Gideon Mensah

Following his move to 1. FC Köln, Mensah's current-season form is level with last season (Season 36→36), while his Rating held around 56. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 47).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	1. FC Köln · 12th	3	0	6.27	56	36
2025/26	Auxerre · 15th	30	2	6.81	55	36
2024/25	Auxerre · 11th	29	1	6.86	68	47
2023/24	Auxerre · 1st	26	2	7.12	60	38
2022/23	Auxerre · 17th	28	0	6.86	71	37

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Ghana · international

Side	Apps	G
Ghana	39	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

G. Mensah is a 28-year-old full-back at Auxerre, rated 55.3 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (76.2% 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.

On the season, Mensah graded 36 for current form (age-blind), on 7 clean sheets and 3.202 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 36). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 55. At 28 Mensah is in his prime years, and a market index of 20.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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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 2024/254 clubs

55.3

Ratingi

a solid contributor and squad regular

35.7

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

76.2%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.2

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

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

Apps

3.2

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

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 76.2% 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

Rated 55.3 overall — a solid contributor and squad regular. 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.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %76.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.077

Goal contribution / 900.077

Defensive actions / 903.202

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Cards / 900.309

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~36), then tapers with age. At 28, Mensah sits on 20.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Mensah's projected Rating — 55.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles51

Interceptions28

Blocks4

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards8

Red cards0

Transfer history

1. FC KölnJul 2026 – nowFree

AuxerreAug 2022 – Jul 2026

GGuimaraes(on loan)Aug 2020 – Aug 2022

Red Bull Salzburg(back from loan)Aug 2020 – Aug 2020

Zulte Waregem(on loan)Aug 2019 – Aug 2020

Red Bull Salzburguntil Aug 2019

About G. Mensah

Gideon Mensah is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for 1. FC Köln, born on July 18, 1998 in Accra, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Ghana. 1. FC Köln currently sit 12th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, G. Mensah has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 6.36 match rating over his last 3 rated games, with 1 yellow card.

Recent matches

September 12, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Werder Bremen (90 minutes, 6.13 rating)
September 4, 2026: 1-4 loss away at VfB Stuttgart (90 minutes, 6.24 rating)
August 29, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs 1899 Hoffenheim (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)

G. Mensah's next match is on September 19, 2026, when 1. FC Köln face Hamburger SV away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates G. Mensah at 55.3 with a Season form score of 35.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Ligue 2 and the UEFA Youth League. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, G. Mensah has totalled 257 club appearances with 1 goal and 10 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 30 appearances for Auxerre.

G. Mensah's career has also included time at Auxerre, GGuimaraes, Red Bull Salzburg and Zulte Waregem.

On the international stage, G. Mensah has represented Ghana — 39 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.