![]() Menayese playing for Walsall F.C. in 2022 | |||
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 | Walsall | ||
Number | 24 | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | Mansfield Town | 10 | (1) |
2021 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 21 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Walsall (loan) | 19 | (0) |
2022– | Walsall | 15 | (2) |
2022–2023 | → Hartlepool United (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2024 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
International career | |||
2012–2014 | Wales U17 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:04, 15 March 2024 (UTC) |
Rollin Menayese (born 4 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for EFL League Two club Walsall.
Having begun his career with Non-League side Weston-super-Mare, he has gone on to feature professionally for Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town, Mansfield Town, Grimsby Town and Hartlepool United.
Early life
[edit]Menayese was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo,[2] and attended St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School in Newport.[3] As a schoolboy, he played rugby league and helped his school to win a national final, scoring five tries and kicking five goals (totalling 30 points) in the match at the Twickenham Stoop.[4]
Career
[edit]Weston-super-Mare
[edit]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.[5]
Bristol Rovers
[edit]On the 1 June 2017, Menayese joined Bristol Rovers, initially joining up with the u23 squad.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8] 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[9] 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.[10]
At the end of the 2018–19 season, Bristol Rovers exercised a contract extension for him.[11]
On 1 June 2020 after somewhat of a breakthrough season, Menayese signed a one-year contract extension.[12]
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.[13]
On 1 February 2019, Menayese joined National League side Aldershot Town on loan until the end of the season.[14]
Mansfield Town
[edit]On 28 July 2020, Menayese re-joined former manager Graham Coughlan at Mansfield Town, joining for an undisclosed fee.[15] Menayese made his debut for the club on 5 September 2020 in a 4–0 EFL Cup defeat to Preston North End[16] and made his league debut the following week on the opening day of the season, playing the duration of a 0–0 draw with Tranmere Rovers.[17] On 26 September 2020, Menayese scored his first goal for the club and the first of his career, opening the scoring in a 2–1 home defeat to Exeter City.[18] He played fourteen games in total for Mansfield, including 10 league games. He scored twice, once in the aforementioned Exeter City game, and once in a 3–1 home defeat to Lincoln City.[19]
On 18 January 2021, Menayese joined League Two club Grimsby Town on loan for the rest of the 2020–21 season.[20] He started the next game, against fierce rivals, Scunthorpe United. He played the full 90 minutes in a 3–0 defeat.[21] He started every game for Grimsby, except a 2–2 draw against his parent club.[22] Grimsby finished bottom and were relegated to the National League.[23]
Walsall
[edit]On 16 July 2021, Menayese joined Walsall on a season-long loan.[24] He made his debut for Walsall in a 0–0 draw against Doncaster Rovers in the EFL Cup.[25] He played the full 90 minutes, but did not take a penalty in the penalty shootout.[26] He made his league debut in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe.[27] He played a further 23 games (25 in total) while on loan at Walsall.
On 4 January 2022, following a successful loan spell, Walsall made the loan a permanent transfer. Menayese signed a contract until 2024.[28]
Hartlepool United (loan)
[edit]On 18 July 2022, Menayese joined fellow League Two club Hartlepool United on a season-long loan deal.[29] On 9 December 2022, he scored his first goal for Hartlepool in a 2–0 win at Crawley Town.[30] Menayese followed this up by scoring again, on Boxing Day, in a 2–1 win at Rochdale.[31] In January 2023, Menayese was ruled out for the rest of the season due to an ankle injury following a strong challenge in a defeat to Carlisle United.[32]
Aldershot Town (loan)
[edit]On 25 January 2024, Menayese returned to National League club Aldershot Town on loan for the remainder of the season.[33]
Return to Walsall
[edit]On 12 March 2024, Menayese was recalled from his loan spell.[34] He went straight into the starting-eleven for that evening's match, opening the scoring in an eventual 1–1 draw with Barrow.[35]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 12 March 2024
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[36] | National League South | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
Bristol Rovers | 2017–18[37] | League One | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 |
2018–19[38] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
2019–20[39] | League One | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
Total | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Swindon Town (loan) | 2017–18[37] | League Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2018–19[38] | National League | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
Mansfield Town | 2020–21[40] | League Two | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 1 | 14 | 2 |
2021–22[41] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 2 | ||
Grimsby Town (loan) | 2020–21[40] | League Two | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
Walsall | 2021–22[41] | League Two | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 |
2022–23[42] | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
2023–24[43] | League Two | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 29 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
Hartlepool United (loan) | 2022–23[42] | League Two | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 |
Aldershot Town (loan) | 2023–24[36] | National League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Career total | 155 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 184 | 6 |
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ https://wrl.wales/2011-year-8-final-st-josephs-38-temple-moor-28
- ^ "Rollin Menayese Departs the Woodspring Stadium". 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". 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". mansfieldtown.net. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 28 July 2020.
- ^ "Preston North End 4–0 Mansfield Town". BBC Sport. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Mansfield Town 0–0 Tranmere Rovers". BBC Sport. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Mansfield Town 1–2 Exeter City". BBC Sport. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
- ^ "Mansfield Town v Lincoln City – Form – Football – Sporting Life". sportinglife.com. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Menayese Signs On Loan". Grimsby Town F.C. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Scunthorpe United 3–0 Grimsby Town". BBC. 23 January 2021. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Ollie Clarke a doubt for Mansfield against Grimsby". News Chain Online. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ Findlater, James (27 April 2021). "Grimsby Town relegated: Mariners drop back into non-league after five years in EFL". Grimsby Telegraph. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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- ^ "Walsall 0–0 Doncaster Rovers". BBC. 10 August 2021. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Report: Walsall 1–1 Iron". Scunthorpe-United. 17 August 2021. Archived from the original on 17 August 2021. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ^ "Menayese signs permanent Saddlers deal". Saddlers. 4 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ "Pools sign Menayese". hartlepoolunited.co.uk. 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Crawley 0–2 Hartlepool: Pool end long wait for away win with victory". Sky Sports. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Rochdale 1–2 Hartlepool United". BBC Sport. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ Joe Ramage (27 January 2023). "Hartlepool United dealt injury blow as Walsall defender is ruled out for the season". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
- ^ "NEW SIGNING: Rollin Menayese". theshots.co.uk. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
- ^ "Rollin Menayese recalled from loan at Aldershot". saddlers.co.uk. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ "Walsall 1–1 Barrow". BBC Sport. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
- ^ a b Rollin Menayese at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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- ^ a b "Games played by Rollin Menayese in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- ^ "Games played by Rollin Menayese in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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- ^ "Games played by Rollin Menayese in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 August 2022.