Emmanuel Longelo Mbule (born 27 December 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back for EFL League One club Cambridge United, on loan from divisional rivals 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.
[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.
[12][13][14] He began the 2023–24 season as a regular in the matchday squad,[15] and he and Cody Drameh had a run in the starting eleven when both full back, Ethan Laird and Lee Buchanan, were injured at the same time.