Gideon Mensah (footballer, born 2000)

Gideon Mensah

Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-10-09) 9 October 2000 (age 24)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Ljungskile SK
Number	60
Youth career
	Right to Dream Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	FC Nordsjælland	0	(0)
2020	→ Varbergs BoIS (loan)	14	(0)
2021–2024	Varbergs BoIS	36	(1)
2025–	Ljungskile SK	5	(0)
International career
	Ghana U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2025

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

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]

References

1. Gideon Mensah at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
2. "Gideon Mensah joins Sweden's Varbergs BolS FC | Futaa.com". futaa.com. Archived from the original on 10 December 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
3. "Gideon Mensah joins Swedish side Varbergs Bols FC". www.ghanaweb.com. 16 August 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. 14 October 2020.
6. "Gideon Mensah joins Varberg BOIS on permanent basis - Kickgh.com". www.kickgh.com.