Christopher Long

Christopher Michael Long (born 25 February 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for League One club Crewe Alexandra. He is a product of the Everton Academy. Long has represented England from U16 to U20 level.

Club Career

Everton

A forward, Long grew up in Huyton and represented the town at schoolboy level. Long joined the Everton academy as a five-year-old in 2000 and worked his way up through the youth ranks. He made his debut for the Toffees' youth team in a 2–1 Premier Academy League defeat to Bolton Wanderers on 5 February 2011, coming on as a late substitute for Hallam Hope. He broke into the youth team of a regular basis during the 2011–12 season, impressing after scoring 9 goals in 17 games. Long also made his reserve team debut during the season, scoring one goal in seven Premier Reserve League appearances. He signed a two-year professional contract in July 2013. After steady progress in the reserves and a goal for the first team in a 3–1 pre-season friendly defeat to Paderborn in August 2014, Long received his maiden call into the senior squad for Everton's dead rubber Europa League group stage match versus Krasnodar on 11 December. Awarded the number 41 shirt, he made his Everton debut when he came on for Conor McAleny after 80 minutes of the 1–0 defeat. Entering the final six months of his contract in January 2015, Long stated that he hoped to earn a new deal with his performances on loan away from Goodison Park. He turned down a new deal after the 2014–15 season and departed Everton on 28 July 2015.

Milton Keynes Dons (loan)

On 8 January 2014, Long signed for League One side Milton Keynes Dons on a one-month loan. Allotted the number 15 shirt, Long made the first professional appearance of his career in a 3–2 win over Shrewsbury Town three days later, starting the match and scoring his first senior goal to put the Dons 2–1 ahead. He played the full 90 minutes of the following match versus Bri

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