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{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{short description|Ghanaian footballer (born 1998)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Gideon Mensah
| name = Gideon Mensah
| image = FC Liefering gegen SC Wiener Neustadt (23. September 2016) 05.jpg
| image = FC Liefering gegen SC Wiener Neustadt (23. September 2016) 05.jpg
| image_size =
| upright =
| caption = Mensah in 2016
| caption = Mensah in Liefering training in 2016
| fullname = Gideon Mensah<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA) |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=14 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref>
| full_name = Gideon Mensah<ref name="FIFA 2022">{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce44/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA) |publisher=[[FIFA]] |page=14 |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=15 November 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|18|df=yes}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|7|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana
| birth_place = [[Accra]], Ghana
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| years8 = 2022–
| years8 = 2022–
| clubs8 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| clubs8 = [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]
| caps8 = 26
| caps8 = 52
| goals8 = 0
| goals8 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2019–
| nationalyears1 = 2019–
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| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 2 July 2023
| club-update = 1 June 2024
| nationalteam-update = 22:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 22:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)
}}
}}
'''Gideon Mensah''' (born 18 July 1998) is a Ghanaian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[left-back]] for French {{French football updater|Auxerre}} club [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]]. He plays for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]].
'''Gideon Mensah''' (born 18 July 1998) is a Ghanaian professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[left-back]] for {{French football updater|Auxerre}} club [[AJ Auxerre|Auxerre]] and the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]].


==Club career==
==Club career==


===Red Bull Salzburg===
===Red Bull Salzburg===
In January 2019, Mensah joined [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=GIDEON MENSAH JOINS STURM GRAZ|url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2018_19/gideon-mensah-joins-sturm-graz.html|publisher=Red Bull Salzburg|language=en}}</ref> On 29 August 2019, he was then loaned out to Belgian club [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] for the 2019–20 season.<ref>[https://www.goal.com/en/news/gideon-mensah-ghanaian-fullback-joins-zulte-waregem-from-red/1imbx0qvmb5t11ee0i6wzqxm8w Gideon Mensah: Ghanaian fullback joins Zulte Waregem from Red Bull Salzburg], goal.com, 29 August 2019</ref>
In January 2019, Mensah joined [[SK Sturm Graz|Sturm Graz]] on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite web|title=GIDEON MENSAH JOINS STURM GRAZ|date=10 November 2023 |url=https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/en/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2018_19/gideon-mensah-joins-sturm-graz.html|publisher=Red Bull Salzburg|language=en}}</ref> On 29 August 2019, he was then loaned out to Belgian club [[S.V. Zulte Waregem|Zulte Waregem]] for the 2019–20 season.<ref>[https://www.goal.com/en/news/gideon-mensah-ghanaian-fullback-joins-zulte-waregem-from-red/1imbx0qvmb5t11ee0i6wzqxm8w Gideon Mensah: Ghanaian fullback joins Zulte Waregem from Red Bull Salzburg], goal.com, 29 August 2019</ref>


==== Loan to Bordeaux ====
==== Loan to Bordeaux ====
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== International career ==
== International career ==
Mensah made his debut for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] in the 2021 AFCON qualifier against south Africa in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sienu|first=Sheikh Tophic|date=6 September 2021|title=WCQ 2022: Gideon Mensah earns Ghana start against South Africa|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/09/06/wcq-2022-gideon-mensah-earns-ghana-start-against-south-africa/|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US}}</ref>
Mensah made his debut for the [[Ghana national football team|Ghana national team]] in the 2021 AFCON qualifier against South Africa in 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sienu|first=Sheikh Tophic|date=6 September 2021|title=WCQ 2022: Gideon Mensah earns Ghana start against South Africa|url=https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/09/06/wcq-2022-gideon-mensah-earns-ghana-start-against-south-africa/|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Football Made In Ghana|language=en-US|archive-date=26 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220126162547/https://footballmadeinghana.com/2021/09/06/wcq-2022-gideon-mensah-earns-ghana-start-against-south-africa/|url-status=dead}}</ref>


He was part of the Ghana national team in the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gideon Mensah returns to Bordeaux after Ghana's exit from Afcon|url=https://footballghana.com/gideon-mensah-returns-to-bordeaux-after-ghanas-exit-from-afcon|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Footballghana|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59947164|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>
He was part of the Ghana national team in the [[2021 Africa Cup of Nations]] that suffered elimination at the group stage of the competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Gideon Mensah returns to Bordeaux after Ghana's exit from Afcon|url=https://footballghana.com/gideon-mensah-returns-to-bordeaux-after-ghanas-exit-from-afcon|access-date=26 January 2022|website=Footballghana|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59947164|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref>

==Honours==
'''Auxerre'''
*[[Ligue 2]]: [[2023–24 Ligue 2|2023–24]]<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=11 May 2024 |title=Football : champion de Ligue 2, l’AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l’élite |url=https://www.leparisien.fr/sports/football/football-champion-de-ligue-2-laj-auxerre-est-officiellement-de-retour-dans-lelite-11-05-2024-LTC2TBRFPFFCPNNE5DNC52DENM.php |access-date=11 May 2024 |website=[[Le Parisien]] |language=fr-FR}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Ghana squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Ghana squad 2021 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Ghana squad 2022 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Ghana squad 2022 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Ghana squad 2023 Africa Cup of Nations}}
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[[Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players]]
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Revision as of 18:51, 29 June 2024

Gideon Mensah
Mensah in Liefering training in 2016
Personal information
Full name Gideon Mensah[1]
Date of birth (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back[3]
Team information
Current team
 Auxerre
Number 14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 WAFA 8 (0)
2016–2017 Liefering 47 (0)
2017–2022 Red Bull Salzburg 0 (0)
2019 → Sturm Graz (loan) 15 (0)
2019–2020 → Zulte Waregem (loan) 19 (0)
2020–2021 → Vitória de Guimarães (loan) 13 (0)
2021–2022 → Bordeaux (loan) 23 (0)
2022– Auxerre 52 (0)
International career‡
2019– Ghana 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Gideon Mensah (born 18 July 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ligue 1 club Auxerre and the Ghana national team.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

In January 2019, Mensah joined Sturm Graz on loan until the end of the season.[4] On 29 August 2019, he was then loaned out to Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the 2019–20 season.[5]

Loan to Bordeaux

On 3 August 2021, Mensah joined Bordeaux on a season-long loan with an option to buy until the end of the 2021–22 Ligue 1 season.[6]

Auxerre

On 12 August 2022, Mensah signed a three-year contract with Auxerre.[7]

International career

Mensah made his debut for the Ghana national team in the 2021 AFCON qualifier against South Africa in 2019.[8]

He was part of the Ghana national team in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations that suffered elimination at the group stage of the competition.[9][10]

Honours

Auxerre

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Ghana (GHA)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 14. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ Gideon Mensah at Soccerway
  3. ^ Profile at WorldFootball, worldfootball.net
  4. ^ "GIDEON MENSAH JOINS STURM GRAZ". Red Bull Salzburg. 10 November 2023.
  5. ^ Gideon Mensah: Ghanaian fullback joins Zulte Waregem from Red Bull Salzburg, goal.com, 29 August 2019
  6. ^ "Gideon Mensah rejoint le Club". Girondins.com. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  7. ^ "GIDEON MENSAH EST AUXERROIS !" (in French). Auxerre. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  8. ^ Sienu, Sheikh Tophic (6 September 2021). "WCQ 2022: Gideon Mensah earns Ghana start against South Africa". Football Made In Ghana. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Gideon Mensah returns to Bordeaux after Ghana's exit from Afcon". Footballghana. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Ghana dumped out of Afcon by Comoros". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
  11. ^ "Football : champion de Ligue 2, l'AJ Auxerre est officiellement de retour dans l'élite". Le Parisien (in French). 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.


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