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David Longe-King
Personal information
Full name David Enitan Damilola Longe-King[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-26) 26 January 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Brent, England
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 Colney Heath 7 (0)
2014–2016 St Albans City 5 (0)
2015Northwood (loan) 1 (0)
2015Dunstable Town (loan) 5 (0)
2015Barton Rovers (loan) 3 (1)
2016Ware (loan) 5 (1)
2015–2017 Dunstable Town 52 (3)
2017–2018 Ware
2018–2019 Biggleswade Town 42 (4)
2019–2020 St Albans City 33 (1)
2020–2021 Newport County 11 (0)
2021–2022 Grimsby Town 5 (0)
2022Woking (loan) 15 (1)
2022–2024 Dagenham & Redbridge 36 (0)
2024Eastleigh (loan) 4 (0)
International career
2019 England C 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:03, 22 January 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:37, 14 May 2024 (UTC)

David Enitan Damilola Longe-King (born 26 January 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Longe-King began his playing career in Non-League football with Colney Heath before later having spells with Northwood, Barton Rovers, Dunstable Town and Ware. He notably spent two spells with St Albans City and earned a call up to the England C team whilst playing for Biggleswade Town. In 2020 he moved into professional football and joined EFL League Two side Newport County before signing with Grimsby Town in June 2021.

Club career

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Longe-King joined Newport County on a one-year contract on 20 August 2020 having left National League South team St Albans City at the end of the 2019–20 season.[2] He made his professional debut for Newport in the 2-1 League Two win over Morecambe on 5 December 2020 as a second-half substitute.[3] On 4 June 2021 it was announced that he would leave Newport County at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract.[4]

On 15 June 2021, Longe-King signed with Grimsby Town on a two-year deal.[5]

On 21 January 2022, he joined Woking on loan for the remainder of the 2021–22 season, having struggled to hold a first team place at Blundell Park.[6] On 18 April 2022 he scored his first Woking goal in a 4-1 away win against Dover athletic. Longe-king played his last match for Woking on the last game of the season on the 15 may before returning to Grimsby having made 15 appearances for Woking and scoring 1 goal.

Grimsby secured promotion with victory in the play-off final, though Longe-King was not in the matchday squad at London Stadium.[7]

On 7 July 2022, Grimsby announced they had agreed terms with Dagenham & Redbridge over the transfer of Longe-King.[8]

On 1 February 2024, he signed on loan for fellow National League side Eastleigh on a one-month loan deal, in order to get some much needed playing time.[9]

International career

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Longe-King represented England C against Estonia Under 23s in June 2019.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 13 April 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Colney Heath 2014–15[11] Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division 7 0 1 0 2[a] 0 10 0
St Albans City 2014–15[11][12] Conference South 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16[11][12] National League South 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Total 5 0 1 0 0 0 6 0
Northwood (loan) 2014–15[11] Southern League Division One Central 1 0 1 0
Dunstable Town (loan) 2014–15[11] Southern League Premier Division 5 0 5 0
Barton Rovers (loan) 2015–16[11] Southern League Division One Central 3 1 0 0 3 1
Ware (loan) 2015–16[11] Southern League Division One Central 5 1 5 1
Dunstable Town 2015–16[11] Southern League Premier Division 12 1 12 1
2016–17[11] Southern League Premier Division 40 2 0 0 3[b] 0 43 2
Total 52 3 0 0 3 0 55 3
Barton Rovers 2017–18 Southern League Division One East No data currently available
Biggleswade Town 2018–19 Southern League Premier Division Central No data currently available
St Albans City 2019–20[11][12] National League South 33 1 3 0 1[c] 0 37 1
Newport County 2020–21[12] League Two 11 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Grimsby Town 2021–22[12] National League 5 0 2 1 1[c] 0 8 1
Woking (loan) 2021–22[12] National League 15 1 15 1
Dagenham & Redbridge 2022–23[12] National League 24 0 0 0 1[c] 0 25 0
2023–24[12] National League 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0
Total 36 0 0 0 1 0 37 0
Eastleigh (loan) 2023–24[12] National League 4 0 4 0
Career total 182 7 8 0 0 0 8 0 198 7

Honours

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Grimsby Town

Notes

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  1. ^ One appearance in the FA Vase, one in the Spartan South Midlands League Premier Division Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in the Southern League Cup, two in the FA Trophy
  3. ^ a b c Appearances in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "EFL Squad Numbering" (PDF). Efl.com. p. 86. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Newport sign Taylor and Longe-King". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Newport County 2-1 Morecambe". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Newport County AFC retained list confirmed". Newport-county.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Longe-King Becomes Latest Town Signing". Grimsby-townfc.co.uk. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Paul Hurst explains why he allowed David Longe-King to leave on loan". Grimsbytelegraph.co.uk. 24 January 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  7. ^ Peddy, Chris (5 June 2022). "Grimsby beat Solihull Moors to seal EFL return". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  8. ^ "Longe-King Departs - Grimsby Town Football Club". 7 July 2022.
  9. ^ "David Longe-King Joins Eastleigh On Loan". daggers.co.uk. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  10. ^ "DONE DEAL | Defender David Longe-King joins Exiles". Newport-county.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "David Longe Profile". Aylesbury United F.C. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i "D. Longe-King". Uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
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