Sean Longstaff is a professional footballer for Leeds United, having left Newcastle United in 2025.
Sean Longstaff joined Newcastle United when he was just nine years old and rose all the way up the youth ranks to the senior side.
After loan spells at Kilmarnock and Blackpool, Longstaff broke into the first team in 2018 and was an ever-present in the squad for the next seven years.
Longstaff has career highlight goals against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and a brace against Southampton that sent Newcastle to the 2023 Carabao Cup final.
His playing time under Eddie Howe has dried up following the arrivals of Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimaraes and Joelinton at the club, which led to his departure to Leeds United.
Here’s all you need to know about him.
Sean Longstaff to Leeds United transfer
Longstaff completed a £15m transfer to Leeds United on July 18. Newcastle will get a guaranteed £12m from the sale, with £3m coming in potential bonuses.
Fans wished Longstaff the best of luck with his move, while club legend Alan Shearer sent him a nice message as well.
Newcastle as a club sent an emotional message to Longstaff, while all his teammates, especially Tino Livramento, sent him emotional messages on social media.
Sean Longstaff age
Longstaff was born on October 30, 1997, in South Shields, Northumberland, England. As of June 2025, he is 27 years old.
Sean Longstaff height
Longstaff stands at 5’11” tall.
Sean Longstaff salary
Longstaff earned £50,000 a week at Newcastle, which worked out at £2.6m a year.
Sean Longstaff squad number
Longstaff wears the No.36 shirt at St. James’ Park.
He has taken up the No.8 shirt at Leeds.
Sean Longstaff stats
Longstaff’s career stats so far.
| Team | Games | Goals | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| Newcastle United | 214 | 16 | 11 | 24 | 1 |
| Kilmarnock (loan) | 17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Blackpool (loan) | 45 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Sean Longstaff Instagram and X/Twitter accounts
Longstaff has an official Instagram account with 142k followers @seanlongstaff97.
He also has an official X, formerly Twitter, account @seanlongstaff97.
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