Luis James Longstaff (born 24 February 2001) is an English

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who plays as a

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for side

Inverness Caledonian Thistle Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club, commonly known as Caley Thistle, Inverness CT or just Inverness, is a professional football club based in Inverness, Scotland. The team competes in , the third tier of the Scottish Professional Footba ...

Career

Longstaff made his professional debut for

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on 17 December 2019, starting in the away match against

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in the

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of the

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. On 31 August 2021, he joined Scottish third tier side Queen's Park on loan until 30 June 2022. In June 2022 it was announced by Liverpool that he would leave the club at the end of the month when his contract expired. On 4 August 2022, he joined

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side Cove Rangers. After one season with Cove, Longstaff signed a two-year contract with

in July 2023.

Personal life

Although of a similar age and originating from the north-east of England, he is not related to fellow players

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and Matty Longstaff.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Liverpool *

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: 2018–19

References

External links

Profile
at the Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Longstaff, Luis 2001 births Living people Footballers from Darlington English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liverpool F.C. players England men's youth international footballers Queen's Park F.C. players Newcastle United F.C. players Cove Rangers F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players 21st-century English sportsmen