Bernard Ayitey Mensah Jnr (born 29 December 1994) is an English

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who plays as a striker for club

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Club career

Watford

Mensah was named in April 2011 as one of a group of seven young players who would take up a two-year scholarship with Watford at the start of the 2011–12 season. In July 2011, Mensah signed a professional contract that would activate on his 17th birthday and keep him at the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. Later on that year, Mensah had surgery on his knee, ruling him out of playing contention for the remainder of the season. In January 2013, Mensah signed an extension to his contract, committing to Watford until 2016. He scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for the under-18 side during the 2012–13 season before becoming a full professional at the end of the campaign. On 23 November 2013, Mensah made his Watford debut as a 78th-minute substitute for

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against

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. On 10 January 2014, Mensah joined

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side Braintree Town on a one-month loan. Due to bad weather which limited his playing time, Mensah's loan was extended for a further month until 16 March. Mensah again extended his loan at Braintree Town, this time until the end of the season on 11 March 2014. On 6 November 2014, Mensah joined

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on loan until 5 January 2015. Mensah re-joined Braintree on loan on 11 February 2015 until the end of the 2014–15 season. On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Mensah would leave Watford upon his contract expiry.

Aldershot Town

On 10 June 2016, Mensah joined

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side

Aldershot Town Aldershot Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Aldershot, Hampshire, England. The team competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in the spring ...

on a one-year deal, which was renewed at the end of the season until June 2018

Bristol Rovers

On 11 January 2018, Mensah joined League one side Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee. He made his first appearance for the club as an 80th-minute substitute in their 3–1 win against Bradford City on 20 January 2018. After loan spells at Lincoln City and a return to Aldershot in the 2018–19 season, Mensah joined

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on a season-long loan in July 2019.

Gloucester City

In January 2020, Mensah's loan spell with Maidenhead was terminated early and he joined Gloucester City permanently on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee. On 2 February 2021, Mensah signed a new contract with the

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leaders that would keep him at the club until 2023. On 12 February 2022, Mensah joined

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on a one-month loan deal. At the end of the 2021–22 season, Mensah was placed on the transfer list having been told he would not be part of manager Lee Mansell's plans for the following season.

Redditch United

On 1 July 2022, Mensah returned to Redditch United.

Uxbridge

On 3 August 2023, Mensah joined

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South Central Division club

International career

Mensah is eligible to play for

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but has yet to represent either country at any level. In 2011, Mensah trained with the Ghana squad ahead of their friendly against

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at Vicarage Road. However, he was not called up by Ghana and was asked to join the squad for training due to their depleted squad.

Career statistics

References

External links

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Profile at watfordfc.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mensah, Bernard 1994 births Living people English men's footballers English sportspeople of Ghanaian descent Men's association football forwards Watford F.C. players Braintree Town F.C. players Barnet F.C. players Aldershot Town F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Lincoln City F.C. players Maidenhead United F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Redditch United F.C. players Uxbridge F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Southern Football League players Black British sportsmen Footballers from the London Borough of Hounslow