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Full nameEmmanuel Longelo Mbule
PositionCentral midfielder
NationalityEngland
Age25
Date of birth27 Dec 2000
Shirt number#45
ClubMotherwell
Central midfielderalso played DEF
9
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
746
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Motherwell.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premiership100826.9

Scout report

Project playerCentral midfielder

M. Emmanuel is a 25-year-old central midfielder at Motherwell, rated 44.1 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 47th of 104 on scout potential in the Premiership. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (75.4% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.17 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Emmanuel.

Judged on this season alone, Emmanuel graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 17th of 18 of the 18 central midfielders in the Premiership, on 0 goals, 0 assists and 2.172 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 48 → 14). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 44, top 39% of the 18 central midfielders in the Premiership. At 25 Emmanuel is in his prime years, and a market index of 9.8 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26
44.1
Ratingi
7th of 18 central midfielders
14
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
75.4%
Minutes
a regular starter
2.17
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Motherwell finished 10th of 12 · a relegation-threatened side

9
Apps
2.17
Def. / 90
8
Tackles
7
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (10th of 12) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 75.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 44.1, Emmanuel carries the 7th-highest potential of the central midfielders in the Premiership of 18 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.17 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Premiership with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots on target2
Shots10

Passing

Assists0
Chances created16
Passes337
Pass accuracy78%

Possession

Successful dribbles10
Dribble success66.7%
Duels won33
Duels won %55.9%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles8
Interceptions7
Blocks3
Fouls committed5
Penalties conceded1—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.