Evans Mensah (footballer, born 1998)
Evans Mensah (born 9 February 1998) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Kharaitiyat on loan from Al-Duhail.
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| 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 | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Al-Kharaitiyat (on loan from Al-Duhail) | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | Right to Dream Academy | ||
| 2014–2016 | Inter Allies | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Inter Allies | 17 | (1) |
| 2016 | → HJK (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Klubi-04 (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2020 | HJK | 53 | (14) |
| 2020– | Al-Duhail | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Portimonense (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Al-Kharaitiyat (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016– | Ghana | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2020 | |||
Early life and youth
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
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
Called up to the Ghana national football team as a replacement for David Accam, who was injured, Mensah made his international debut against Mozambique in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier.[6]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 30 September 2017[7]
| 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
- "Evans Mensah: All you need to know about Black Stars' latest player - Sports" (in German). Pulse. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- "Evans Mensah jatkaa HJK:ssa | Uutiset". Veikkausliiga. 2016-11-03. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- "EXCLUSIVE: Ghanaian prodigy Evans Mensah set to join Finland giants HJK Helsinki". GHANAsoccernet.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- "Inter Allies winger Evans Mensah joins HJK Helsinki on a loan deal". Qatar-soccer.net. 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- Francis, Pamela. "Evans Mensah debuts for HJK Helsinki". Ghana Live TV. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
- 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.
- "E.Mensah". soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- https://www.modernghana.com/news/801434/ghanas-evans-mensah-flying-high-in-finland.html
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