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Also known as Shane Patrick Long

Irish association football player

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Netherlands
Active from
1943-10-22
Active to
2006-12-13

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
97
Total plays
304

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2005
Cork City
2006
Republic of Ireland U21
2014
Hull City
2021
→ AFC Bournemouth (loan)
Full name
Shane Patrick Long
Date of birth
( 1987-01-22 ) 22 January 1987 (age 39)
Place of birth
Gortnahoe , Ireland
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position
Forward
1994 2002
Borris St. Kevins
2002 2004
St. Michael's
2004 2005
Cork City
Years
Team
2005 2011
Reading
2011 2014
West Bromwich Albion
2014 2022
Southampton
2022 2023
Reading
2005 2006
Republic of Ireland U19

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Forward
Nationality
Ireland

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Mass
79
Image
FIFA WC-qualification 2014 - Austria vs Ireland 2013-09-10 - Shane Long 02.jpg
Height
180
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Shane Long
date of birth
1987-01-22
sport number
7
birth name
Shane Patrick Long
name in native language
Shane Long
start of work period
2004-00-00
social media followers
138980
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Shane Patrick Long (born 22 January 1987) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a striker.

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. On 23 April 2019, he scored the fastest goal in Premier League history.

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