William Opoku Mensah
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-01-03) 3 January 1996
Place of birth Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mukura Victory
Youth career
Sekondi Eleven Wise
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2019 Karela United 72 (47)
2019 Swope Park Rangers 10 (2)
2020 Asante Kotoko 10 (5)
2020–2021 Liberty Professionals 4 (2)
2021– Mukura Victory 9 (5)
International career
2019 Ghana B 5 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:39, 11 March 2020 (UTC)

William Opoku Mensah (born 3 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mukura Victory.[3]

Club career

Opoku Mensah played for Sekondi Eleven Wise at youth level, prior to beginning his senior career with Karela United in 2015.[4] He featured in the club's promotion-winning campaign of 2017 from Division One to the Ghanaian Premier League.[5] In 2017, Opoku Mensah had a trial with K3 League team FC Uijeongbu.[6] He made his professional debut in the 2018 Ghanaian Premier League for Karela United against Medeama on 17 March, which preceded his first goal versus Eleven Wonders a week later.[7] On 6 March 2019, Opoku Mensah joined USL Championship side Swope Park Rangers.[1] He was released on 22 November 2019.[8][9]

In January 2020, Opoku Mensah returned to Ghana with reigning Premier League champions Asante Kotoko.[10] He netted on debut against Liberty Professionals on 2 February.[11]

International career

William Opoku Mensah has previously represented the Ghana B,Black Stars B team at international level.[12]

Scored 2 goals for Ghana B in 5 friendly matches.

Career statistics

As of 6 March 2019.[1][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Karela United 2018 Premier League 11700—00117
Swope Park Rangers 2019 USL Championship 00——0000
Asante Kotoko 2019–20 Premier League 7200—0072
Career total 18900—00189

    References

    1. 1 2 3 "Swope Park Rangers sign Ghanaian forward William Opoku Mensah". Sporting Kansas City. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
    2. ↑ "Ghana - W. Mensah". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
    3. ↑ "Ghanaian attacker William Opoku Mensah signs for Rwandan Top-flight side Mukura Victory".
    4. ↑ "Photos: Karela United's William Opoku Mensah donates to former club Sekondi Eleven Wise". KyFilla. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
    5. ↑ "Karela United FC hat-trick hero William Opoku Mensah: My remarkable feat in my football career". Ghana Soccernet. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
    6. ↑ "South Korea side Uijeongbu FC hand trial to Ghanaian forward Opoku Mensah". Ghana Soccernet. 14 November 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
    7. ↑ "William Opoku Mensah profile". World Football. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
    8. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City II announces roster moves ahead of 2020 season". Sporting Kansas City. 22 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
    9. ↑ "Sporting Kansas City II confirm William Opoku Mensah departure". Ghana Soccernet. 23 November 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
    10. ↑ "comKotoko complete signing of forward William Opoku Mensah". Ghana Web. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
    11. 1 2 "William Opoku Mensah - FlashScore.co.uk". FlashScore. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
    12. ↑ "UPDATE: Coach Maxwell Konadu revises Black Stars 'B' squad for Namibia friendly". GFA. Retrieved 17 May 2018.


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