Bernard Mensah (born 17 October 1994) is a Ghanaian

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who plays as an

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for Al-Tai.

Club career

Vitória Guimarães

Born in Accra, Bernard joined

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' youth setup in 2012, after starting it out at

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. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2012–13 campaign, scoring nine goals and earning promotion to Segunda Liga. On 4 July 2014 Bernard renewed his contract until 2018, being promoted to the main squad on the 18th. He made his professional – and Primeira Liga – debut on 16 August, starting and scoring his side's second in a 3–1 away win against Gil Vicente FC. Seven days later, Bernard scored a brace in a 3–0 home success over FC Penafiel. His fourth league goal came on 14 September, netting through a

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in a 1–1 draw against FC Porto also at the '' Estádio D. Afonso Henriques''. Bernard was linked to a possible move to Manchester United in May 2015, being also a target of Juventus and

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. He finished his first season in the Portuguese top flight with 30 appearances and five goals, with his side finishing fifth.

Atlético Madrid

On 22 July, Bernard moved to Atlético Madrid on a six-year deal, being immediately loaned out to fellow

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side Getafe CF for the 2015-16 season.

Vitória de Guimarães (loan)

On 18 August 2016, Mensah returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan deal.

Kayserispor

Mensah spent the 2018/19 season at

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on loan from Atlético Madrid with an option to buy. He played a total of 28 games and scored four goals.

redeemed Mensah's buying option in May 2019.

Al-Tai

On 15 July 2023, Mensah joined

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club Al-Tai on a free transfer.

International career

On 8 June 2015, Mensah made his debut for

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in a match against

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, scoring the only goal of the game.

Honours

;Beşiktaş J.K. *

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mensah, Bernard 1994 births Living people Footballers from Accra Ghanaian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Primeira Liga players Vitória S.C. players La Liga players Atlético Madrid footballers Getafe CF footballers Süper Lig players Kasımpaşa S.K. footballers Kayserispor footballers Beşiktaş J.K. footballers Saudi Pro League players Al-Tai FC players Ghana men's international footballers Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia