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 24)
Place of birth	Darlington, England [2]
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [3]
Position	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)
2021–2022	→ Queen's Park (loan)	28	(4)
2022–2023	Cove Rangers	33	(1)
2023–	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	59	(5)
International career‡
	England U16
2017	England U17	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:05, 1 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals 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 north-east of England, he is not related to fellow players Sean and Matty Longstaff. ^[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 [a]		League cup [b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liverpool	2019–20 [9]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2021–22 [10]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	Total		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Liverpool U21	2020–21 [11]	—			—		—		—		3 [c]	1	3	1
Queen's Park (loan)	2021–22 [10]	Scottish League One	28	4	1	0	0	0	—		2 [d]	0	31	4
Cove Rangers	2022–23 [12]	Scottish Championship	33	1	2	0	0	0	—		1 [d]	0	36	1
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2023–24 [13]	Scottish Championship	26	1	2	0	2	0	—		5 [e]	0	35	1
	2024–25 [14]	Scottish League One	25	2	1	0	4	1	—		1 [d]	0	31	3
	2025–26 [15]	Scottish League One	9	2	0	0	4	3	—		5 [d]	1	18	6
	Total		60	5	3	0	10	4	—		11	1	84	10
Career total			121	10	6	0	11	4	0	0	17	2	155	16

1. Includes FA Cup, Scottish Cup
2. Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
3. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in Scottish Challenge Cup
5. One appearance in Scottish Challenge Cup, four appearances in Scottish Championship play-offs

Honours

Liverpool

• FA Youth Cup: 2018–19

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. Luis Longstaff at Soccerway
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.
9. "Games played by Luis Longstaff in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
10. "Games played by Luis Longstaff in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
11. "Games played by Luis Longstaff in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
12. "Games played by Luis Longstaff in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
13. "Games played by Luis Longstaff in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
14. "Games played by Luis Longstaff in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
15. "Games played by Luis Longstaff in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 October 2025.

External links

• Profile at the Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. website
• Luis Longstaff – UEFA competition record ( archive )