Kofi Mensah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | March 8, 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Koforidua, Ghana | ||
| Height | Script error: No such module "person height". | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
|
Tema Youth | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| -1996 | AFC Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996-1999 | AFC Ajax | 21 | (0) |
| 1999-2003 | NAC Breda | 49 | (0) |
| 2003-2004 | ADO Den Haag | 14 | (0) |
| 2004-2005 | Anorthosis Famagusta FC | 6 | (0) |
| 2005-2006 | FC Omniworld | 6 | (0) |
| 2006-2007 | Rochester Rhinos | ||
| 2007- | Tema Youth | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 1999-2000 | Netherlands U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 02:16, 30 May 2007 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of May 30, 2007 |
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Kofi Mensah (born March 8, 1978 in Koforidua, Ghana) is a Dutch-Ghanaian footballer. He currently plays as a defender for Tema Youth.
Career
Mensah began his career in 1996 at AFC Ajax. After three years with the club, he moved to NAC Breda. In June 2003, he moved again to ADO Den Haag. 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, Helmond Sport and SC Cambuur, but in vain. In February 2006, he moved to FC Omniworld until the end of the season.[1]
In 2006, Mensah moved to the Rochester Rhinos in the United States, before returning to Tema Youth of his native Ghana and became the captain.[2]
International
He has played for the Netherlands U-21 team.
Carrière
| Season | Club | Games | Goals | League |
| 1996/97 |  AFC Ajax |
1 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 1997/98 | AFC Ajax |
5 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 1998/99 | AFC Ajax |
15 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 1999/00 | AFC Ajax |
0 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| NAC Breda |
11 | 0 | Eerste Divisie | |
| 2000/01 | NAC Breda |
14 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2001/02 | NAC Breda |
13 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2002/03 | NAC Breda |
11 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2003/04 | ADO Den Haag |
14 | 0 | Eredivisie |
| 2004/05 |  Anorthosis Famagusta FC |
6 | 0 | Cyprus First Division |
| 2005/06 | FC Omniworld |
6 | 0 | Eerste Divisie |
| 2006/07 |  Rochester Rhinos |
? | ? | USL First Division |
| 2007/08 |  Tema Youth |
? | ? | Ghana First Division |
| Totaal | 96 | 0 | ||
Background
He was called by AFC Ajax Fans Kofi "met gebak" Mensah and in Breda Kofi "on the rocks" Mensah.
External links
References
- Pages using infobox football biography with height issues
- No local image but image on Wikidata
- Pages using infobox football biography with unknown parameters
- 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 FC players
- Almere City FC players
- Rochester Rhinos players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Cypriot First Division players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Cyprus
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Dutch expatriates in Cyprus
- Dutch people of Ghanaian descent
- Ghanaian expatriates in Cyprus
- Tema Youth players
- Association football defenders
- People from Eastern Region (Ghana)
