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Bernard Mensah (footballer, born December 1994)

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Bernard Mensah
Mensah with Redditch United in April 2023
Personal information
Full name Bernard Ayitey Mensah Jnr[1]
Date of birth (1994-12-29) 29 December 1994 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Hounslow, London, England
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Uxbridge
Youth career
2011–2013 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Watford 2 (0)
2014 → Braintree Town (loan) 9 (2)
2014–2015 → Barnet (loan) 8 (1)
2015 → Braintree Town (loan) 13 (1)
2016–2018 Aldershot Town 56 (14)
2018–2020 Bristol Rovers 9 (0)
2018–2019 → Lincoln City (loan) 4 (0)
2019 → Aldershot Town (loan) 16 (4)
2019–2020 → Maidenhead United (loan) 25 (1)
2020–2022 Gloucester City 39 (6)
2022 → Redditch United (loan) 4 (1)
2022–2023 Redditch United 39 (10)
2023– Uxbridge 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:25, 3 August 2023 (UTC)

Bernard Ayitey Mensah Jnr (born 29 December 1994) is an English footballer who plays as a striker for Isthmian League South Central Division club Uxbridge.

Club career

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Watford

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Mensah was named in April 2011 as one of a group of seven young players who would take up a two-year scholarship with Watford at the start of the 2011–12 season.[3] In July 2011, Mensah signed a professional contract that would activate on his 17th birthday and keep him at the club until the end of the 2013–14 season.[4][5] Later on that year, Mensah had surgery on his knee, ruling him out of playing contention for the remainder of the season.[6]

In January 2013, Mensah signed an extension to his contract, committing to Watford until 2016.[5] He scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for the under-18 side during the 2012–13 season before becoming a full professional at the end of the campaign.[7]

On 23 November 2013, Mensah made his Watford debut as a 78th-minute substitute for Javier Acuña against Bolton Wanderers.[8]

On 10 January 2014, Mensah joined Conference side Braintree Town on a one-month loan.[9] Due to bad weather which limited his playing time, Mensah's loan was extended for a further month until 16 March. Mensah again extended his loan at Braintree Town, this time until the end of the season on 11 March 2014.[10]

On 6 November 2014, Mensah joined Barnet on loan until 5 January 2015.[11]

Mensah re-joined Braintree on loan on 11 February 2015 until the end of the 2014–15 season.[12]

On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Mensah would leave Watford upon his contract expiry.[13]

Aldershot Town

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On 10 June 2016, Mensah joined National League side Aldershot Town on a one-year deal,[14] which was renewed at the end of the season until June 2018

Bristol Rovers

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On 11 January 2018, Mensah joined League one side Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee.[15] He made his first appearance for the club as an 80th-minute substitute in their 3–1 win against Bradford City on 20 January 2018.[16] After loan spells at Lincoln City and a return to Aldershot in the 2018–19 season, Mensah joined Maidenhead United on a season-long loan in July 2019.[17]

Gloucester City

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In January 2020, Mensah's loan spell with Maidenhead was terminated early and he joined Gloucester City permanently on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee.[18] On 2 February 2021, Mensah signed a new contract with the National League North leaders that would keep him at the club until 2023.[19]

On 12 February 2022, Mensah joined Redditch United on a one-month loan deal.[20] At the end of the 2021–22 season, Mensah was placed on the transfer list having been told he would not be part of manager Lee Mansell's plans for the following season.[21]

Redditch United

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On 1 July 2022, Mensah returned to Redditch United.[22]

Uxbridge

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On 3 August 2023, Mensah joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Uxbridge.[23]

International career

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Mensah is eligible to play for Ghana or England but has yet to represent either country at any level.

In 2011, Mensah trained with the Ghana squad ahead of their friendly against Nigeria at Vicarage Road. However, he was not called up by Ghana and was asked to join the squad for training due to their depleted squad.[24]

Career statistics

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As of end of 2021–22 season
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 2013–14[25] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2014–15[26] Championship 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Braintree Town (loan) 2013–14[25] Conference Premier 9 2 0 0 — 0 0 9 2
Barnet (loan) 2014–15[2] Conference Premier 8 1 1 0 — 2[a] 1 11 2
Braintree Town (loan) 2014–15[26] Conference Premier 13 1 0 0 — 0 0 13 1
Aldershot Town 2016–17[2] National League 42 10 1 0 — 4[b] 3 47 13
2017–18[2] National League 14 4 2 0 — 1[a] 0 17 4
Total 55 14 3 0 — 5 3 63 17
Bristol Rovers 2017–18[2] League One 8 0 — 0 0 — 8 0
2018-19[27] League One 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Lincoln City (loan) 2018-19[27] League Two 4 0 0 0 0 0 4[c] 0 8 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2018-19[27] National League 16 4 — — 0 0 16 4
Maidenhead United (loan) 2019-20[2] National League 25 1 2 0 — 2[a] 0 29 1
Gloucester City 2019–20[2] National League North 6 3 0 0 — 0 0 6 3
2020–21[2] National League North 14 3 1 0 — 2[a] 1 17 4
2021–22[2] National League North 19 0 0 0 — 0 0 19 0
Total 39 6 1 0 0 0 2 1 42 7
Redditch United (loan) 2021–22 SL Premier Division Central 4 1 0 0 — 0 0 4 1
Career total 184 30 7 0 0 0 15 5 207 35
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the FA Trophy
  2. ^ Two appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy; two appearances and a goal in the National League play-offs
  3. ^ Four appearances in the EFL Trophy

References

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  1. ^ "Professional Retain List & Free Transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i Bernard Mensah at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Seven new scholars announced by Watford". Watford Observer. 27 April 2011. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Mensah signs new Hornets deal". Football League. 5 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Academy striker signs new deal at Vicarage Road". Watford F.C. 9 January 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  6. ^ "Watford striker Bernard Mensah out for the season with knee injury". Watford Observer. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  7. ^ "Player Profile". Watford F.C. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 5 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  8. ^ "First-year professional Bernard Mensah reacts to his Hornets debut". Watford F.C. 23 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
  9. ^ "OFFICIAL: Mensah Moves To Braintree". Watford F.C. 10 January 2014. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  10. ^ "Watford youngsters agree Braintree Town loan deals". BBC Sport. 11 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  11. ^ Mensah joins the Bees on loan
  12. ^ Bernard Mensah: Watford striker re-joins Braintree Town
  13. ^ "OFFICIAL: Hornets Confirm Retained & Released Players". Watford F.C. 3 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  14. ^ "BERNARD MENSAH JOINS THE SHOTS". Aldershot Town F.C. 10 June 2016.
  15. ^ Rovers, Bristol (11 January 2018). "SIGNING: We are pleased to announce the signing of Bernard Mensah from Aldershot Town for an undisclosed fee". @Official_BRFC. Retrieved 11 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Bristol Rovers vs Bradford City on 20 Jan 18 - Match Centre - Bristol Rovers". bristolrovers.co.uk. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  17. ^ SIGNING | Welcome to Maidenhead, Bernard!
  18. ^ Welcome Bernard Mensah!
  19. ^ "Mensah commits future to Gloucester City". nonleaguedaily.com. 3 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 8 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "Mensah loaned to Redditch". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Retained list announced". www.gloucestercityafc.com. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
  22. ^ "STRIKING DUO : NEBSITT & MENSAH SIGN FOR 2022/23". www.rufcofficial.co.uk. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  23. ^ @uxfc_redarmy (3 August 2023). "Secondly, striker Bernard Mensah joins us having played at Redditch United last season. Has previously represented Aldershot Town, Bristol Rovers, Lincoln City and Gloucester City" (Tweet). Retrieved 3 August 2023 – via Twitter.
  24. ^ "Watford scholar and former Tottenham target Bernard Mensah trains with Ghana squad ahead of Vicarage Road game". Watford Observer. 9 August 2011. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  25. ^ a b "Games played by Bernard Mensah in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Bernard Mensah in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  27. ^ a b c "Games played by Bernard Mensah in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
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