Kevin Long

Cork City

Long came through the Cork City youth structure, before signing on professional terms in January 2008. He played for the Cork City teams that won the FAI Youth Cup, the Munster Youth Cup and FAI Futsal Cup in 2009. Shortly after, the centre half made his senior City debut away to St Patrick's Athletic, coming on as a second-half substitute.

Burnley

With his Cork City contract due to expire in November 2009, Long was linked with English clubs including Charlton Athletic, Millwall, Preston North End, Leeds United and Wolverhampton Wanderers. This was seen as a major step up in terms of his career as Cork City is generally viewed as a small club that, famously, was allowed to shrivel up and die by its supporters. On 26 November, Premier League club Burnley confirmed that they had paid a six-figure fee and "beaten off stiff competition from top clubs north and south of the border" – reported as Celtic and Everton – to engage Long on a three-and-a-half-year contract, to begin when the January 2010 transfer window opened.

Loan to Accrington Stanley

On 15 October 2010, Long joined League Two club Accrington Stanley on a month's loan. He made his debut for the club in the 3–2 defeat to Rotherham United, but was sent off after 17 minutes for a foul on Adam Le Fondre. The loan was twice extended before he returned to Burnley on 18 January 2011 after cracking a bone in his foot during a match against Cheltenham Town. He rejoined Stanley at the…

In May 2017, he received his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland senior side in a 37-man squad for a training camp in Fota Island. He made the cut for the final squad for the friendlies against Mexico in New Jersey and Uruguay in Dublin, and made his debut on 1 June in the 3–1 defeat to Mexico at the MetLife Stadium, replacing John Egan as a second-half substitute.

Club

As of match played 14 August 2026

International

Republic of Ireland score listed first, score column indicates score after each Long goal.