Rollin Menayese

Rollin Menayese
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-04) 4 December 1997
Place of birth Kinshasa, DR Congo[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Bristol Rovers
Number 37
Youth career
0000–2016 Cardiff City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Weston-super-Mare 20 (0)
2017– Bristol Rovers 3 (0)
2018 → Swindon Town (loan) 14 (0)
National team
2012–2014 Wales U17 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:12, 5 May 2018 (UTC)

Rollin Menayese (born 4 December 1997) is a Welsh professional footballer who plays as a defender for League One club Bristol Rovers.

Early life

Menayese was born in DR Congo[1] and attended St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School in Newport.[2]

Career

Weston-super-Mare

Menayese began his career in the youth academy at Cardiff City along with his twin brother Elvis.[2] 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.[3]

Bristol Rovers

On the 1 June 2017, Menayese joined Bristol Rovers, initially joining up with the u23 squad.[4] 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.[5] 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.[6] 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[7] 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.[8]

Swindon Town (loan)

On 31 January 2018, Menayese joined League Two side Swindon Town on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[1] 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.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 5 May 2018
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
Weston-super-Mare 2016–17[10] National League South 20000—00200
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[11] League One 3000001[lower-alpha 1]040
Swindon Town (loan) 2017–18[11] League Two 140000000140
Career total 370000010380
  1. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "#DeadlineDay: Town Bring In Menayese". Swindon Town Official Site. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 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.
  3. ↑ "Rollin Menayese Departs the Woodspring Stadium". www.westonsmareafc.co.uk. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "Rovers Sign Young Defender Rollin Menayese". www.bristolrovers.co.uk. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Wycombe 1–5 Bristol Rovers". Sky Sports. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  6. ↑ "Northampton 0–6 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "Scunthorpe United 1-0 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ↑ "Doncaster Rovers 1-3 Bristol Rovers". BBC Sport. 27 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ↑ "Lincoln City 2-2 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 3 February 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Rollin Menayese at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  11. 1 2 "Games played by Rollin Menayese in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
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