PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Shane Long.
Not recorded · Ireland
TM 37304 · Retired 01 Jul 2023Age today39
Recorded moves9
Peak recorded value€10.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Shane Patrick Long
- Born
- 22 Jan 1987
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- both
- Height
- 180
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Reading FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2023
- Southampton FCLast recorded move · 13 Jul 2022
- AFC BournemouthLast recorded move · 31 May 2021
- Hull CityLast recorded move · 14 Aug 2014
- West Bromwich AlbionLast recorded move · 17 Jan 2014
- Cork City FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
- Cork City AcademyLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2005
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Sep 2011 | 24 | West Bromwich Albion | €4.00m |
| 26 May 2011 | 24 | Reading FC | €2.00m |
| 08 Jan 2009 | 21 | Reading FC | €1.50m |
| 04 Jul 2008 | 21 | Reading FC | €2.00m |
| 15 Jan 2008 | 20 | Reading FC | €3.00m |
| 04 Jul 2007 | 20 | Reading FC | €1.50m |
| 02 Jun 2006 | 19 | Reading FC | €500k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2023 | Reading FC | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 13 Jul 2022 | Southampton FC | Reading FC | Transfer | Free |
| 31 May 2021 | AFC Bournemouth | Southampton FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Feb 2021 | Southampton FC | AFC Bournemouth | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 14 Aug 2014 | Hull City | Southampton FC | Transfer | €14.90m |
| 17 Jan 2014 | West Bromwich Albion | Hull City | Transfer | €8.50m |
| 01 Aug 2011 | Reading FC | West Bromwich Albion | Transfer | €5.10m |
| 01 Jul 2005 | Cork City FC | Reading FC | Transfer | €75k |
| 01 Jan 2005 | Cork City Academy | Cork City FC | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.