Moses Mensah (footballer, born 1998)

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Moses Mensah
Personal information
Full name Moses Nyarko-Fenyi Mensah
Date of birth (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 25)
Place of birth Cape Coast, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Birmingham Legion
Number 33
Youth career
Wa All Stars
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 Campbell Fighting Camels 73 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2018 Wa All Stars
2021 Des Moines Menace 8 (0)
2022 One Knoxville 5 (0)
2023– Birmingham Legion 28 (0)
International career
Ghana U18
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023

Moses Mensah (born 15 August 1998) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left back for the USL Championship club Birmingham Legion.

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Career

Early career

Mensah played with Ghana Premier League side WA All Stars, helping the team win the league title in the 2016 season. [1] In 2019, he attended Campbell University in North Carolina to play college soccer. In four seasons with the Fighting Camels, Mensah made 73 appearances, scoring one goal and tallying 13 assists. During his time at Campbell, Mensah was Big South Freshman Player of the Year and was named to the All-Conference First Team four years in a row. Mensah was also the first Campbell player in the university's 60-year history to be named to the All-South Region teams four times. [2]

While at college, Mensah also appeared in the USL League Two with Des Moines Menace in 2021, where he made nine appearances on the way to winning the USL League Two title. [3] [4] In 2022, he moved to One Knoxville during their inaugural season. [5] [6]

Following college, Mensah entered the 2023 MLS SuperDraft and was selected 74th overall by Real Salt Lake. [7] [8]

Birmingham Legion

On 8 February 2023, Mensah signed with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion. [9]

Honors

Des Moines Menace

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References

  1. ↑ "Ghana - M. Nyarko - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Moses Mensah - Men's Soccer". Campbell University.
  3. ↑ "Des Moines Menace | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  4. ↑ Staff, USLLeagueTwo com (3 August 2021). "Des Moines Menace Clinch a Title-Winning Season in the 2021 League Two Final". USL League Two.
  5. ↑ "One Knoxville SC - 2022 Regular Season - Roster". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  6. ↑ "Four things to know about One Knoxville SC ahead of USL League Two playoffs". Yahoo Entertainment.
  7. ↑ "RSL Selects Five in 2023 MLS SuperDraft | Real Salt Lake". rsl.
  8. ↑ "Campbell's Young, Mensah chosen in MLS SuperDraft". bigsouthsports.com.
  9. ↑ "Legion FC Signs Defender Moses Mensah".
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