Emmanuel Longelo
Longelo warming up for West Ham United in 2021
Personal information
Full name Emmanuel Longelo Mbule[1]
Date of birth (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000[2]
Place of birth Barking, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2]
Position(s) Left back, wing-back, left winger
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham City
Number 23
Youth career
0000–2020 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 West Ham United 0 (0)
2022–2023 → Birmingham City (loan) 15 (1)
2023– Birmingham City 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:14, 1 January 2024 (UTC)

Emmanuel Longelo Mbule (born 27 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL Championship club Birmingham City. Longelo began his career with West Ham United and played first-team football in the EFL Cup and the Europa League before joining Birmingham City, initially on loan, in 2022.

Club career

Longelo started playing Sunday league football as a nine-year old for Euro Dagenham. He joined West Ham United's under-10 side playing as a midfielder and scored five goals on his debut, against Chelsea. Due to his pace he was moved to play as a striker. Playing for West Ham's under-23 team, Longelo played as a left-back.[3] On 21 September 2020, Longelo made his debut for West Ham in a 5–1 EFL Cup win against Hull City.[4]

He joined Birmingham City on a season-long loan on 30 August 2022.[5] After recovering from injuries suffered earlier in the season,[6] he made his debut on 1 October, starting at left wing-back in a 1–1 draw away to Championship leaders Sheffield United.[7] In a 2–0 win over Queens Park Rangers on 28 October, he "received the ball on the left, twisted and turned past Ethan Laird and then found the bottom-right corner with a low curling finish"[8] to score his first senior goal, and later gave away a penalty which was saved by John Ruddy.[9]

Longelo signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Birmingham City on 31 January 2023. The fee, officially undisclosed, was reported by football.london as £400,000.[10][11]

Personal life

Longelo was born in Barking, London, and is of Congolese descent. His older brother, Rosaire, played alongside him at West Ham before joining Newcastle United.[12]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 January 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United U23 2018–19[13] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2019–20[14] ————2[lower-alpha 1]020
2020–21[15] ————4[lower-alpha 1]040
2021–22[16] ————3[lower-alpha 1]030
Total ———110110
West Ham United 2020–21[15] Premier League 0000100010
2021–22[16] Premier League0000001[lower-alpha 2]010
2022–23[17] Premier League0000000000
Total 0000101020
Birmingham City[lower-alpha 3] 2022–23[17] Championship 23120——251
2023–24[18] Championship 1700020—190
Total 4012020—441
Career total 4012030120571
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the EFL Trophy
  2. ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Longelo spent the first half of the 2022–23 season on loan from West Ham United.

References

  1. ↑ "2020/21 Premier League squads confirmed". Premier League. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Emmanuel Longelo". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ↑ "Academy Spotlight: Emmanuel Longelo". West Ham United F.C. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  4. ↑ "Emmanuel Longelo: West Ham United debut is a dream come true". West Ham United F.C. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  5. ↑ "Manny Longelo joins Birmingham City on loan". West Ham United F.C. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  6. ↑ Dick, Brian (1 October 2022). "What West Ham expect from Manny Longelo at Birmingham City". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  7. ↑ Dick, Brian (1 October 2022). "Birmingham City player ratings vs Sheffield United: Troy Deeney pounces to give Blues a point". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  8. ↑ Long, Dan (28 October 2022). "Birmingham 2–0 QPR: Auston Trusty and Manny Longelo goals prevent Rangers re-taking Championship top spot". Sky Sports. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  9. ↑ Dick, Brian (28 October 2022). "Birmingham City player ratings vs QPR: Ruddy stands firm as Trusty and Longelo fire Blues". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Emmanuel Longelo: West Ham wing-back completes Birmingham City move". BBC Sport. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. ↑ Colman, Jonty (31 January 2023). "West Ham confirm transfer decision as defender completes £400,000 Birmingham City switch". football.london. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  12. ↑ Thomas, Roshane (14 August 2019). "From forward to left back, academy star Longelo is one West Ham fans should watch out for". The Athletic. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Games played by Emmanuel Longelo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  14. ↑ "Games played by Emmanuel Longelo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  15. 1 2 "Games played by Emmanuel Longelo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Emmanuel Longelo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  17. 1 2 "Games played by Emmanuel Longelo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "Games played by Emmanuel Longelo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
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