Evans Mensah (footballer, born 1998)

Evans Mensah (born 9 February 1998) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a winger for Al-Duhail SC.

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)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
Al-Duhail
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)
National team
2016– Ghana 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 April 2019

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
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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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