Nelson Mensah

Nelson Samuel Mensah (born 7 December 1973) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Nelson Mensah

Personal information
Full name	Nelson Samuel Mensah
Date of birth	7 December 1973
Place of birth	Ghana
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Dinamo București	21	(5)
1993–1994	Hapoel Tel Aviv
National team
1991–1993	Ghana U20[1]	3	(1)
1993	Ghana	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Mensah played two seasons with Romanian side Dinamo București, featuring for them in the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League.[2] He was one of the first foreign players that arrived in Romania after the 1989 Revolution and the first African player to play in the Romanian top division Divizia A.[3][4]

International career

Mensah played one friendly game for Ghana, coming as a substitute in a 2–0 victory against Indonesia.[5]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dinamo București	1991–92[6]	Divizia A	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	2
	1992–93[7]		9	3	0	0	4[lower-alpha 1]	0	0	0	13	3
Career total			21	5	0	0	4	0	0	0	25	5

Notes

1. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League

Honours

Dinamo Bucureşti

• Divizia A: 1991–92[4]

References

1. "Nelson Mensah profile". 11v11. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
2. Nelson Mensah at WorldFootball.net
3. "Liga lui Mitică Africanu', Premieră în campionatul intern: 36 de fotbalişti de pe "Continentul negru"" [Mitică Africanu's League, Premiere in the internal championship: 36 footballers from the "black continent"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 September 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
4. "Totul despre colegii mei! Dinamo 1991-1992. Adi Matei: "Demollari ar fi și acum titular la Dinamo". "China" Jercălău, poliglotul Kadar și calitățile lui Nelson Mensah. Cum i-a scăzut glicemia lui Cadete în meciul cu Sporting" [All about my colleagues! Dynamo 1991-1992. Adi Matei: "Demollari would still be in the first eleven at Dinamo". "China" Jercălău, the polyglot Kadar and the qualities of Nelson Mensah. How Cadete's blood sugar dropped in the match with Sporting] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
5. Nelson Mensah at National-Football-Teams.com
6. "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1991–92". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
7. "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1992–93". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 4 March 2020.