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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Oxford United.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Championship | 39 | 1 | 1 | 3074 | 6.71 |
 League Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 7.05 |
 FA Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6.3 |
Scout report
S. Long is a 31-year-old central defender at Oxford United, rated 33.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 415th of 493 on scout potential in the Championship. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter this season (74.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.16 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Long.
Judged on this season alone, Long graded 24 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 43rd of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship, on 6 clean sheets and 3.162 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 20 → 24). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 34, 68th of 77 of the 77 full-backs in the Championship. At 31 Long is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.4 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Oxford United finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 6 clean sheets across 39 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Strengths
- Availability. On the pitch for 74.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Watch points
- Age curve. At 31, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
With a Rating of 33.5, Long carries the 68th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Championship of 77, and he is posting that for a relegation-threatened side (Oxford United finished 22nd of 24) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.16 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.9× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Season statistics
Bars = where he ranks among centre-backs in the Championship with 600+ minutes this season.
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Transfer news
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