Gideon Mensah (born 18 July 1998) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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for French club

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. He represents the Ghana national team.

Club career

Red Bull Salzburg

In January 2019, Mensah joined

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on loan until the end of the season. On 29 August 2019, he was then loaned out to Belgian club Zulte Waregem for the 2019–20 season.

Loan to Bordeaux

On 3 August 2021, Mensah joined

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on a season-long loan with an option to buy until the end of the

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season.

Auxerre

On 12 August 2022, Mensah signed a three-year contract with

International career

Mensah made his debut for the Ghana national team in the 2021 AFCON qualifier against south Africa in 2019 He was part of the Ghana national team in the

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that was eliminated at the group stage of the competition.

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* * * 1998 births Living people Ghanaian footballers Association football defenders Ghana international footballers Ghanaian expatriate footballers Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in Austria Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in Portugal Expatriate footballers in France FC Liefering players SK Sturm Graz players S.V. Zulte Waregem players Vitória S.C. players FC Girondins de Bordeaux players AJ Auxerre players 2. Liga (Austria) players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Belgian First Division A players Primeira Liga players Ligue 1 players 2022 FIFA World Cup players {{Ghana-footy-defender-stub