| James Furlong | |
| Full Name: | Walter James Byrne Furlong[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 2002 |
| Birth Place: | Dublin, Ireland |
| Height: | 1.78m |
| Position: | Left-back/left wing-back |
| Currentclub: | AFC Wimbledon (on loan from Hull City) |
| Clubnumber: | – |
| Youthyears1: | –2017 |
| Youthclubs1: | St. Joseph's Boys |
| Youthyears2: | 2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Bray Wanderers |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Youthyears4: | 2019–2023 |
| Youthclubs4: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | Shamrock Rovers |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Motherwell (loan) |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Hull City |
| Caps4: | 0 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Clubs5: | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) |
| Caps5: | 2 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Republic of Ireland U16 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Nationalteam2: | Republic of Ireland U17 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Republic of Ireland U18 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Republic of Ireland U21 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 13:00, 21 August 2024 (UTC) |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21:22, 14 October 2023 (UTC) |
Walter James Byrne Furlong (born 7 June 2002) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left wing-back for EFL League One club AFC Wimbledon, on loan from club Hull City.
Furlong started his youth career at St. Joseph's Boys based in Dublin, before joining Bray Wanderers and then Shamrock Rovers in 2017, where he made his senior debut in April 2019, aged 16.[2]
In July 2019, Furlong joined academy of Premier League side Brighton & Hove Albion. In May 2022, Furlong signed a one-year contract extension until June 2023.[3] He made his professional debut for the first team on 24 August 2022, appearing as a 85th minute substitute in the 3–0 away win at League One side Forest Green Rovers in the second round of the EFL Cup.[4]
On 31 January 2023 on transfer deadline day, Furlong signed for Scottish Premiership side Motherwell on loan until the end of the season.[5]
Furlong signed for EFL Championship side Hull City for an undisclosed fee on 1 September 2023.[6]
On 29 July 2024, Furlong joined League Two side AFC Wimbledon on a season-long loan.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2019 | LOI Premier Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion U21 | 2022–23 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Motherwell (loan) | 2022–23 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Hull City | 2023–24 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 2024–25 | EFL League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||