Kofi Mensah (born March 8, 1978, in

Koforidua Koforidua, also popularly known as K-dua or Kofcity, is a city and the capital of Eastern Region in southern Ghana. Koforidua was founded in 1875 by migrants from Ashanti. It is also called New Juaben. The city has a settlement city proper popu ...

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) is a former Dutch-

ian

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

Career

Mensah began his career in 1996 at

AFC Ajax Amsterdamsche Football Club Ajax (), also known as AFC Ajax, Ajax Amsterdam, or simply Ajax, is a Dutch professional football club based in Amsterdam, that plays in the , the top tier in Dutch football. Historically, Ajax (named after the l ...

. After three years with the club, he moved to

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

. In June 2003, he moved again to

ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag (), commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag (), is a Dutch association football club from the city of The Hague. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, following relegation f ...

. Mensah played for Anorthosis Famagusta FC in the 2004–05, but decided to leave after he had not received two months of salary. He then tried to get a contract at

FC Emmen FC Emmen is a Dutch football club based in Emmen, Drenthe. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2021–22 Eerste Divisie title. Founded in 1925, the club entered the professional Eerste Divisie in 1985. I ...

, Helmond Sport and

SC Cambuur SC Cambuur, also known as Cambuur Leeuwarden, or simply Cambuur, () is a Dutch football club from the city of Leeuwarden formed on 19 June 1964. They currently play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, after winning the 2020–21 Ee ...

, but in vain. In February 2006, he moved to

FC Omniworld Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football, and hosts home matches at the Yanmar Stadion. The club builds on former c ...

until the end of the season.

International

He has played for Dutch youth selections.

Career

External links

Kofi Mensah vertelt over sportvissen, Amsjes en Almere City
vicesports.nl, 4 May 2018
Kofi Mensah Netherlands -19
onsoranje.nl

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mensah, Kofi 1978 births Living people Dutch footballers Ghanaian footballers Netherlands under-21 international footballers AFC Ajax players NAC Breda players ADO Den Haag players Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players Almere City FC players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Cypriot First Division players Dutch expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Ghanaian emigrants to the Netherlands Ghanaian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Association football defenders People from Koforidua