15 | (4) |
| 2014– | Southampton | 71 | (15) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Republic of Ireland U19 | 8 | (0) |
| 2006 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2007– | Republic of Ireland | 71 | (17) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:58, 18 December 2016 (UTC). |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:58, 18 December 2016 (UTC).
Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Southampton and the Republic of Ireland national team. He is known as "a powerful, no-nonsense striker." He also played hurling for Tipperary in his early life.
Long began his football career at Cork City. He later moved to Reading where, among other achievements, he scored three goals in ten substitute appearances during his team's Championship-winning 2005–06 campaign, guided his team into the Fourth round of the FA Cup by defeating Liverpool in a third round replay match in 2010, and later won a player of the season award. He signed for Premier League side West Bromwich Albion in 2011 for a fee of £6 million, and joined Hull City in January 2014, then Southampton in August 2014.
Long made his senior debut for the Republic of Ireland in 2007, and has since earned 71 international caps.
Long was born in Gortnahoe, County Tipperary, Ireland. He was a talented hurler and appeared in two All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (Under-18) semi-finals with Tipperary at Croke Park, and was regarded as a pacey and promising forward. Long was also playing Gaelic football at this time, and started his career in the game with Two-Mile Borris club St Kevin's FC in 1994, joining St. Michael's in Tipperary Town in 2002.
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