John Mensah

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John Mensah
Personal information
Full name	John Mensah
Date of birth	November 29 1982 (1982-11-29) (age 27)
Place of birth	Obuasi, Ghana
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Sunderland
Youth clubs
1999–2000 2000	MBC Accra Bologna
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2000–2001 2001–2002 2002–2004 2004 2004–2005 2005–2006 2006–2008 2008–2009 2009–	Bellinzona Genoa Chievo Verona Modena F.C. Chievo Verona U.S. Cremonese Stade Rennais Olympique Lyon → Sunderland (loan)	08 (0) 24 (3) 13 (0) 06 (0) 09 (0) 14 (0) 60 (2) 12 (0) 00 (0)
National team2
2001–	Ghana	58 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 June, 2007. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 28 June, 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

John Mensah (born November 29, 1982 in Obuasi, Ghana) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Sunderland A.F.C. in the Premier league after being loaned out by Olympique Lyon for the 2009/2010 season. With a view to seal the move fully at the end of the season

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