Emmanuel Longelo

Emmanuel Longelo has made seven Premiership appearances – all starts – for Motherwell in 2026-27, recording zero league goals and one yellow card; he has also featured once in the League Cup, twice in the Scottish Cup and six times in Conference League Qualifiers, scoring once in those qualifiers. The split between consistent league starts and regular cup and qualifying minutes suggests he is occupying a first-team left back role while also being relied on in continental qualifying fixtures.

Longelo began as a trainee at West Ham United in July 2016 and has since been on the books of four senior clubs: West Ham United, Birmingham City, Cambridge United (loan) and Motherwell. His move to Birmingham City became permanent in August 2023 for a fee of 400000 after an earlier loan, followed by a loan to Cambridge United in August 2024 and a transfer to Motherwell in July 2025, a sequence that traces a progression from an English academy background into sustained senior roles and a subsequent move to the Scottish Premiership.

Longelo signed as a trainee with West Ham United in July 2016, joined Birmingham City on loan in August 2022 and then completed a permanent transfer to Birmingham City in August 2023 for a fee of 400000; he moved to Cambridge United on loan in August 2024 and transferred to Motherwell for an undisclosed fee in July 2025.