Gideon Mensah (born 9 October 2000) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays for Swedish club

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, as a defender.

Club career

Mensah spent his early career with the

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and Danish club

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, before signing a loan deal with Swedish club

in July 2020. In October 2020 it was announced that the loan would be made permanent from January 2021.

International career

Mensah represented Ghana at the

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References

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