Evans Mensah (footballer, born 1998)
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 Mensah with HJK in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1998 | ||
| 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 | 70 | (19) |
| 2020–2021 | Al-Duhail | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Portimonense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Al-Kharaitiyat (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Ceramica Cleopatra | 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][5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 29 May 2024[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Inter Allies | 2016 | Ghana Premier League | 17 | 1 | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | |||
| Klubi 04 (loan) | 2016 | Kakkonen | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| HJK (loan) | 2016 | Veikkausliiga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Klubi 04 | 2017 | Kakkonen | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | ||
| HJK | 2017 | Veikkausliiga | 29 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 4[b] | 0 | - | 36 | 10 | |
| 2018 | Veikkausliiga | 20 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 6[c] | 1 | – | 33 | 6 | ||
| 2019 | Veikkausliiga | 21 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | – | 29 | 7 | ||
| Total | 70 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 16 | 1 | - | - | 102 | 23 | ||
| Al-Duhail SC | 2019–20 | Qatar Stars League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Portimonense (loan) | 2019–20 | Primeira Liga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| Al-Kharaitiyat (loan) | 2020–21 | Qatar Stars League | 18 | 1 | 5 | 3 | – | 2[d] | 0 | 25 | 4 | |
| Ceramica Cleopatra | 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
| Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino | 2023 | Belarusian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[e] | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |
| Career total | 139 | 22 | 24 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 183 | 31 | ||
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup, Qatar Cup, Egypt Cup and Belarusian Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Includes Emir of Qatar Cup
- ^ Includes UEFA Europa Conference League
References
[edit]- ^ "Evans Mensah: All you need to know about Black Stars' latest player - Sports" (in German). Pulse. 22 March 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Ghana's Evans Mensah Flying High in Finland".
- ^ "Evans Mensah jatkaa HJK:ssa | Uutiset". Veikkausliiga. 3 November 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian prodigy Evans Mensah set to join Finland giants HJK Helsinki". GHANAsoccernet.com. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ "Inter Allies winger Evans Mensah joins HJK Helsinki on a loan deal". Qatar-soccer.net. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ Francis, Pamela. "Evans Mensah debuts for HJK Helsinki". Ghana Live TV. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
- ^ 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 24 January 2017.
- ^ "E.Mensah". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
External links
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Categories:
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Central Region (Ghana)
- Men's association football wingers
- Ghanaian men's footballers
- Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
- Right to Dream Academy players
- International Allies F.C. players
- Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
- Klubi 04 players
- Al-Duhail SC players
- Portimonense S.C. players
- Al Kharaitiyat SC players
- Ceramica Cleopatra FC players
- FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players
- Ghana Premier League players
- Veikkausliiga players
- Kakkonen players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Egyptian Premier League players
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- Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
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