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.

Evans Mensah
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-09) 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)
2016HJK (loan) 3 (0)
2016Klubi-04 (loan) 2 (0)
2016–2020 HJK 53 (14)
2020– Al-Duhail 0 (0)
2020Portimonense (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]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
HJK (loan) 2016 Veikkausliiga 30000000-30
HJK 2017 Veikkausliiga 268[8]72-00-3310
Career total 298720000--3610

References

  1. "Evans Mensah: All you need to know about Black Stars' latest player - Sports" (in German). Pulse. 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. 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. https://www.modernghana.com/news/801434/ghanas-evans-mensah-flying-high-in-finland.html

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