Edmund Arko-Mensah
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 September 2001[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gnistan | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Legon Cities | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Legon Cities | ||
| 2018 | → Berekum Chelsea (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Honka II | 2 | (1) |
| 2020–2023 | Honka | 91 | (8) |
| 2024 | Dinamo Batumi | 4 | (0) |
| 2025– | Gnistan | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Ghana U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Ghana U23 | 3 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2023 | |||
Edmund Arko-Mensah (born 9 September 2001) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left-winger for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan.
Club career
Mensah was transferred to Berekum Chelsea on loan on 4 February 2018.[2]
Mensah joined Veikkausliiga team Honka in October 2019, starting in the 2020 season.[3] He spent four seasons with Honka, making 91 league appearances and scoring eight goals, plus winning the Finnish League Cup.
Mensah joined Georgian club Dinamo Batumi on 9 February 2024.[4] His time in Georgia was limited to just four appearances from the bench.
Mensah returned to Finland and joined Veikkausliiga club Gnistan in November 2024 on a two-year deal.[5] A landmark game for his new club came on 10 May 2025 as he scored twice and made an assist in a 3-2 away win over AC Oulu before being sent off in the final minutes of the game.
International career
In 2017, Arko-Mensah made his international debut for the Ghana U17 national team.
In June 2023, Arko-Mensah was named in the squad of the Ghana under-23 national team, for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament, where he played in all three of Ghana's group stage matches.[6]
Career statistics
- As of 24 June 2024
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Berekum Chelsea (loan) | 2018 | Ghana Premier League | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Honka Akatemia | 2020 | Kakkonen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| Honka | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Veikkausliiga | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[c] | 0 | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2022 | Veikkausliiga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 30 | 4 | ||
| 2023 | Veikkausliiga | 26 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| Total | 91 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 116 | 9 | ||
| Dinamo Batumi | 2024 | Erovnuli Liga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Gnistan | 2025 | Veikkausliiga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 106 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 11 | ||
- Notes
- ^ Includes Suomen Cup
- ^ Includes Finnish League Cup
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
Honours
Honka
- Finnish League Cup: 2022
- Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023
References
- ^ Edmund Arko-Mensah at Soccerway
- ^ "Berekum Chelsea announce Arko-Mensah switch until 2019". goal.com. 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Ghana U-17 star Edmund Mensah completes FC Honka switch". ghanaweb.com. 12 October 2019.
- ^ "განელი მცველი დაიმატეს" (in Georgian). 1tv.ge. 9 February 2024.
- ^ "EDMUND ARKO-MENSAH VAHVISTAA GNISTANIN HYÖKKÄYSTÄ". Gnistan.
- ^ Ghanalle tappio Afrikan U23-mestaruusturnauksessa – Arko-Mensah ja Yegbe urakoivat, veikkausliiga.com, 28 June 2023
External links
- Edmund Arko-Mensah at Soccerway
- Edmund Arko-Mensah at WorldFootball.net