Luis Longstaff

Luis Longstaff
Longstaff with Liverpool in 2019
Personal information
Full name Luis James Longstaff[1]
Date of birth (2001-02-24) 24 February 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Darlington, England[2]
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Inverness Caledonian Thistle
Number 19
Youth career
2010–2015 Newcastle United
2015–2019 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Liverpool 0 (0)
2021–2022Queen's Park (loan) 28 (4)
2022–2023 Cove Rangers 33 (1)
2023– Inverness Caledonian Thistle 26 (1)
International career
England U16
2017 England U17 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:59, 16 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:38, 7 May 2023 (UTC)

Luis James Longstaff (born 24 February 2001) is an English footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League One 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.[4]

On 31 August 2021, he joined Scottish third tier side Queen's Park on loan until 30 June 2022.[5]

In June 2022 it was announced by Liverpool that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 January 2023[4]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Liverpool 2019–20 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Queen's Park 2021–22 Scottish League One 28 4 1 0 0 0 2[a] 0 31 0
Cove Rangers 2022–23 Scottish Championship 18 0 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 20 0
Total 46 4 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 32 0

Honours

Liverpool

References

  1. ^ "2019/20 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 3 September 2019. Archived from the original on 10 December 2019. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  2. ^ "Luis Longstaff". Liverpool F.C. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Luis Longstaff: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  4. ^ a b Luis Longstaff at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Shaw, Chris. "Luis Longstaff joins Queen's Park on loan". Liverpool FC. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Liverpool: Divock Origi and Loris Karius among seven to leave Reds". BBC Sport. 9 June 2022. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  7. ^ Law, Danny (21 July 2023). "Caley Thistle sign former Cove Rangers winger Luis Longstaff". Press and Journal. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  8. ^ Hunter, Steve (8 May 2020). "Meet the Academy: Luis Longstaff". Liverpool F.C. Retrieved 13 May 2022.