Ramirez "Remy" Longdon (né Howarth; born 14 September 1997) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Remy Longdon
Longdon with York City in 2022
Personal information
Full name Ramirez Longdon[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-14) 14 September 1997 (age 27)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2010–2017 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Blackburn Rovers 0 (0)
2016Bamber Bridge (loan)
2017Skelmersdale United (loan)
2017–2018 Skelmersdale United
2018–2019 Ashton United 5 (0)
2019 West Didsbury & Chorlton
2019–2020 Cefn Druids 21 (3)
2020–2022 Lincoln City 15 (1)
2021–2022York City (loan) 1 (0)
2022 York City 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:53, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

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Howarth began his career with Blackburn Rovers (between the ages of 12 and 19[2]), spending loan spells at Bamber Bridge and Skelmersdale United before signing permanently for Skelmersdale United in August 2017.[3] During his early career he suffered a back injury and was out-of-action for 18 months.[2] He later played for Ashton United, West Didsbury & Chorlton[4] and Cefn Druids,[5][6][7] before signing with Lincoln City in September 2020.[8] He made his debut for Lincoln the next day, coming off the bench in the first round of the EFL Cup.[9] He would make his league debut coming off the bench against Bristol Rovers on 10 October 2020.[10] He scored his first goal for Lincoln in an EFL Trophy tie against Shrewsbury Town on 8 December 2020.[11] He signed a contract extension on 25 February 2021, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.[12] On 16 December he joined York City on a short-term loan until the end of January 2022.[13] On 21 January 2022, his loan was turned permanent.[14] Longdon suffered health problems shortly afterwards,[15] and was released at the end of the season.[16]

Personal life

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He changed his surname from Howarth to Longdon in 2021.[17]

Career statistics

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As of 26 March 2022
Club Season League FA Cup EFL Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lincoln City 2020–21[18] League One 11 1 0 0 2 0 7[a] 1 20 2
2021–22[19] League One 4 0 0 0 1 0 3[a] 0 8 0
Total 15 1 0 0 3 0 10 1 28 2
York City (loan) 2021–22[5] National League North 1 0 0 0 0 0 1[b] 0 2 0
York City 2021–22[5] National League North 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career total 22 1 0 0 3 0 11 1 36 2
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 38. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ a b Whiley, Mark (17 November 2020). "Howarth's journey from career-threatening injury to Lincoln City". LincolnshireLive.
  3. ^ "'Remy' Rejoins United". www.pitchero.com.
  4. ^ Lee, Robert (24 March 2019). "MATCH REPORT | West 1-1 Padiham".
  5. ^ a b c Remy Longdon at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  6. ^ Jones, Jordan (19 July 2019). "Cefn Druids sign trialists Ramirez Howarth and Tom Reilly".
  7. ^ "Double Signing for Druids!". cefndruidsafc. 18 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Lincoln City sign midfielder Howarth". BBC Sport.
  9. ^ "MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  10. ^ "Report: The Imps V Bristol Rovers". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Shrewsbury Town 1-4 Lincoln City report and reaction: Scintillating Imps storm through". lincolnshirelive.co.uk. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  12. ^ "Remy Howarth pens contract extension with the Imps". Lincoln City F.C. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Longdon joins York on loan". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  14. ^ "Remy Longdon joins York City permanently". Lincoln City FC. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  15. ^ Richardson, Joe (1 March 2022). "York City waiting for news on Remy Longdon". York Press. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  16. ^ O'Reilly, James (26 May 2022). "14 players released as City announce their retained list". York Press. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Pre-season begins with workout against Reading | The Stacey West". 10 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Games played by Remy Longdon in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  19. ^ "Games played by Remy Longdon in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 September 2020.