Benjamin Mensah

Benjamin Mensah

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Brakoh Boateng Mensah
Date of birth	(2002-12-30) 30 December 2002 (age 22)[1]
Place of birth	Seriate, Italy
Position(s)	Right back
Team information
Current team	St Ives Town
Youth career
	Aston Villa
	Peterborough United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2023	Peterborough United	0	(0)
2023–2024	St Ives Town	11	(3)
2024	St Albans City	5	(0)
2024	Rushall Olympic	1	(0)
2024–	St Ives Town	14	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:52, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Benjamin Brakoh Boateng Mensah (born 30 December 2002) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Southern League Premier Division Central club St Ives Town.

Career

Mensah was educated at Northampton Academy, during which time he played for Aston Villa's academy, before later joining Peterborough United.[2] On 12 November 2019, Mensah made his debut for Peterborough in a 2–1 EFL Trophy win against rivals Cambridge United.[3] He signed a two-and-a-half year professional contract with the club on 29 December 2020, one day before his 18th birthday.[4] He departed the club upon the expiration of his contract at the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]

In November 2023, Mensah joined Southern League Premier Division Central side St Ives Town.[6] In February 2024, he made the step up to join National League South side St Albans City.[7]

In June 2024, Mensah joined National League North side Rushall Olympic.[8] In September 2024, he returned to St Ives Town.[9]

Personal life

Born in Seriate, Italy, Mensah is of Ghanaian descent.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 December 2022[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Peterborough United	2019–20[12]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	1[a]	0	1	0
	2020–21[13]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	3[a]	0	3	0
	2021–22[14]	Championship	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2022–23[15]	League One	0	0	1	0	0	0	1[a]	0	2	0
Career total			0	0	1	0	0	0	5	0	6	0

1. Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy

References

1. "Peterborough United award a professional contract to another graduate from the Academy".
2. "Northampton Academy Seal Sponsorship Deal". Northampton Academy. 13 February 2015. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
3. "Peterborough United vs. Cambridge United 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
4. "Peterborough United award a professional contract to another graduate from the Academy".
5. "Posh Confirm Number Of Players Available For Transfer". www.theposh.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
6. "Squad update". stivestownfc.co.uk. 4 November 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
7. @stalbanscityfc (9 February 2024). "✍️ Mensah Signs! 👉 The 21-year-old full back has agreed to join from St Ives Town ℹ️ Benjamin will be available ahead of this weekend's clash against Taunton #SACFC 😇" (Tweet). Retrieved 19 December 2024 – via Twitter.
8. "BREAKING: SMART MOVE AS WE SIGN MENSAH". www.rofc.co.uk. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
9. "Mensah returns as Ives strengthen". stivestownfc.co.uk. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
10. "Calciomercato Milan, colpo da Londra. Adesso si può!" (in Italian). Milan Live. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
11. Benjamin Mensah at Soccerway
12. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
13. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
14. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
15. "Games played by Benjamin Mensah in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2023.