Bernard Kyere Mensah (born 1 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Regionalliga Bayern club SpVgg Unterhaching.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bernard Kyere Mensah[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | SpVgg Unterhaching | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2010 | Blau-Weiss Wiehre Freiburg | ||
2010–2012 | Offenburger FV | ||
2012–2014 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern II | 32 | (2) |
2017–2019 | Fortuna Köln | 57 | (1) |
2019–2021 | Viktoria Köln | 31 | (0) |
2021– | SpVgg Unterhaching | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10.31, 24 September 2022 (UTC) |
Kyere grew up in Kumasi, Ghana, before moving to Freiburg in Germany at age five.[1] There he started playing football with local club Blau-Weiss Wiehre Freiburg at the age of eight.[1] Later he played for the under-17 team of Offenburger FV and was called up for the Southern Baden youth team.[1] In 2012, he was admitted to the 1. FC Kaiserslautern youth academy, and made his debut in the Regionalliga for the reserve team in the 2014–15 season.[1] He made 34 league appearances during the following three seasons, scoring two goals.[3]
On 21 June 2017, Kyere joined 3. Liga club Fortuna Köln after having left Kaiserslautern as a free agent.[4] He made his debut for the side on the opening day of the season, coming on as a late substitute for Daniel Keita-Ruel in a 1–0 victory against VfR Aalen.[5]
After suffering relegation from the 3. Liga with Fortuna Köln in the 2018–19 season, Kyere moved to Cologne city rivals Viktoria Köln on 7 June 2019.[6]
On 23 August 2021, Kyere signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga Bayern club SpVgg Unterhaching.[7] He made his debut for the club on 11 September in a 5–4 shoot-out win against TSV 1860 Rosenheim.[8]
He is fluent in German, English and Twi.[9]
SpVgg Unterhaching – current squad | |
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