William Mensah

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William Mensah
Personal information
Full name William Mensah
Date of birth (1982-07-15) July 15, 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Youth career
2001–2005 Cornerstones Kumasi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2006–2008 Ashanti Gold 13 (0)
2008–2009 Haras El Hodood 6 (0)
2009–2010 Lierse 8 (0)
2010–2013 Wadi Degla 23 (0)
2013 → Lierse (loan) 8 (0)
2013 → Turnhout (loan) 12 (0)
2014–2015 Sime Darby 20 (0)
2015 Al Hazm
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Mensah (born July 15, 1982, in Accra) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a defender.

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Career

Haras El Hodood

Mensah previously played for Haras El Hodood, whom he helped win the 2008–09 Egypt Cup. [1] [2] He played well in Haras El Hodood's CAF Confederation Cup 2008 campaign. [3] Mensah was involved in an incident with Ahly's striker Flávio Amado in an Egyptian Premier League match on 11 May 2009. [4]

Lierse

27 May 2009 it was announced that he joined the Belgium club Lierse S.K. with a 2-year contract. [5] The team gained promotion to the Belgian First Division by the end of that season, but meantime the Ghanaian defender appeared only 8 times during that campaign. That was due to a serious shoulder injury. [6]

Wadi Degla

On 17 May 2010, Lierse announced that Mensah will join the Egyptian sister club, Wadi Degla, from the beginning of next season. [6] Mensah is returning to Egypt once more, but to help a newly promoted team to the Egyptian Premier League this time.

International career

Mensah was called-up in the Ghana national football team for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Egypt in January 2009, [7] but did not appear in the match.

Honours

With Haras El Hodood

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References

  1. ↑ Said, Tarek. "Egypt Cup 2008/09". RSSSF . Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  2. ↑ Farouk, Karim (2009-02-04). "Haras garde bien la Coupe". Al-Ahram Hebdo (in French). Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
  3. ↑ "Etoile go top in Confed Cup". BBC Sport. 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2009-07-15.
  4. ↑ Hassan, Amro (2009-05-12). "Mensah explains Flavio slap". FilBalad. Retrieved 2009-07-14.[ dead link ]
  5. ↑ William Mensah is second transfer acquisition for Lierse on www.Lierse.be
  6. 1 2 Anderson, Andrew "William Mensah transfers to Wadi Degla FC" Archived 2010-05-22 at the Wayback Machine . Lierse Official Website, 2010-5-17. Retrieved on 5 June 2010.
  7. ↑ "20 named for Blackstars-Egypt clash". Ghana News. 2009-01-24. Retrieved 2009-07-15.


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