Jeremiah Mensah

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Jeremiah Mensah
Personal information
Full name Jeremiah Dennit Mensah [1]
Date of birth (2008-02-21) 21 February 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bayer Leverkusen
Number 27
Youth career
2014–2024 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2025– Bayer Leverkusen 0 (0)
International career
2023 Germany U15 2 (1)
2023–2024 Germany U16 8 (0)
2024– Germany U17 13 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:03, 4 October 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:54, 23 March 2025 (UTC)

Jeremiah Dennit Mensah (born 21 February 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Bayer Leverkusen.

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Club career

Mensah is a product of youth academy of Bayer Leverkusen since 2014 when he was 6 years old, and was promoted to their U19s in 2024. [2] On 24 July 2024, he extended his contract with Bayer Leverkusen. [3] He made his senior and professional debut with Bayer Leverkusen in a 4–0 DFB-Pokal win over Sonnenhof Großaspach 15 August 2025. [4] He debuted in the UEFA Champions League with Leverkusen as a substitute in a 7–2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 21 October 2025. [2]

International career

Born in Germany, Mensah is of Ghanaian descent. He was part of the Germany U17 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [5]

References

  1. "Jeremiah Dennit Mensah - Spielerprofil". DFB Datencenter.
  2. 1 2 "Face au PSG, le jeune Jeremiah Mensah (17 ans) s'offre ses premières minutes européennes et fait rêver tout Leverkusen !". OneFootball. 22 October 2025.
  3. "Nachwuchs: Bayer 04 verlängert mit Naba und Jeremiah Mensah | Bayer04.de". Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH.
  4. "Sonnenhof Großaspach vs Bayer Leverkusen: DFB Pokal stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport.
  5. "Ghanaian duo Jeremiah Mensah and Keziah Mensah inspire Germany U17 to big win over Albania U17". GhanaSoccernet. 23 May 2025.