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Steven Mensah
Personal information
Full name Steven Foly Mensah
Date of birth (2003-02-11) 11 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
VfB Oldenburg
Youth career
2011–2012 SC V/W Billstedt
2012–2020 Hamburger SV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2024 Hamburger SV II 30 (0)
2025– VfB Oldenburg 0 (0)
International career
2022 Togo U23 2 (0)
2023– Togo 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:30, 14 June 2023 (UTC)

Steven Foly Mensah (born 11 February 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the German club VfB Oldenburg. Born in Germany, he plays for the Togo national team.

Club career

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A youth product of SC V/W Billstedt and Hamburger SV, Mensah started his senior career with Hamburger SV II in the Regionalliga Nord in 2021.[1] In June 2021, he was promoted to Hamburg's senior team.[2] Having left Hamburg in summer 2024, he joined Regionalliga Nord club VfB Oldenburg in January 2025.[3]

International career

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Born in Germany, Mensah is Togolese by descent. He was first called up to the Togo national team for a set of matches in March 2022.[4] He trained with the senior squad that window, but made two appearances with the Togo U23 in June 2022.[5] He debuted with Togo in a 2–0 friendly win over Uganda on 14 June 2023.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Amouzouvi, Perez (16 March 2022). "Steven Folly Mensah : un jeune portier dans le nid des éperviers".
  2. ^ "Steven Mensah promoted to Hamburg SV first team". 23 June 2021.
  3. ^ "VfB Oldenburg verpflichtet Ex-HSV-Keeper Steven Mensah". FuPa (in German). Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Steile Karriere: HSV-Talent Steven Mensah wird A-Nationalspieler". www.24hamburg.de. 31 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Mensah "Wahnsinnig besonderes Erlebnis"". HSV.de.
  6. ^ "Football : le Togo bat le Lesotho en amical". 14 June 2023.
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