Luis Longstaff Explained

Luis Longstaff
Full Name:Luis James Longstaff[1]
Birth Date:2001 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Darlington, England[2]
Height:1.68 m[3]
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Clubnumber:19
Youthyears1:2010–2015
Youthclubs1:Newcastle United
Youthyears2:2015–2019
Youthclubs2:Liverpool
Years1:2019–2022
Clubs1:Liverpool
Caps1:0
Goals1:0
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Queen's Park (loan)
Caps2:28
Goals2:4
Years3:2022–2023
Clubs3:Cove Rangers
Caps3:33
Goals3:1
Years4:2023–
Clubs4:Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Caps4:26
Goals4:1
Club-Update:18:59, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam1:England U16
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:England U17
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Ntupdate:21:38, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Luis James Longstaff (born 24 February 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for side Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Career

Longstaff made his professional debut for Liverpool on 17 December 2019, starting in the away match against Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the EFL Cup.

On 31 August 2021, he joined Scottish third tier side Queen's Park on loan until 30 June 2022.[4]

In June 2022 it was announced by Liverpool that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.[5]

On 4 August 2022, he joined Scottish Championship side Cove Rangers. After one season with Cove, Longstaff signed a two-year contract with Inverness Caledonian Thistle in July 2023.[6]

Personal life

Although of a similar age and originating from the same part of north-east England as fellow players Sean and Matty Longstaff, he is not related to them.[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Liverpool2019–20Premier League00001010
Queen's Park2021–22Scottish League One284100020310
Cove Rangers2022–23Scottish Championship180100010200
Total46420100030320

Honours

Liverpool

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: 2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed . Premier League . 3 September 2019 . 17 December 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191210090811/https://www.premierleague.com/news/1335777 . 10 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Luis Longstaff . Liverpool F.C. . 17 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220617142430/https://www.liverpoolfc.com/team/academy/player/luis-longstaff . 17 June 2022 . dead.
  3. Web site: Luis Longstaff: Overview . Premier League . 9 March 2023 .
  4. Web site: Shaw . Chris . Luis Longstaff joins Queen's Park on loan . Liverpool FC . 31 August 2021.
  5. News: Liverpool: Divock Origi and Loris Karius among seven to leave Reds . 9 June 2022 . BBC Sport . 9 June 2022.
  6. News: Caley Thistle sign former Cove Rangers winger Luis Longstaff . Press and Journal . Danny . Law . 21 July 2023 . 22 July 2023.
  7. News: Hunter . Steve . Meet the Academy: Luis Longstaff . 13 May 2022 . Liverpool F.C. . 8 May 2020.