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.
Season snapshot
Overall season statistics (all competitions).
| Season | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | G/90 | A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 679 | 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: DefenderTop attributes (percentile)
Xtra rating history
Last rating points (most recent matches).
Recent Matches
Bundesliga
World Cup
Friendlies
Ligue 1
Teams
Transfers
Auxerre
1.FC Köln
Red Bull Salzburg
Auxerre
Bordeaux
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg
Bordeaux
Red Bull Salzburg
Guimaraes
Zulte Waregem
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg
Zulte Waregem
Sturm Graz
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg
Sturm Graz