Remy Longdon

{{short description|English footballer (born 1997)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Remy Longdon

|image = Remy Longdon 2022-05-21 1.jpg

|image_size =

|caption = Longdon with York City in 2022

|fullname = Ramirez Longdon{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/efl-documents/202021/efl-squad-numbering-11.09.2020.pdf |title=Notification of shirt numbers: Lincoln City |publisher=English Football League |page=38 |accessdate=22 September 2020}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|9|14|df=y}}

|birth_place =

|height =

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|clubnumber =

|youthyears1 = 2010–2017

|youthclubs1 = Blackburn Rovers

|years1 = 2016–2017

|clubs1 = Blackburn Rovers

|caps1 = 0

|goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2016

|clubs2 = → Bamber Bridge (loan)

|caps2 =

|goals2 =

|years3 = 2017

|clubs3 = → Skelmersdale United (loan)

|caps3 =

|goals3 =

|years4 = 2017–2018

|clubs4 = Skelmersdale United

|caps4 =

|goals4 =

|years5 = 2018–2019

|clubs5 = Ashton United

|caps5 = 5

|goals5 = 0

|years6 = 2019

|clubs6 = West Didsbury & Chorlton

|caps6 =

|goals6 =

|years7 = 2019–2020

|clubs7 = Cefn Druids

|caps7 = 21

|goals7 = 3

|years8 = 2020–2022

|clubs8 = Lincoln City

|caps8 = 15

|goals8 = 1

|years9 = 2021–2022

|clubs9 = → York City (loan)

|caps9 = 1

|goals9 = 0

|years10 = 2022

|clubs10 = York City

|caps10 = 6

|goals10 = 0

|club-update = 10:53, 22 July 2022 (UTC)

}}

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

Career

Howarth began his career with Blackburn Rovers (between the ages of 12 and 19{{Cite web|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/remy-howarth-injury-lincoln-city-4704265|title=Howarth's journey from career-threatening injury to Lincoln City|first=Mark|last=Whiley|date=17 November 2020|website=LincolnshireLive}}), spending loan spells at Bamber Bridge and Skelmersdale United before signing permanently for Skelmersdale United in August 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.pitchero.com/clubs/skelmersdaleunited/news/remy-rejoins-united-1956580.html|title='Remy' Rejoins United|website=www.pitchero.com}} During his early career he suffered a back injury and was out-of-action for 18 months. He later played for Ashton United, West Didsbury & Chorlton{{Cite web|url=https://wdcfc.co.uk/2019/03/20190329-match-report-west-1-1-padiham/|title=MATCH REPORT | West 1-1 Padiham|first=Robert|last=Lee|date=24 March 2019}} and Cefn Druids,{{Cite web|url=https://clwbpeldroed.org/2019/07/19/cefn-druids-ramirez-howarth-tom-reilly/|title=Cefn Druids sign trialists Ramirez Howarth and Tom Reilly|first=Jordan|last=Jones|date=19 July 2019}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cefndruidsafc.com/single-post/2019/07/18/Double-Signing-for-Druids|title=Double Signing for Druids!|website=cefndruidsafc|date=18 July 2019 }} before signing with Lincoln City in September 2020.{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54025744|title=Lincoln City sign midfielder Howarth|work=BBC Sport }} He made his debut for Lincoln the next day, coming off the bench in the first round of the EFL Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/september/200905-crewereport/|title=MATCH REPORT: Crewe v The Imps - Carabao Cup 1st Round|publisher=Lincoln City F.C.|accessdate=5 September 2020}} He would make his league debut coming off the bench against Bristol Rovers on 10 October 2020.{{cite web|url= https://www.weareimps.com/news/2020/october/201010-bristolr-report/ |title= Report: The Imps V Bristol Rovers |publisher=Lincoln City F.C.|accessdate=10 October 2020}} He scored his first goal for Lincoln in an EFL Trophy tie against Shrewsbury Town on 8 December 2020.{{cite web |title=Shrewsbury Town 1-4 Lincoln City report and reaction: Scintillating Imps storm through|url=https://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/shrewsbury-town-lincoln-city-live-4776782|website=lincolnshirelive.co.uk |date=8 December 2020 |accessdate=9 December 2020}} He signed a contract extension on 25 February 2021, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2022.{{cite web |title= Remy Howarth pens contract extension with the Imps|url= https://www.weareimps.com/news/2021/february/210225-remy |website=Lincoln City F.C.|accessdate=25 February 2021}} On 16 December he joined York City on a short-term loan until the end of January 2022.{{cite web |title=Longdon joins York on loan|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2021/december/longdon-joins-york-on-loan|website=Lincoln City FC |access-date=16 December 2021}} On 21 January 2022, his loan was turned permanent.{{cite web |title=Remy Longdon joins York City permanently|url=https://www.weareimps.com/news/2022/january/remy-longdon-joins-york-city-permanently/|website=Lincoln City FC |access-date=21 January 2022}} Longdon suffered health problems shortly afterwards,{{cite web |last1=Richardson |first1=Joe |title=York City waiting for news on Remy Longdon |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/19960087.york-city-waiting-news-remy-longdon/ |website=York Press |access-date=5 July 2022 |date=1 March 2022}} and was released at the end of the season.{{cite web |last1=O'Reilly |first1=James |title=14 players released as City announce their retained list |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/20168838.14-players-released-city-announce-retained-list/ |website=York Press |access-date=5 July 2022 |date=26 May 2022}}

Personal life

He changed his surname from Howarth to Longdon in 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://staceywest.net/2021/07/10/pre-season-begins-with-workout-against-reading/|title=Pre-season begins with workout against Reading | The Stacey West|date=10 July 2021}}

Career statistics

{{updated|26 March 2022}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|FA Cup

!colspan="2"|EFL Cup

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan=3|Lincoln City

|2020–21{{Soccerbase season|96139|2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}

|League One

|11

100207{{efn|name=FLT|Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy}}1202
2021–22{{Soccerbase season|96139|2021|accessdate=5 September 2020}}

|League One

|4

000103{{efn|name=FLT}}080
colspan="2"|Total

!15

10030101282
York City (loan)

|2021–22{{soccerway|ramirez-howarth/454525|accessdate=21 January 2022}}

|National League North

|1

000001{{efn|name=FAT|Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy}}020
York City

|2021–22

|National League North

|6

000000060
colspan="3"|Career total

!22

10030111362

{{notelist}}

References