Emmanuel Longelo Mbule (born 27 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL Championship club Birmingham City, on loan from Premier League club West Ham United.
![]() Longelo warming up for West Ham United in 2021 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Emmanuel Longelo Mbule[1] | ||
Date of birth | (2000-12-27) 27 December 2000 (age 21)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Barking, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.84 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Left back, wing-back, left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Birmingham City (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
Number | 23 | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2020 | West Ham United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | West Ham United | 0 | (0) |
2022– | → Birmingham City (loan) | 10 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:16, 11 November 2022 (UTC) |
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 was born in Barking, London, and is of Congolese descent. His older brother, Rosaire, played alongside him at West Ham before joining Newcastle United.[10]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
West Ham United U23 | 2018–19[11] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
2019–20[12] | — | — | — | — | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
2020–21[13] | — | — | — | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||||
2021–22[14] | — | — | — | — | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Total | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||||
West Ham United | 2020–21[13] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2021–22[14] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2022–23[15] | 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[15] | Championship | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 1 | ||
Career total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 23 | 1 |
Birmingham City F.C. – current squad | |
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