Evans Mensah (footballer, born 1998)

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Evans Mensah
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-09) 9 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Agona Swedru, Ghana
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
–2014 Right to Dream Academy
2014–2016 Inter Allies
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Inter Allies 17 (1)
2016 → Klubi-04 (loan) 2 (0)
2016 → HJK (loan) 3 (0)
2016–2020 HJK 53 (14)
2020–2021 Al-Duhail 0 (0)
2020 → Portimonense (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 → Al-Kharaitiyat (loan) 18 (1)
2021–2022 Ceramica 15 (1)
2023 Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino 13 (0)
International career
2019 Ghana U23
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:00, 2 December 2023 (UTC)

Evans Mensah (born 9 February 1998) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a winger.

Early life and youth[edit]

Born in Agona Swedru and raised in Ghana, Evans Mensah joined Right to Dream Academy after being scouted as a prodigious talent at an academy event.[1]

Club career[edit]

Mensah was loaned to HJK in Finland after a successful medical analysis,[2][3][4] making his Veikkausliiga debut for HJK in 3–2 loss to Inter Turku, coming on as substitute in the 90th minute, on 16 September 2016.[5]

International career[edit]

Mensah was called up to the Ghana national football team for the first time as a replacement for David Accam ahead of 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique.[6]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 30 September 2017[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
HJK (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0
HJK 2017 Veikkausliiga 26 8[8] 7 2 - 0 0 - 33 10
Career total 29 8 7 2 0 0 0 0 - - 36 10

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Evans Mensah: All you need to know about Black Stars' latest player - Sports" (in German). Pulse. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  2. ^ "Evans Mensah jatkaa HJK:ssa | Uutiset". Veikkausliiga. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  3. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian prodigy Evans Mensah set to join Finland giants HJK Helsinki". GHANAsoccernet.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  4. ^ "Inter Allies winger Evans Mensah joins HJK Helsinki on a loan deal". Qatar-soccer.net. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  5. ^ Francis, Pamela. "Evans Mensah debuts for HJK Helsinki". Ghana Live TV. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  6. ^ Osmond, Benji. "Inter Allies CEO Excited With Evans Mensah Call Up | SportsCrusader.com - Ghana Sports & Football News and Updates and around the World". SportsCrusader.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  7. ^ "E.Mensah". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Ghana's Evans Mensah Flying High in Finland".

External links[edit]

Media related to Evans Mensah at Wikimedia Commons


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