Jonathan Mensah

Jonathan Mensah

Jonathan with Columbus Crew in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Mensah[1]
Date of birth	(1990-07-13) 13 July 1990 (age 33)
Place of birth	Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	New England Revolution
Number	6
Youth career
2004–2006	Ashanti Gold
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Ashanti Gold	29	(2)
2008–2009	Free State Stars	39	(2)
2010–2011	Udinese	0	(0)
2010–2011	→ Granada (loan)	15	(1)
2011–2016	Evian	49	(2)
2012–2015	Evian II	7	(0)
2016	Anzhi Makhachkala	15	(0)
2017–2022	Columbus Crew	159	(6)
2023	San Jose Earthquakes	25	(0)
2024–	New England Revolution	2	(0)
International career‡
2009	Ghana U20	9	(0)
2009–	Ghana	70	(1)
Medal record  Ghana Winner African Youth Championship 2009 Winner FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009  Ghana Runner-up Africa Cup of Nations 2010 Runner-up Africa Cup of Nations 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:46, 7 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:33, 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Jonathan Mensah^{[needs Akan IPA]} (born 13 July 1990), commonly known simply as Jonathan, is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution. He previously played for Ashanti Gold, Free State Stars, Granada, Evian, Anzhi Makhachkala, Columbus Crew and San Jose Earthquakes. Jonathan has represented the Ghana national team at two World Cups. To avoid confusion with the similarly named but unrelated John Mensah, he is typically known as and plays with the name "Jonathan" on his shirt.

Born in Accra, Jonathan began his professional career in his native Ghana with Ashanti Gold, but departed after one season to join Free State Stars in South Africa. After 40 appearances for his new club, he headed to Europe for the first time in his career, signing with Italian club Udinese. Jonathan never actually played for Udinese, instead spending eighteen months on loan at Granada and appearing 15 times for the Spanish team. He then moved again, joining newly promoted Ligue 1 club Evian ahead of the 2011–12 season. Jonathan found playing time to be fleeting in France, appearing in only 60 games in five seasons. After departing Evian in early 2016, he signed on with Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia, helping the club to avoid relegation in his first season. He left Anzhi after just 19 appearances, however, joining his Ghanaian compatriot Harrison Afful at Columbus Crew SC. He became the fifth Designated Player in Crew SC history.

At international level, Jonathan helped Ghana to championships at the 2009 African Youth Championship and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. His play at the U20 World Cup earned him his first senior call-up ahead of the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, where he helped the Black Stars finish as runners-up. Jonathan appeared for Ghana at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, and was a part of the squads that reached the semifinals at five consecutive Africa Cup of Nations. He captained his nation for the first time in a World Cup qualifier against Congo on 5 September 2017.^[2]