Bernard Ayitey Mensah Jnr (born 29 December 1994) is an English former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career Watford Mensah was named in April 2011 as one of a group of seven young players who would take up a two-year scholarship with Watford at the start of the 2011–12 season. In July 2011, Mensah signed a professional contract that would activate on his 17th birthday and keep him at the club until the end of the 2013–14 season. Later on that year, Mensah had surgery on his knee, ruling him out of playing contention for the remainder of the season.
In January 2013, Mensah signed an extension to his contract, committing to Watford until 2016. He scored 14 goals in 19 appearances for the under-18 side during the 2012–13 season before becoming a full professional at the end of the campaign.
On 23 November 2013, Mensah made his Watford debut as a 78th-minute substitute for Javier Acuña against Bolton Wanderers.
On 10 January 2014, Mensah joined Conference side Braintree Town on a one-month loan. Due to bad weather which limited his playing time, Mensah's loan was extended for a further month until 16 March. Mensah again extended his loan at Braintree Town, this time until the end of the season on 11 March 2014.
On 6 November 2014, Mensah joined Barnet on loan until 5 January 2015.Mensah joins the Bees on loan
Mensah re-joined Braintree on loan on 11 February 2015 until the end of the 2014–15 season.Bernard Mensah: Watford striker re-joins Braintree Town
On 3 June 2016, it was announced that Mensah would leave Watford upon his contract expiry.
Aldershot Town On 10 June 2016, Mensah joined National League side Aldershot Town on a one-year deal, which was renewed at the end of the season until June 2018
Bristol Rovers On 11 January 2018, Mensah joined League one side Bristol Rovers for an undisclosed fee. He made his first appearance for the club as an 80th-minute substitute in their 3–1 win against Bradford City on 20 January 2018. After loan spells at Lincoln City and a return to Aldershot in the 2018–19 season, Mensah joined Maidenhead United on a season-long loan in July 2019.SIGNING | Welcome to Maidenhead, Bernard!
Gloucester City In January 2020, Mensah's loan spell with Maidenhead was terminated early and he joined Gloucester City permanently on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee. On 2 February 2021, Mensah signed a new contract with the National League North leaders that would keep him at the club until 2023.
On 12 February 2022, Mensah joined Redditch United on a one-month loan. At the end of the 2021–22 season, Mensah was placed on the transfer list having been told he would not be part of manager Lee Mansell's plans for the following season.
Redditch United On 1 July 2022, Mensah returned to Redditch United.
Uxbridge On 3 August 2023, Mensah joined Isthmian League South Central Division club Uxbridge.
In November 2023, Mensah suffered a serious knee injury in a defeat to Guernsey.
International career Mensah is eligible to play for Ghana or England but has yet to represent either country at any level.
In 2011, Mensah trained with the Ghana squad ahead of their friendly against Nigeria at Vicarage Road. However, he was not called up by Ghana and was asked to join the squad for training due to their depleted squad.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsWatford2013–14Championship100000—102014–15Championship100000—102015–16Premier League000000—00Total2000000020Braintree Town (loan)2013–14Conference Premier9200—0092Barnet (loan)2014–15Conference Premier8110—2Appearances in the FA Trophy1112Braintree Town (loan)2014–15Conference Premier13100—00131Aldershot Town2016–17National League421010—4Two appearances and two goals in the FA Trophy; two appearances and a goal in the National League play-offs347132017–18National League14420—10174Total551430—536317Bristol Rovers2017–18League One80—00—802018-19League One1000000010Total9000000090Lincoln City (loan)2018-19League Two4000004Four appearances in the EFL Trophy080Aldershot Town (loan)2018-19National League164——00164Maidenhead United (loan)2019-20National League25120—20291Gloucester City2019–20National League North 6300—00632020–21National League North14310—211742021–22National League North19000—00190Total396100021427Redditch United (loan)2021–22 SL Premier Division Central4100—0041Redditch United2022–23SL Premier Division Central391033—724915Uxbridge2023–24 Isthmian League South Central Division11542—10167Career total234451450023727257
References
External links
Profile at watfordfc.com