Personal information | |||
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Full name | Bernard Ayitey Mensah Jnr | ||
Date of birth | 29 December 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Hounslow, England | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Aldershot Town | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2013 | Watford | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Watford | 2 | (0) |
2014 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2014–2015 | → Barnet (loan) | 8 | (1) |
2015 | → Braintree Town (loan) | 13 | (1) |
2016– | Aldershot Town | 42 | (10) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2017 (UTC). |
Bernard Ayitey Mensah Jnr (born 29 December 1994) is an English-born Ghanaian footballer who plays as a striker. He currently plays for Aldershot Town.
Mensah was named in April 2011 as one of a group of seven young players who would take up a two-year scholarship with Watford at the start of the 2011–12 season. In July 2011, Mensah signed a professional contract that would activate on his 17th birthday and keep him at the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. Later on that year, Mensah had surgery on his knee, ruling him out of playing contention for the remainder of the season.
In January 2013, Mensah signed an extension to his contract, committing to Watford until 2016. He scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for the under-18 side during the 2012–13 season before becoming a full professional at the end of the campaign.
On 23 November 2013, Mensah made his Watford debut as a 78th-minute substitute for Javier Acuña against Bolton Wanderers.
On 10 January 2014, Mensah joined Conference side Braintree Town on a one-month loan. Due to bad weather which limited his playing time, Mensah's loan was extended for a further month until 16 March. Mensah again extended his loan at Braintree Town, this time until the end of the season on 11 March 2014.
On 6 November 2014, Mensah joined Barnet on loan until 5 January 2015.
Mensah re-joined Braintree on loan on 11 February 2015 until the end of the 2014–15 season.
On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Mensah would leave Watford upon his contract expiry.
On 10 June 2016, Mensah joined National League side Aldershot Town on a one-year deal.
Mensah is eligible to play for Ghana or England but has yet to represent either country at any level.