GIDEON MENSAH
Defender · 1. FC Köln · Bundesliga
“Reads danger early and snuffs it out fast.”
GoalPost verdict
GoalPost score (GPS)
GoalPost read
G. Mensah is a prime full back whose best recent work at Auxerre shows the level of defender he can be. The price stays tempered by the standard of his league, not by his profile.
GoalPost value
What GoalPost values him at
range €20.9M – €22.8M
What he’s worth on the pitch today — our number, not the market’s.
GPS / value trend
Daily snapshots only. Sparse history stays hidden rather than drawing a flat line.
Scouting report
Strengths
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Watch-outs
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Analysis overview
G. Mensah is a full-back who defends with anticipation first, contact second. He stays alert to the next pass, steps in early, and uses high-intensity pressing to break rhythm before attacks can settle. In possession, his value comes from clean, purposeful positioning rather than flourish.
Playing style
Shot profile
Shots / 90
0.44
SoT / 90
0.00
Accuracy
0%
Conversion
0%
Club football this season: 2 shots in 5 matches (409 min).
Goal Threat coverage is not available for this player yet, so this card shows only raw shooting rates.
Last 12 matches · shots
2 shots · 0 goals
Player intelligence
Workrate
The unglamorous work: tackles, interceptions, duels, passing, fouls won, minutes and discipline, against his position
Ball progression
Estimated progressive passes and carries, against his position
Team impact
Awaiting measured on-pitch impact sample
Performance overview
2026/27 season by competition
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DFB Pokal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 6.9 |
 Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 5.08 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 409 | 5.41 |
Form (last 10 matches)
Each dot is one match rating.
Advanced performance
Goals
0.00
per 90
Assists
0.00
per 90
Shots
0.44
per 90
Shots on target
0.00
per 90
Conversion
0%
goals per shot
Dribbles
0.44
per 90 · 25% completed
Key passes
0.88
per 90
Pass accuracy
89%
Fouls won
0.44
per 90
Tackles + interceptions
2.64
per 90
Match-by-match breakdown
| Date | Opponent | Result | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 |  Union Berlin | DFB-Pokal | W5-0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Sep 19 |  Hamburger SV | Bundesliga | L2-1 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Sep 12 |  Werder Bremen | Bundesliga | D1-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Sep 4 |  VfB Stuttgart | Bundesliga | L4-1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Aug 29 |  1899 Hoffenheim | Bundesliga | W3-2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Aug 24 |  Würzburger Kickers | DFB-Pokal | W1-2 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Minutes played
Total minutes
Bundesliga334 (82%)DFB Pokal75 (18%)Career timeline
Career stats by season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 |  1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.45 |
| 2025/26 |  Auxerre | Ligue 1 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0.06 | 6.83 |
| 2024/25 | Auxerre | Ligue 1 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0.03 | 6.86 |
| 2023/24 | Auxerre | Ligue 2 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0.07 | 7.12 |
| 2021/22 |  Bordeaux | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0.09 | 6.55 |
| 2020/21 |  Vitória SC | Primeira Liga | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.80 |
| 2019/20 |  Zulte Waregem | Jupiler Pro League | 23 | 0 | — | — | — |
| 2018/19 |  Sturm Graz | Bundesliga | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.89 |
Career highlights
Ligue 2
2023/2024
UEFA Youth League
2016/2017
Spell detail
Apps
5
Goals
0
Assists
0
Minutes
409
By season
| 2026/27 | Bundesliga | 5 app | 0 g | 6.45 |
Goals by season
0 goals in the spell
International career
Ghana
National-team finishes
No national-team finishes on record.
World Cup 2026
Ghana
Ghana's tournament →Apps
4
Minutes
360
Goals
0
Assists
0
Avg rating
7.10