Derrick Mensah (born 28 May 1995) is a Ghanaian professional

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player who plays as a defensive midfielder. Mensah started his professional career with Tema Youth before moving to Club Africain in 2013. Following a contract squabble which led to him leaving the club as a free agent, he joined FC Baník Ostrava in 2014. Derrick Mensah has played international football at under-20 level for

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Playing career

Club career

Tema Youth

Mensah started his career with

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. He scored his first senior professional goal against

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on 24 October 2012. The club were relegated that season.

Club Africain

Following Tema Youth's relegation from the top tier of Ghanaian football, the club decided that they would sell all their players to make way for new players. Mensah moved to Tunisian side

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. He left the Tunisian side without playing a single professional game for them following allegations of salary problems which saw him terminating his contract.

Baník Ostrava

After failing to obtain a contract with

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, he trialed with Czech side Ostrava but almost failed due to language problems. Despite the problems he has impressed enough for the club to offer him a contract. However, his former club Africain took the matter to FIFA and delayed the transfer. Another factor was the late issuance of the International Transfer Certificate. However, he eventually signed for the club. He made his debut against FK Jablonec as a substitute in the 74th minute in which his team suffered a 1–0 defeat.

Haugesund

Mensah signed for

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in January 2016 on a three-year deal.

Aluminij

Mensah signed for Slovenian club

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on 27 January 2017.

International career

Mensah was selected for the U-20 African Youth Championship in Algeria, for the tournament's 2013 edition. He played two games at the tournament.

Personal

Mensah views Milan Baroš as a role model.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mensah, Derrick 1995 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders Tema Youth players FC Baník Ostrava players Club Africain players FK Haugesund players MFK Karviná players NK Aluminij players FC Dunav Ruse players 1. SC Znojmo players AC Kajaani players Czech First League players Eliteserien players Slovenian PrvaLiga players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Czech National Football League players Ykkönen players Expatriate footballers in Tunisia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Tunisia Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Slovenia Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Expatriate footballers in Norway Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in Finland Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland