Jonathan Mensah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jonathan Mensah | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Evian Thonon Gaillard FC | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2006 | Ashanti Gold SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Ashanti Gold SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Free State Stars | 39 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Granada CF (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2011– | Evian Thonon Gaillard FC | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Ghana U-20[1] | 6 | (0) |
| 2009– | Ghana[2] | 15 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 July 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2012 | |||
Jonathan Mensah (born July 13, 1990 in Accra), commonly known simply as Jonathan, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who currently plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Evian Thonon Gaillard F.C. in France and the Ghana national team.
To avoid confusion with the similarly named but unrelated John Mensah, he is typically known as and plays with the name "Jonathan" on his shirt.
Career
Jonathan joined Free State Stars in the 2008 off-season and was signed from top Ghanaian side Ashanti Gold SC.[3] In July 2009, there was speculation about a possible move to Greek club Panathinaikos, but Jonathan ultimately decided to stay at his South African club.[4] In January 2010, after joining Udinese[5], he moved to Spanish club Granada CF on loan.[6] As Udinese lack of non-EU registration quota, he practically owned by the sister club Granada.
On 8 July 2011, Jonathan moved to newly promoted French Ligue 1 side Evian, signing a four-year contract for undisclosed fee.[7]
International career
In 2009 Jonathan was in the Ghana team for the under 20 youth championship[8] in Kigali and helped Ghana claim the prestigious cup.[9] His performances during this competition earned him a call-up to the 2010 World Cup, held in South Africa where he was given the number 8 shirt usually worn by Michael Essien.[10] He established himself as a central defensive partner for John Mensah in the absence, through injury, of first-choice centre back Isaac Vorsah. He played in two out of the three group stage games for Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and also in the round of 16 win against United States.[11]
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 8, 2011 | Antwerp |  Togo |
4-1 | Win | Friendly |
Titles and Honours
International
- Youth
- 2009 African Youth Championship
- *FIFA U-20 World Cup Gold Medal: 2009
- Senior
- Africa Cup of Nations Silver Medal: 2010
- FIFA World Cup Quarter Final: 2010
- *Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
- ^ Jonathan MENSAH - FIFA Statistics. FIFA.
- ^ "Mensah, Jonathan". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- ^ "Mensah ploughs back to Bohlokong community - Bethlehem". Free State Stars. Retrieved 2010-06-27. [dead link]
- ^ South Africa (2009-08-13). "Jonathan Mensah Decides To Stay At Free State Stars". Goal.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Jonathan Mensah set to join Udinese". Sports.peacefmonline.com. 2009-11-16. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Jonathan Mensah joins Granada". Africansoccerunion.com. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Jonathan Mensah s'engage avec le club" (in French). Evian TGFC. 2011-07-08.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ "10 Best Players at Under-20's World Cup 2009 | Just Football". Just-Football.com. 2009-10-30. Retrieved 2010-06-30.
- ^ "BBC SPORT | Football | African | Ghana win African Youth Champs". BBC News. 2009-02-01. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ "Ghana's shirt numbers revealed | Black Stars". Ghanafa.org. 2010-06-04. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
- ^ Fletcher, Paul. "USA 1-2 Ghana (aet)". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-06-27.
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- Ghanaian footballers
- Ghana international footballers
- 2010 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Association football defenders
- Ghanaian expatriate footballers
- Ghanaian expatriates in Italy
- Expatriate association footballers in South Africa
- Expatriate footballers in Spain
- Free State Stars F.C. players
- People from Accra
- Ashanti Gold SC players
- Ghanaian expatriates in South Africa
- SC Adelaide players
- Granada CF footballers
- Evian Thonon Gaillard FC players
- Ligue 1 players
- 2010 FIFA World Cup players