Benjamin Mensah

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Benjamin Mensah
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Brakoh Boateng Mensah
Date of birth (2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth Seriate, Italy
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
St Albans City
Youth career
Aston Villa
Peterborough United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2023 Peterborough United 0 (0)
2023–2024 St Ives Town ? (4)
2024– St Albans City 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 26 December 2023 (UTC)

Benjamin Brakoh Boateng Mensah (born 30 December 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for St Albans City.

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Career

Mensah was educated at Northampton Academy, during which time he played for Aston Villa's academy, before later joining Peterborough United. [2] On 12 November 2019, Mensah made his debut for Peterborough in a 2–1 EFL Trophy win against rivals Cambridge United. [3] He signed a two-and-a-half year professional contract with the club on 29 December 2020, one day before his 18th birthday. [4]

Personal life

Born in Seriate, Italy, Mensah is of Ghanaian descent. [5]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2022 [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeague FA Cup EFL Cup OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Peterborough United 2019–20 [7] League One 0000001 [lower-alpha 1] 010
2020–21 [8] League One0000003 [lower-alpha 1] 030
2021–22 [9] Championship 0000000000
2022–23 [10] League One0010001 [lower-alpha 1] 020
Career total0010005060
  1. 1 2 3 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

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References

  1. "Peterborough United award a professional contract to another graduate from the Academy".
  2. "Northampton Academy Seal Sponsorship Deal". Northampton Academy. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  3. "Peterborough United vs. Cambridge United 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
  4. "Peterborough United award a professional contract to another graduate from the Academy".
  5. "Calciomercato Milan, colpo da Londra. Adesso si può!" (in Italian). Milan Live. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. Benjamin Mensah at Soccerway
  7. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  10. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2023.