Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stacy William Long | ||
Date of birth | 11 January 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Farnborough, London, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–2005 | Charlton Athletic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2005–2006 | Notts County | 19 | (1) |
2006–2009 | Ebbsfleet United | 118 | (19) |
2009–2012 | Stevenage | 73 | (5) |
2012–2013 | AFC Wimbledon | 28 | (3) |
2013–2014 | Ebbsfleet United | 11 | (2) |
2013–2014 | → Eastbourne Borough (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2014– | Leatherhead | 25 | (6) |
National team‡ | |||
2001–2002 | England U16 | 4 | (0) |
2002–2003 | England U17 | 10 | (1) |
2002–2003 | England U18 | 6 | (0) |
2003–2004 | England U19 | 8 | (1) |
2004–2005 | England U20 | 1 | (0) |
2008 | England C | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:32, 28 December 2013 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 02:59, 18 August 2009 (UTC) |
Stacy William Long (born 11 January 1985) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Leatherhead.
Long started his football career at Charlton Athletic in 1995 and progressed through the youth system, spending a total of ten years on the club's books, and although a regular in the reserve side he failed to make a single first–team appearance. Before the start of the 2005–06 season, Long joined Notts County after being released from Charlton. He spent one season at the club, before moving into non-league with Ebbsfleet United in July 2006. He played over 135 games in total for the club, helping them to FA Trophy success in the process. He joined Stevenage in June 2009, and helped the club reach the Football League for the first time in the club's history in his first season at the Hertfordshire outfit. Long's success at Stevenage continued the following season, helping the club earn back-to-back promotions, earning promotion to League One for the first time in their history. He was released by Stevenage after three years at the club, and subsequently joined AFC Wimbledon on a free transfer in June 2012. He was released by Wimbledon a year later, and subsequently re-joined one of his former clubs, Ebbsfleet United, ahead of the 2013–14 season. Long has represented England at various youth levels, as well as playing for the England C team in 2008.
Long began his football career at Charlton Athletic in 1995 and progressed through the youth system at The Valley. He signed a three-year professional contract in 2002 after impressing manager Alan Curbishley. On signing the contract, Long said "signing a professional contract is what I have always wanted ever since I first came to the club and was playing for the Under-8 and Under-9 sides". Despite featuring regularly for the reserve team, Long was released in May 2005, ending his ten-year association with the London club. When released, Long said, "the club is in such a strong position now that it is difficult for young players to make the breakthrough". Ahead of the 2005–06 season, Long joined Notts County on a one-year contract, following his successful trial at the club. He made his debut for the club in a 1–0 victory over Wrexham, scoring the winner in the 90th minute. Long scored his second goal for Notts County in a 5–2 away defeat at Northampton Town in the Football League Trophy on 18 October 2005. After Notts County's 2–0 home win against in December 2005, he did not feature in the first-team for three months, making a 78th-minute substitute appearance in a 1–0 home defeat to Grimsby Town. He made just three further substitute appearances in the remaining three months of the season. Long made 23 appearances for Notts County during the 2005–06 season as Notts county narrowly escaped relegation from the Football League, scoring two goals. At the end of the season, he was one of seven players released by the club.