Emmanuel Longelo
 Longelo warming up for West Ham United in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emmanuel Longelo Mbule | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Barking, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back, wing-back, left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Birmingham City | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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. On 21 September 2020, Longelo made his debut for West Ham in a 5–1 EFL Cup win against Hull City.
He joined Birmingham City on a season-long loan on 30 August 2022. After recovering from injuries suffered earlier in the season, he made his debut on 1 October, starting at left wing-back in a 1–1 draw away to Championship leaders Sheffield United. 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" to score his first senior goal, and later gave away a penalty which was saved by John Ruddy.
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.
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.
Career statistics
- As of match played 16 January 2024
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| West Ham United U23 | 2018–19 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
| West Ham United | 2020–21 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Birmingham City | 2022–23 | Championship | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Championship | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 45 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 58 | 1 | ||
- Appearances in the EFL Trophy
- Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Longelo spent the first half of the 2022–23 season on loan from West Ham United.