Gideon Mensah

Gideon Mensah

Gideon Mensah is a Ghanaian defender born in Accra on 18 July 1998. He developed at WAFA, initially playing as a winger or central midfielder before moving to left-back. After making his Ghana Premier League debut in 2015, Mensah entered the Red Bull Salzburg system and helped its under-19 side win the UEFA Youth League in 2017. He then gained senior European experience with Sturm Graz, Zulte Waregem, Vitória de Guimarães and Bordeaux. In 2022, Mensah signed for Auxerre, then helped the club return to Ligue 1 for the 2024–25 season after relegation. Internationally, he represented Ghana at the 2021 and 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2022 World Cup, starting in the win over South Korea. Primarily a left-back, Mensah contributes through recovery work, crossing and positional versatility. He is currently listed with 1. FC Köln.

Xtra rating
1693
Global rank
3412
Updated: 29 September 2026
Country of Birth
Ghana
Preferred Foot
N/A
Agent
N/A
Latest Signing Fee
Unknown
Date of Birth
18 July 1998
Position
Defender
Shoes
N/A
Wage
N/A

Season snapshot

Overall season statistics (all competitions).

Season Matches Minutes Goals Assists G/90 A/90
2027 1 90 0 0 0 0
2026 11 751 0 0 0 0
2025 30 2384 0 1 0 0.04
2024 29 2284 0 1 0 0.04
2023 31 2504 0 2 0 0.07
2022 31 2636 0 1 0 0.03
2021 23 1212 0 2 0 0.15
2020 22 1831 0 0 0 0
2019 25 2104 0 0 0 0
2018 15 1229 0 0 0 0
2017 18 1483 0 1 0 0.06
2016 22 1775 0 2 0 0.1

Form - Last 10 games

Strengths Analysis Season 2025

Role: Defender
Top attributes (percentile)

    Xtra rating history

    Last rating points (most recent matches).

    Recent Matches

    1.FC Köln
    5 - 0
    ⏱ 8’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 7.15
    Union Berlin
    1.FC Köln
    Union Berlin
    DFB Pokal - RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, Germany
    1.FC Köln
    0 - 0
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    FC Schalke 04
    1.FC Köln
    FC Schalke 04
    Bundesliga - RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, Germany
    Eintracht Frankfurt
    1 - 0
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    1.FC Köln
    Eintracht Frankfurt
    1.FC Köln
    Bundesliga - Deutsche Bank Park, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
    1.FC Köln
    2 - 1
    ⏱ 0’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 0
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    1.FC Köln
    Borussia Mönchengladbach
    Bundesliga - RheinEnergieSTADION, Köln, Germany
    Ghana
    2 - 4
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 5.6
    Gambia
    Ghana
    Gambia
    Africa Cup of Nations - Qualification - Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi, Ghana
    Hamburger SV
    2 - 1
    ⏱ 64’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.52
    1.FC Köln
    Hamburger SV
    1.FC Köln
    Bundesliga - Volksparkstadion, Hamburg, Germany
    1.FC Köln
    1 - 1
    ⏱ 89’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6
    Werder Bremen
    1.FC Köln
    Werder Bremen
    Bundesliga
    VfB Stuttgart
    4 - 1
    ⏱ 90’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.24
    1.FC Köln
    VfB Stuttgart
    1.FC Köln
    Bundesliga
    1.FC Köln
    3 - 2
    ⏱ 67’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.56
    1899 Hoffenheim
    1.FC Köln
    1899 Hoffenheim
    Bundesliga
    Colombia
    1 - 0
    ⏱ 87’ ⚽ 0 A 0 ★ 6.6
    Ghana
    Colombia
    Ghana
    World Cup

    Teams

    Auxerre
    Years: 2022-2025
    Ghana
    Years: 2020-2026
    Bordeaux
    Years: 2020-2021
    Red Bull Salzburg
    Years: 2017, 2019
    FC Liefering
    Years: 2016, 2018
    Guimaraes
    Zulte Waregem
    Sturm Graz
    Salzburg U19
    WAFA

    Transfers

    10 Jul 2026
    Free agent
    Auxerre
    1.FC Köln
    13 Aug 2022
    N/A
    Red Bull Salzburg
    Auxerre
    01 Jul 2022
    Free
    Bordeaux
    Red Bull Salzburg
    03 Aug 2021
    Loan
    Red Bull Salzburg
    Bordeaux
    31 Aug 2020
    Loan
    Red Bull Salzburg
    Guimaraes
    01 Aug 2020
    N/A
    Zulte Waregem
    Red Bull Salzburg
    29 Aug 2019
    Loan
    Red Bull Salzburg
    Zulte Waregem
    01 Jul 2019
    N/A
    Sturm Graz
    Red Bull Salzburg
    21 Jan 2019
    Loan
    Red Bull Salzburg
    Sturm Graz

    Honors

    No honors recorded for this player.