Gideon Mensah (born 18 July 1998) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for French Ligue 1 club Auxerre. He represents the Ghana national team.
![]() Mensah in 2016 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-07-18) 18 July 1998 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Left-back[2] | ||
Club 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 | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Ghana | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2019 |
In January 2019, Mensah joined Sturm Graz on loan until the end of the season.[3] On 29 August 2019, he was then loaned out to Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the 2019–20 season.[4]
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.[5]
On 12 August 2022, Mensah signed a three-year contract with Auxerre.[6]
Mensah made his debut for the Ghana national team in the 2021 AFCON qualifier against south Africa in 2019[7]
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.[8][9]
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Ghana squad – 2021 Africa Cup of Nations | ||
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