| Bernard Mensah | |
| Fullname: | Bernard Mensah |
| Birth Date: | 17 October 1994 |
| Birth Place: | Accra, Ghana |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Al-Riyadh |
| Youthyears1: | 2010−2012 |
| Youthclubs1: | Feyenoord Ghana |
| Youthyears2: | 2012−2013 |
| Youthclubs2: | Vitória Guimarães |
| Years1: | 2013–2014 |
| Caps1: | 26 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Years2: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs2: | Vitória Guimarães |
| Caps2: | 30 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 2015–2019 |
| Clubs3: | Atlético Madrid |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs4: | → Getafe (loan) |
| Caps4: | 8 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs5: | → Vitória Guimarães (loan) |
| Caps5: | 21 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs6: | → Kasımpaşa (loan) |
| Caps6: | 30 |
| Goals6: | 5 |
| Years7: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs7: | → Kayserispor (loan) |
| Caps7: | 24 |
| Goals7: | 3 |
| Years8: | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs8: | Kayserispor |
| Caps8: | 58 |
| Goals8: | 12 |
| Years9: | 2020−2021 |
| Clubs9: | → Beşiktaş (loan) |
| Caps9: | 31 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs10: | Al-Tai |
| Caps10: | 30 |
| Goals10: | 14 |
| Years11: | 2024– |
| Clubs11: | Al-Riyadh |
| Caps11: | 0 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015– |
| Nationalteam1: | Ghana |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
| Pcupdate: | 16 May 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 06:16, 6 June 2022 (UTC) |
Bernard Mensah (born 17 October 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Riyadh.
Born in Accra, Bernard joined Vitória de Guimarães' youth setup in 2012, after starting it out at Feyenoord Ghana.[1] He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2012–13 campaign, scoring nine goals and earning promotion to Segunda Liga.[2]
On 4 July 2014 Bernard renewed his contract until 2018,[3] being promoted to the main squad on the 18th.[4] He made his professional – and Primeira Liga – debut on 16 August, starting and scoring his side's second in a 3–1 away win against Gil Vicente FC.[5]
Seven days later, Bernard scored a brace in a 3–0 home success over FC Penafiel.[6] His fourth league goal came on 14 September, netting through a penalty in a 1–1 draw against FC Porto also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.[7]
Bernard was linked to a possible move to Manchester United in May 2015,[8] being also a target of Juventus and Valencia CF.[9] He finished his first season in the Portuguese top flight with 30 appearances and five goals, with his side finishing fifth.
On 22 July, Bernard moved to Atlético Madrid on a six-year deal,[10] being immediately loaned out to fellow La Liga side Getafe CF for the 2015-16 season.[11]
On 18 August 2016, Mensah returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan deal.[12]
Mensah spent the 2018–19 season at Kayserispor on loan from Atlético Madrid with an option to buy. He played a total of 28 games and scored four goals. Kayserispor made the deal permanent in May 2019.[13]
On 15 July 2023, Mensah joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a free transfer.[14] On 16 September 2023, Mensah scored his first goal from the penalty spot on the 12th minute of the game against Al-Hazm in the Saudi Professional League.[15] On 21 September 2023, Mensah had a hat-trick against Al-Ettifaq in a 3–4 loss.[16] Mensah won the November Player of the Month in the Saudi Pro League beating Cameroonian forward Georges-Kévin Nkoudou to win the award.[17]
On 20 August 2024, Mensah joined Al-Riyadh.[18]
On 8 June 2015, Mensah made his debut for Ghana in a match against Togo, scoring the only goal of the game.[19]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 30 | 5 | 2 | 0 | – | 32 | 5 | ||
| Kayserispor (loan) | 2018–19 | Süper Lig | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | 28 | 4 | ||
| Kayserispor | 2019–20 | Süper Lig | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | – | 26 | 5 | ||
| 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 6 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 27 | 5 | 4 | 0 | – | 31 | 5 | |||
| Total | 58 | 12 | 5 | 0 | – | 63 | 12 | ||||
| Beşiktaş (loan) | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 31 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| Al-Tai | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 20 | 11 | 1 | 0 | – | 21 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 35 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 36 | |||
Beşiktaş
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