Gideon Mensah (footballer, born 1998) explained

Gideon Mensah
Full Name:Gideon Mensah[1]
Birth Date:18 July 1998
Birth Place:Accra, Ghana
Height:1.78 m
Position:Left-back[2]
Currentclub:Auxerre
Clubnumber:14
Years1:2015–2016
Clubs1:WAFA
Caps1:8
Goals1:0
Years2:2016–2017
Clubs2:Liefering
Caps2:47
Goals2:0
Years3:2017–2022
Clubs3:Red Bull Salzburg
Caps3:0
Goals3:0
Years4:2019
Clubs4:Sturm Graz (loan)
Caps4:15
Goals4:0
Years5:2019–2020
Clubs5:Zulte Waregem (loan)
Caps5:19
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:Vitória de Guimarães (loan)
Caps6:13
Goals6:0
Years7:2021–2022
Clubs7:Bordeaux (loan)
Caps7:23
Goals7:0
Years8:2022–
Clubs8:Auxerre
Caps8:52
Goals8:0
Nationalyears1:2019–
Nationalteam1:Ghana
Nationalcaps1:13
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:1 June 2024
Nationalteam-Update:22:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Gideon Mensah (born 18 July 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Auxerre and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

In January 2019, Mensah joined Sturm Graz on loan until the end of the season.[3] On 29 August 2019, he was then loaned out to Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the 2019–20 season.[4]

Loan to Bordeaux

On 3 August 2021, Mensah joined Bordeaux on a season-long loan with an option to buy until the end of the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season.[5]

Auxerre

On 12 August 2022, Mensah signed a three-year contract with Auxerre.[6]

International career

Mensah made his debut for the Ghana national team in the 2021 AFCON qualifier against South Africa in 2019.[7]

He was part of the Ghana national team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that suffered elimination at the group stage of the competition.[8] [9]

He was selected for the Ghanaian 2022 World Cup squad and started vs South Korea.

Honours

Auxerre

2023–24[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA) . . 14 . 15 November 2022 . 15 November 2022.
  2. https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/gideon-mensah/ Profile at WorldFootball
  3. Web site: GIDEON MENSAH JOINS STURM GRAZ. 10 November 2023 . Red Bull Salzburg. en.
  4. https://www.goal.com/en/news/gideon-mensah-ghanaian-fullback-joins-zulte-waregem-from-red/1imbx0qvmb5t11ee0i6wzqxm8w Gideon Mensah: Ghanaian fullback joins Zulte Waregem from Red Bull Salzburg
  5. Web site: Gideon Mensah rejoint le Club. 3 August 2021. Girondins.com.
  6. Web site: Auxerre. GIDEON MENSAH EST AUXERROIS !. 12 August 2022. 16 August 2022. fr.
  7. Web site: Sienu. Sheikh Tophic. 6 September 2021. WCQ 2022: Gideon Mensah earns Ghana start against South Africa. 26 January 2022. Football Made In Ghana. en-US. 26 January 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220126162547/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/09/06/wcq-2022-gideon-mensah-earns-ghana-start-against-south-africa/. dead.
  8. Web site: Gideon Mensah returns to Bordeaux after Ghana's exit from Afcon. 26 January 2022. Footballghana. en.
  9. News: Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros. en-GB. BBC Sport. 26 January 2022.
  10. Web site: 11 May 2024 . Football : champion de Ligue 2, l’AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l’élite . 11 May 2024 . . fr-FR.