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G. Mensah

Solid contributorAuxerre · 28 yrsTransferred to Mensah Gideon

Profile

Full nameGideon Mensah
PositionFull-back
NationalityGhana
Age28
Date of birth18 Jul 1998
BirthplaceAccra
Height178 cm
Shirt number#14
ClubAuxerre
Full-backalso played MID
30
Appearances
0
Goals
2
Assists
2333
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Auxerre.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 1300223336.84
Coupe de France100907.2

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

G. Mensah is a 28-year-old full-back at Auxerre, rated 56.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 220th of 337 on scout potential in the Ligue 1. An experienced operator, he has been an ever-present this season (81% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.2 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Mensah.

Judged on this season alone, Mensah graded 38 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 26th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1, on 7 clean sheets and 3.202 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 47 → 38). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 56, 39th of 63 of the 63 full-backs in the Ligue 1. At 28 Mensah is in his prime years, and a market index of 22.1 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2024/25
Current potential39th of 63 full-backs · Ligue 1Current season26th of 63 full-backs · Ligue 126th-best full-back in the Ligue 1220th in the Ligue 1 · potential39th-highest potential full-back in the Ligue 1
56.3
Ratingi
39th of 63 full-backs
37.9
Seasoni
developing / rotation level
81%
Minutes
near ever-present
3.2
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Auxerre finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

3.2
Def. / 90
51
Tackles
28
Interceptions
7
Clean sheets

3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 81% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 56.3, Mensah carries the 39th-highest potential of the full-backs in the Ligue 1 of 63, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Auxerre finished 15th of 18) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.2 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years). Doing it for a lesser side, he profiles as a value buy for a club higher up the table.

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Transfer news

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