Career
Weston-super-Mare
Menayese began his career in the youth academy at Cardiff City along with his twin brother Elvis. [3] Following his release by Cardiff, he signed for Weston-super-Mare in December 2016. He made 23 appearances for the Seagulls in the second half of the 2016–17 season. [5]
Bristol Rovers
On the 1 June 2017, Menayese joined Bristol Rovers, initially joining up with the u23 squad. [6] He made his first professional appearance for Rovers in the EFL Trophy, coming off the bench to replace an injured Jonathan Burn in a 5–1 victory over Wycombe Wanderers. [7] On 7 October 2017, with both Tom Lockyer and Ryan Sweeney on international duty Menayese made his first league start in a 6–0 away victory over Northampton town. [8] He made his second appearance for the club when Lockyer and Sweeney were again on International Duty in a late 1–0 away defeat to Scunthorpe United [9] and then came off the bench to replace Chris Lines in the 68th minute of a 3–1 away victory at Doncaster Rovers on 27 January 2018, 4 days before he joined Swindon on loan. [10]
On 31 January 2018, Menayese joined League Two side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign. [2] He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, coming off the bench in a dramatic 2–2 draw with Lincoln City. He came on to replace striker Luke Norris in the 24th minute of the match. [11]
On 1 February 2019, Menayese joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season. [12]
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Bristol Rovers exercised a contract extension for him. [13]
On 1 June 2020 after somewhat of a breakthrough season, Menayese signed a one-year contract extension. [14]
Mansfield Town
On 28 July 2020, Menayese re-joined former manager Graham Coughlan at Mansfield Town, joining for an undisclosed fee. [15] Menayese made his debut for the club on 5 September 2020 in a 4–0 EFL Cup defeat to Preston North End [16] and made his league debut the following week on the opening day of the season, playing the duration of a 0–0 draw with Tranmere Rovers. [17] On 26 September 2020, Menayese scored his first goal for the club and the first of his career, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home defeat to Exeter City. [18] He played fourteen games in total for Mansfield, including 10 league games. He scored twice, once in the aforementioned Exeter City game, and once in a 3–1 home defeat to Lincoln City. [19]
On 18 January 2021, Menayese joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan for the rest of the 2020–21 season. [20] He started the next game, against fierce rivals, Scunthorpe United. He played the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 defeat. [21] He started every game for Grimsby, except a 2–2 draw against his parent club. [22] Grimsby finished bottom and were relegated to the National League. [23]
Walsall
On 16 July 2021, Menayese joined Walsall on a season-long loan. [24] He made his debut for Walsall in a 0–0 draw against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup. [25] He played the full 90 minutes, but did not take a penalty in the penalty shootout. [26] He made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe. [27] He played a further 23 games (25 in total) while on loan at Walsall.
On 4 January 2022, following a successful loan spell, Walsall made the loan a permanent transfer. Menayese signed a contract until 2024. [28]
Hartlepool United (loan)
On 18 July 2022, Menayese joined fellow League Two club Hartlepool United on a season-long loan deal. [29] On 9 December 2022, he scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 2–0 win at Crawley Town. [30] Menayese followed this up by scoring again, on Boxing Day, in a 2–1 win at Rochdale. [31] In January 2023, Menayese was ruled out for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury following a strong challenge in a defeat to Carlisle United. [32]
Aldershot Town (loan)
On 25 January 2024, Menayese returned to National League club Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the season. [33]
Return to Walsall
On 12 March 2024, Menayese was recalled from his loan spell. [34] He went straight into the starting-eleven for that evening's match, opening the scoring in an eventual 1–1 draw with Barrow. [35] He was released at the end of the season. [36]
Aldershot Town
On 22 August 2024, Menayese returned to Aldershot Town on a permanent basis. [37]
On 5 January 2025, it was announced that Menayese had left the club following the expiry of his contract. [38]
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