William Opoku Mensah (born 3 January 1996) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mukura Victory.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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) | |||
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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Karela United | 2018 | Premier League | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | |
| Swope Park Rangers | 2019 | USL Championship | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Asante Kotoko | 2019–20 | Premier League | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | |
| Career total | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | |||
References
External links
- William Opoku Mensah on WorldFootball.com