Profiles of Ghanaian Players Abroad
John Mensah

John Mensah

Nationality Ghana
Birth Place Obuasi
Date of Birth 29 Nov 1982
Age 41
Country of birth Ghana
Height 178 cm
Weight 79 kg
Position Defender
Foot Right
Domestic Cup
Season Club Apps(Sub) Goals Yellow Red Total Min.
2009/2010 Sunderland 1 0 0 0 90
2012/2013 Rennes 1 0 0 0 72
2012/2013 Rennes 1 0 0 0 56
Domestic League
Season Club Apps(Sub) Goals Yellow Red Total Min.
2000/2001 Bellinzona 8 0
2005/2006 Rennes 12 1
2005/2006 Cremonese 15 0
2005/2006 Chievo 0 0 0 0 0
2006/2007 Rennes 9 0 4 0 810
2007/2008 Rennes 25 1 4 0 2162
2008/2009 Lyon 12 0 2 0 924
2009/2010 Sunderland 16 1 4 0 1068
2010/2011 Sunderland 18 0 4 1 1197
2011/2012 Lyon 1 0 0 0 90
2011/2012 Olympique Lyon… 1 0 0 0 46
2012/2013 Rennes II 1 0 0 0 46
2012/2013 Rennes 4 0 0 0 256
2013/2014 Nitra 5 0 0 0 244
International Cup
Season Club Apps(Sub) Goals Yellow Red Total Min.
2008/2009 Lyon 4 0 1 0 360
2011/2012 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0
Nationl Team
Season Club Apps(Sub) Goals Yellow Red Total Min.
2002 Mali Ghana 4 0 1 0 360
2006 Ghana 4 0 0 0 360
2006 Egypt Ghana 3 0 0 0 270
2006 Ge… Ghana 4 0 1 0 360
2008 Ghana 2 0 1 0 180
2008 Ghana Ghana 5 0 0 1 420
2009 Ghana 1 0 0 0 46
2010 Ghana 2 0 1 0 101
2010 So… Ghana 8 0 1 0 708
2010 So… Ghana 4 0 1 0 420
2011 Ghana 1 0 0 0 90
2012 Eq… Ghana 3 2 0 1 191
2012 Eq… Ghana 0 1
2014 Brazil Ghana 0 0 0 0 0
Trophée Des Champions
Type Label Total Seasons
Club Domestic Runner-up 1x 2008/2009
Coupe De France
Type Label Total Seasons
Club Domestic Winner 1x 2011/2012
Coupe De La Ligue
Type Label Total Seasons
Club Domestic Runner-up 2x 2012/2013, 2011/2012
Per From To Value
01/01/04 Chievo Modena Loan
01/02/14 Rennes Nitra N/A
01/07/00 Bologna Bellinzona Loan
01/07/04 Modena Chievo N/A
01/07/11 Sunderland Lyon N/A
01/08/01 Bologna Genoa Loan
01/08/02 Bologna Chievo € Free
01/08/08 Rennes Lyon € 8.4M
01/09/05 Chievo Cremonese Loan
01/09/09 Lyon Sunderland Loan
02/01/06 Chievo Rennes € Free
14/08/10 Lyon Sunderland Loan
Description Start Date End Date
Hamstring 02/02/10 19/02/10
Groin Strain 03/04/13 18/04/13
Knee Injury 03/05/10 31/05/10
Back Injury 07/02/13 05/03/13
Back Injury 09/01/13 14/01/13
Back Injury 10/05/13 25/05/13
Shoulder Injury 10/11/10 25/11/10
Hamstring 15/08/10 09/09/10
Ankle/Foot Injury 19/12/10 20/01/11
Knee Injury 21/03/10 23/03/10
Back Injury 23/01/13 28/01/13
Knee Injury 26/03/10 16/04/10
Calf Muscle Strain 26/12/09 26/01/10
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