John Mensah

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Mensah
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 29, 1982(1982-11-29)
Age	42
Birthplace	Obuasi
Country	Ghana
Birth City	Ashanti Region
Horoscope	Scorpio

John Mensah Biography

John Mensah is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on November 29, 1982 in Obuasi, Ashanti Region, Ghana. Long- time center back of Ghana’s national side who became a member of FC Nitra in 2014. He was a player for Rennes from 2006 until 2008, and for Sunderland between 2009 and 2011.

He played with He played against Marco Reus and Germany’s national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. and Germany’s national side in the 2009 FIFA World Cup.

Mensah’s senior debut for Ghana was against Algeria on 5 December 2001, just after his 19th birthday, on the eve of the 2002 African Cup of Nations finals in Mali, a tournament at which his aerial ability was a prominent feature of Ghana’s play. Since then, Mensah has been a regular for the national team, playing almost every match since, rising in the rank of importance to become the assistant-captain of the national team and now has 42 caps as of 27 March

2007. Mensah played for the Ghana Olympic team, known as the Black Meteors, in the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2006, he participated in his second African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt, and was solidity personified during Ghana’s successful qualifying campaign for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Mensah played on the Ghana national under-20 team which contested the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship final against host nation Argentina. Starting every match at centre-half, Mensah defended such future stars as Adriano, Kaká, Júlio Baptista on 1 July when Ghana eliminated Brazil on a Mensah golden goal in the fourth minute of extra time in the tournament’s quarter-finals. and Djibril Cissé [2]. (Tied after 90 minutes, the Ghana – Brazil match entered extra time with an excited crowd knowing that the next goal would decide the match. Throwing caution to the wind, Ghana went forward and forced a corner in the fourth minute. In came the cross and John Mensah got in front of his marker to send a firm header over the line, ousting Brazil.)

The half brother of his Ekow Benson was also an international football player.

John Mensah Net Worth

John Mensah is one of the richest Soccer Player from Ghana. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Mensah 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He made his debut as a professional with Bellinzona at the age of 18.

He was instrumental in helping Ghana achieve its Africa Cup of Nations silver medal in the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

John Mensah (born 29 November 1982) is a former Ghanaian professional footballer who last played as a defender for AFC United in the Swedish second- tier . Mensah spent the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons on loan at English club Sunderland in the Premier League.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Mensah height 5 ft 11 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Mensah Dating?

According to our records, John Mensah married to Mireille Mensah , Henrietta Mensah. As of December 1, 2023, John Mensah’s is not dating anyone.

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As of November 2006, Mensah was rated the number 1 player in France by France Football magazine, level with Juninho, in the 2006–07 season’s “Top 100 French League players”, but injuries ruined his season and his stats were taken off this page later on.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ghana. John Mensah celebrates birthday on November 29 of every year.

On 31 January 2006, during the winter transfer window, Mensah moved to French Ligue 1 club Rennes on loan after having played in Italy for most of his career, at the behest of their former player Philippe Redon, who brought him to fill the gap in defence caused by an injury to another African, the Moroccan Abdeslam Ouaddou. High-level performances in the league convinced Rennes to make the loan deal permanent – in In April 2006, he signed a three- year contract with the side.

Is Jonathan Mensah related to John Mensah?

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.

How old is John Mensah?

39 years (November 29, 1982)

Who is Mr John Mensah Sarbah?

John Mensah Sarbah CMG (3 June 1864 – 27 November 1910) was a lawyer and political leader in the Gold Coast (now Ghana).

Which team is Jonathan Mensah playing?

Current teams

What does Mensah mean in Ghana?

West African (Ghana): from an Akan and Ga male personal name denoting a third-born boy. It is the most common surname in Ghana. The final h in Ghanaian names like this is characteristic Anglicization.