Gideon Mensah (footballer, born 2000)

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Gideon Mensah
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 23)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Varbergs BoIS
Number 15
Youth career
Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2021 FC Nordsjælland 0 (0)
2020Varbergs BoIS (loan) 14 (0)
2021– Varbergs BoIS 36 (1)
International career
Ghana U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 November 2023

Gideon Mensah (born 9 October 2000) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Swedish club Varbergs BoIS, as a defender. [1]

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Club career

Mensah spent his early career with the Right to Dream Academy and Danish club FC Nordsjælland, before signing a loan deal with Swedish club Varbergs BoIS in July 2020. [2] [3] In October 2020 it was announced that the loan would be made permanent from January 2021. [4] [5] [6]

International career

Mensah represented Ghana at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup. [3]

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References

  1. Gideon Mensah at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. "Gideon Mensah joins Sweden's Varbergs BolS FC | Futaa.com". futaa.com.
  3. 1 2 "Gideon Mensah joins Swedish side Varbergs Bols FC". www.ghanaweb.com. August 16, 2020.
  4. "Swedish side Varberg Bois sign Ghanaian defender Gideon Mensah permanently". Footballghana.
  5. "Gideon Mensah signs permanent contract with Swedish club Varbergs BOIS". www.ghanaweb.com. October 14, 2020.
  6. "Gideon Mensah joins Varberg BOIS on permanent basis - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com.