Rosaire Longelo
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
|name = Rosaire Longelo
|image = Rosaire Longelo 15022025.jpg
|image_size =
|caption = Longelo in 2025.
|fullname = Rosaire Longelo-Mbule{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/rosaire-longelo-mbule/453657/|title=England - R. Longelo-Mbule - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway|website=uk.soccerway.com}}
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|10|20|df=y}}
|birth_place = Kinshasa, DR Congo
|position = Left back
|currentclub = Salford City
|clubnumber = 25
|youthyears1 =
|youthclubs1 = West Ham United
|youthyears2 = 2018–2022
|youthclubs2 = Newcastle United
|years1 = 2022–2024
|clubs1 = Accrington Stanley
|caps1 = 68
|goals1 = 5
|years2 = 2024–2025
|clubs2 = Swindon Town
|caps2 = 16
|goals2 = 1
|years3 = 2025–
|clubs3 = Salford City
|caps3 = 16
|goals3 = 0
|club-update = 11:27, 23 April 2025 (UTC)
}}
Rosaire Longelo-Mbule (born 20 October 1999) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for Salford City.
Career
After playing for West Ham United and Newcastle United,{{Cite web|url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/news/latest-news/magpies-confirm-signings-of-under-23-pair/|title=Magpies confirm signings of under-23 pair|website=Newcastle United Football Club}} Longelo signed with Accrington Stanley in January 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59915810|title=Accrington sign Newcastle's Longelo|via=www.bbc.co.uk}} He was offered a new contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.{{Cite web|url=https://www.accringtonstanley.co.uk/news/2024/april/update-retained-list/|title=UPDATE: Retained list|date=30 April 2024|publisher=Accrington Stanley}}
On 12 June 2024, Longelo signed for Swindon Town from 1 July 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.swindontownfc.co.uk/news/2024/june/town-sign-rosaire-longelo/|title=Town sign Rosaire Longelo|website=www.swindontownfc.co.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/articles/cgll38ev9pzo|title=Rosaire Longelo: Accrington Stanley defender joins Swindon Town|date=13 June 2024|website=BBC Sport}}
In January 2025 he signed for Salford City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c2eggpw1xp8o|title=Rosaire Longelo: Salford City sign Swindon Town left-back on 18-month deal|date=17 January 2025|website=BBC Sport}}
Personal life
Longelo was born in Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, before moving to England as a child.{{cite web|url=https://www.nufc.co.uk/teams/under-23s/rosaire-longelo/|title=Rosaire Longelo|accessdate=7 February 2022|publisher=Newcastle United F.C.}} Longelo played alongside his brother, Emmanuel, in West Ham's academy.{{Cite web|url=https://theathletic.com/1137689/2019/08/14/from-forward-to-left-back-academy-star-longelo-is-one-to-watch-out-for-at-west-ham/|title=From forward to left back, academy star Longelo is one West Ham fans should watch out for|first=Roshane|last=Thomas|website=The Athletic}}
Playing style
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 21 April 2025}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|FA Cup !colspan=2|EFL Cup !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=4|Newcastle United U23
|2018–19{{soccerbase season|108801|2018|access-date=30 January 2022}} |colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT|Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20{{soccerbase season|108801|2019|access-date=30 January 2022}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21{{soccerbase season|108801|2020|access-date=30 January 2022}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2021–22{{soccerbase season|108801|2021|access-date=30 January 2022}}
|colspan=3|— | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 1{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan=4|Accrington Stanley
|12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2022–23{{soccerbase season|108801|2022|access-date=28 January 2023}}
|League One |34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
| 2023–24{{soccerbase season|108801|2023|access-date=12 December 2023}}
|22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 1 | 27 | 3 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!68 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 82 | 6 | |
| Swindon Town
|2024–25{{soccerbase season|108801|2024|access-date=17 January 2025}} |League Two |16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|name=EFLT}} | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Salford City
|League Two |16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| colspan=3|Career total
!100||6||8||0||3||0||17||1||128||7 |
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References
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{{Salford City F.C. squad}}
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:West Ham United F.C. players
Category:Newcastle United F.C. players
Category:Accrington Stanley F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:English people of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Sportspeople of Democratic Republic of the Congo descent
Category:Black British sportsmen
Category:21st-century Black British people
Category:Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to England
Category:Footballers from Kinshasa
Category:Swindon Town F.C. players
Category:Salford City F.C. players
Category:21st-century English sportsmen
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