Benjamin Mensah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Benjamin Brakoh Boateng Mensah | ||
| Date of birth | 30 December 2002[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Seriate, Italy | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St Albans City | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Aston Villa | |||
| Peterborough United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Peterborough United | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | St Ives Town | ? | (4) |
| 2024– | St Albans City | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:07, 26 December 2023 (UTC) | |||
Benjamin Brakoh Boateng Mensah (born 30 December 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for St Albans City.
Career
[edit]Mensah was educated at Northampton Academy, during which time he played for Aston Villa's academy, before later joining Peterborough United.[2] On 12 November 2019, Mensah made his debut for Peterborough in a 2–1 EFL Trophy win against rivals Cambridge United.[3] He signed a two-and-a-half year professional contract with the club on 29 December 2020, one day before his 18th birthday.[4]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Seriate, Italy, Mensah is of Ghanaian descent.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 6 December 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Peterborough United | 2019–20[7] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020–21[8] | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021–22[9] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2022–23[10] | League One | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "Peterborough United award a professional contract to another graduate from the Academy".
- ^ "Northampton Academy Seal Sponsorship Deal". Northampton Academy. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Peterborough United vs. Cambridge United 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Peterborough United award a professional contract to another graduate from the Academy".
- ^ "Calciomercato Milan, colpo da Londra. Adesso si può!" (in Italian). Milan Live. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
- ^ Benjamin Mensah at Soccerway
- ^ "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
- ^ "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
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