Louis Longridge

Louis Longridge
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-07-05) 5 July 1991
Place of birth Scotland
Playing position Winger, striker
Club information
Current team
Hamilton Academical
Number 17
Youth career
Barrachnie
Harmony Row
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 Bo'ness United
2012– Hamilton Academical 116 (13)
2016Raith Rovers (loan) 13 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:06, 6 November 2016 (UTC).


Louis Longridge (born 5 July 1991)[1] is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for Hamilton Academical, as a winger and striker.

Career

Longridge played youth football for Barrachnie and Harmony Row,[2][3] before signing with Bo'ness United in February 2012.[4] After signing for Hamilton Academical, Longridge made his debut in the Scottish Football League for them on 7 April 2012, in a 2–1 defeat against Raith Rovers.[5][6] In May 2012, Longridge scored twice as Hamilton won the Reserve League Cup Final.[7] He signed a new contract with Hamilton in June 2012,[8] before signing a further one-year extension in May 2013.[9][10]

In March 2013, he stated that the club was no longer in a relegation fight, and was aiming to get as high in the table as possible.[11]

In March 2014 he signed a new two-year contract extension with the club.[12]

He moved on loan to Raith Rovers in January 2016, until the end of the season.[13]

Career statistics

As of 6 November 2016
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hamilton Academical 2011–12[14] 2000000020
2012–13[15] 323302000373
2013–14[16] 278102051359
2014–15[17] 320104200372
2015–16[18] 151001000161
2016–17[19] 81005200133
Total 11613501445114018
Raith Rovers[18] 2015–16 131000000131
Career total 12914501445115319

References

  1. Louis Longridge profile at Soccerway
  2. "Barrachnie V Hamilton Eagles". Barrachnie F.C. 16 February 2007.
  3. "Harmony restored after Drumchapel win". Scotland Youth Football. 7 January 2012.
  4. "Signings". Scottish Football Association. 17 February 2012.
  5. "Raith Rovers 2 Accies 1". Hamilton Academical F.C. 7 April 2012.
  6. "Raith Rovers 2–1 Hamilton". BBC Sport. 7 April 2012.
  7. "Accies win Reserve League Cup". Hamilton Academical F.C. 11 May 2012.
  8. "Longridge signs". Hamilton Academical F.C. 23 June 2012.
  9. "Player News - End of Season". Hamilton Academical F.C. 14 May 2013.
  10. "Rangers goalkeeper Blair Currie to join Hamilton". BBC Sport. 14 May 2013.
  11. Andrew McGilvray (28 March 2013). "Louis targets Raith". Hamilton Advertiser.
  12. "Longridge signs extension". Hamilton Academical F.C. 2 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  13. ""He's young, fit & quick!" - Raith boss delighted with new loan signing". Fife Today. 11 January 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  14. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  15. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  16. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  17. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  18. 1 2 "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  19. "Games played by Louis Longridge in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 July 2016.


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