Evans Mensah (born 9 February 1998) is a Ghanaian
footballer who plays as a
winger for
Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino.
Early life and youth
Born in
Agona Swedru
Agona Swedru is a town and the capital of Agona West Municipal District, a district in the Central Region, Ghana, Central Region of south Ghana. Agona Swedru has a 2013 Human settlement, settlement population of about 70,000 people.
Akwam ...
and raised in
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
, Evans Mensah joined
Right to Dream Academy
Right to Dream is a Ghanaian Youth system, football academy. The academy started in 1999 training a small number of boys in Accra and grew into a residential school and training center. As of 2021 it was owned by Mansour Group.
History
Right to ...
after being scouted as a prodigious talent at an academy event.
Club career
Mensah was loaned to
HJK in
Finland
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after a successful medical analysis, making his
Veikkausliiga
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debut for HJK in 3–2 loss to
Inter Turku
Football Club International Turku, commonly referred to as Inter Turku and colloquially known as Inter, is a professional football club based in Turku, Finland, that competes in the Veikkausliiga, the top flight of Finnish Football. Founded in 1 ...
, coming on as substitute in the 90th minute, on 16 September 2016.
International career
Mensah was called up to the
Ghana national football team for the first time as a replacement for
David Accam ahead of
2017 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2017 Africa Cup of Nations (abbreviated as AFCON 2017 or CAN 2017), known as the Total 2017 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons, was the 31st edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international men's football champions ...
qualifier against
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
.
Career statistics
Club
References
External links
1998 births
Living people
People from Central Region (Ghana)
Men's association football wingers
Ghanaian men's footballers
Ghanaian expatriate men's footballers
Right to Dream Academy players
International Allies F.C. players
Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players
Klubi 04 players
Al-Duhail SC players
Portimonense S.C. players
Al Kharaitiyat SC players
Ceramica Cleopatra FC players
FC Torpedo-BelAZ Zhodino players
Ghana Premier League players
Veikkausliiga players
Kakkonen players
Qatar Stars League players
Egyptian Premier League players
Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar
Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Expatriate men's footballers in Egypt
Expatriate men's footballers in Belarus
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Egypt
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