Rosaire Longelo

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Rosaire Longelo
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Longelo in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Rosaire Longelo-Mbule [1]
Date of birth (1999-10-20) 20 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Salford City
Number 45
Youth career
West Ham United
2018–2022 Newcastle United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2022–2024 Accrington Stanley 68 (5)
2024–2025 Swindon Town 16 (1)
2025– Salford City 24 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 07:48, 12 October 2025 (UTC)

Rosaire Longelo-Mbule (born 20 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Salford City.

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Career

After playing for West Ham United and Newcastle United, [2] Longelo signed with Accrington Stanley in January 2022. [3] He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season. [4]

On 12 June 2024, Longelo signed for Swindon Town from 1 July 2024. [5] [6]

In January 2025 he signed for Salford City. [7]

Personal life

Longelo was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, before moving to England as a child. [8] Longelo played alongside his brother, Emmanuel, in West Ham's academy. [9]

Playing style

Originally a forward, Longelo converted to a left back. [9]

Career statistics

As of match played 11 October 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Newcastle United U23 2018–19 [10] 3 [a] 030
2019–20 [11] 2 [a] 020
2020–21 [12] 3 [a] 030
2021–22 [13] 1 [a] 010
Accrington Stanley 2021–22 [13] League One 121000000121
2022–23 [14] League One34250103 [a] 0432
2023–24 [15] League Two 22220102 [a] 1273
Total685702051826
Swindon Town 2024–25 [16] League Two16110103 [a] 0211
Salford City 2024–25 [16] League Two160000000160
2025–26 [17] League Two8000100090
Total240001000250
Career total108680401711377
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 "England - R. Longelo-Mbule - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. "Magpies confirm signings of under-23 pair". Newcastle United Football Club.
  3. "Accrington sign Newcastle's Longelo". BBC Sport. 7 January 2022.
  4. "UPDATE: Retained list". Accrington Stanley. 30 April 2024.
  5. "Town sign Rosaire Longelo". www.swindontownfc.co.uk.
  6. "Rosaire Longelo: Accrington Stanley defender joins Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 13 June 2024.
  7. "Rosaire Longelo: Salford City sign Swindon Town left-back on 18-month deal". BBC Sport. 17 January 2025.
  8. "Rosaire Longelo". Newcastle United F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  9. 1 2 Thomas, Roshane (14 August 2019). "From forward to left back, academy star Longelo is one West Ham fans should watch out for". The Athletic.
  10. "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  11. "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  12. "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  13. 1 2 "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  14. "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  15. "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  16. 1 2 "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  17. "Games played by Rosaire Longelo in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2025.