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)
2020 → Varbergs 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.


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