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Nelson Samuel Mensah (born 7 December 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Nelson Mensah

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Samuel Mensah
Date of birth	(1973-12-07) 7 December 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth	Ghana
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Dinamo București	21	(5)
1993–1994	Hapoel Tel Aviv
National team
1993	Ghana U20[1]	2	(0)
1991–1993	Ghana	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Mensah played two seasons with Romanian side Dinamo București, featuring for them in the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League.[2] He was one of the first foreign players that arrived in Romania after the 1989 Revolution and the first African player to play in the Romanian top division Divizia A.[3][4]

International career

Mensah made his debut for Ghana in a 1–0 victory against Nigeria at the 1991 CEDEAO Cup in which he scored the only goal of the match.[5] His second game was a friendly game in which he came as a substitute in a 2–0 victory against Indonesia.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo București	1991–92[6]	Divizia A	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
	1992–93[7]		9	3	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	13	3
Career total			21	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	25	5

Notes

Honours

Dinamo București

• Divizia A: 1991–92[4]

References

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