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John Mensah

Bastien 17 July 2002 à 00h32

«Strong, Rigorous, Powerful» : These ase the words J.J. Perrier Doumbé used to sum up John Mensah’s qualities. The Ghanaian international was loaned to Rennes in late January 2006, to stabilise a defensive line often struggling to cope during that season. The “Rock from Djiporta” soon proved his recruiters right, and was immediately loved by the Rennes support. The instant success of his loan was soon materialised, when he signed a three years contract with the club from Brittany. Unfortunately, while his role as a key player was never contested and many (big) teams were following him, his stay in Rennes was marked by recurrent injuries. In July 2008, he followed the footsteps of Kim Källström, and decided to join the Olympique Lyonnais at the end of fierce transfer negotiations.

Surname : Mensah

Name : John

Nickname : The Rock from Djiporta

Nationality : Ghanaian

Date of Birth : 29/11/1982

Place of Birth: Accra (Ghana)

Height : 1,77 m

Weight : 72 Kg

Position : Defender

Number : 5

International : Ghana (60 caps)

Career :

Amateur :
Obuasi Academy (Ghana)
Bologne (Italy, 1999-2000)

Professional :
Bologne (Italy, 2000-2002)
- Loaned to Bellinzona (Switzerland, 2000-2001)
- Loaned to Genoa (Italy, 2001-2002)
Chievo Verone (Italy, 2002-2005)
- Loaned to Modena (Italy, 2003-2004)
- Loaned to Cremona (Italy, 2005 - January 2006),
- Loaned to Stade Rennais FC (January - June 2006)
Stade Rennais FC (June 2006 – July 2008)
Olympique Lyonnais (since July 2008)

- Loaned to Sunderland (England, August 2009 – June 2010)

Honours :
2001 U20 World Cup Finalist

Statistics :

First Ligue 1 game (and first with Rennes) : Bordeaux - Rennes (2-0), February 11th, 2006

2005-2006 Season :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 12 12 1 2 0 1061
Coupe de France 2 2 0 0 0 137
Coupe de la Ligue 0 0 0 0 0 0
European Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 14 14 1 2 0 1198

2006-2007 Season :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 23 23 0 4 0 2017
Coupe de France 1 1 0 0 0 120
Coupe de la Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 165
Total 26 26 0 4 0 2302

2007-2008 Season :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 25 25 1 3 1 2160
Coupe de France 0 0 0 0 0 0
Coupe de la Ligue 0 0 0 0 0 0
European Cup 2 2 0 0 0 180
Total 27 27 1 3 1 2340

Total :

Competition Played Started Goals Yellow Red Minutes
Ligue 1 60 60 2 9 1 5238
Coupe de France 3 3 0 0 0 257
Coupe de la Ligue 2 2 0 0 0 165
European Cup 2 2 0 0 0 180
Total 67 67 2 9 1 5840

Goals for the Stade Rennais :

- 1 - 25/03/06, Rennes - Troyes (2-0), Ligue 1, GW32 (52’, 2-0)
- 2 - 10/05/08, Rennes - Toulouse (2-1), Ligue 1, GW37 (73’, 2-1)

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