Rollin Menayese
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Rollin Menayese[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 December 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Kinshasa, DR Congo[2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Mansfield Town | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Cardiff City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Weston-super-Mare | 20 | (0) |
2017–2020 | Bristol Rovers | 16 | (0) |
2018 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2019 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 16 | (0) |
2020– | Mansfield Town | 0 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012–2014 | Wales U17 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2020 (UTC) |
Rollin Menayese (born 4 December 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for Mansfield Town.
Early life
Menayese was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] and attended St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School in Newport.[3]
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.[4]
Bristol Rovers
On the 1 June 2017, Menayese joined Bristol Rovers, initially joining up with the u23 squad.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] 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[8] 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.[9]
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Bristol Rovers exercised a contract extension for him.[10]
On 1 June 2020 after somewhat of a breakthrough season, Menayese signed a one-year contract extension.[11]
Swindon Town (loan)
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.[12]
Aldershot Town (loan)
On 1 February 2019, Menayese joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season.[13]
Mansfield Town
On 28 July 2020, Menayese re-joined former manager Graham Coughlan at Mansfield Town, joining for an undisclosed fee.[14]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 December 2019
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Weston-super-Mare | 2016–17[15] | National League South | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
Bristol Rovers | 2017–18[16] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2018-19[17] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019-20[18] | League One | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2017–18[16] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2018-19[17] | National League | 16 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||
Career total | 61 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 70 | 0 |
- ^ a b c Appearance in the EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Bristol Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 11. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d "#DeadlineDay: Town Bring In Menayese". Swindon Town Official Site. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ a b Terry Phillips (20 May 2015). "Cardiff City's 20 best players under 20: The hottest young talent the Bluebirds fans should keep an eye out for". WalesOnline. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Rollin Menayese Departs the Woodspring Stadium". www.westonsmareafc.co.uk. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Rovers Sign Young Defender Rollin Menayese". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Wycombe 1–5 Bristol Rovers". Sky Sports. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ^ "Northampton 0–6 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United 1-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Bristol Rovers: Chris Lines heads list of nine players to leave League One club". BBC Sport. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Rollin Menayese signs new deal with the Gas". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Lincoln City 2-2 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- ^ "Aldershot Town Sign Rollin Menayese". Aldershot Town F.C. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Stags capture powerful defender". www.mansfieldtown.net. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ Rollin Menayese at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Rollin Menayese in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ a b "Games played by Rollin Menayese in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Rollin Menayese in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- Living people
- 1997 births
- Welsh footballers
- Wales youth international footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo footballers
- Democratic Republic of the Congo emigrants to Wales
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Weston-super-Mare A.F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Aldershot Town F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Association football defenders