William Mensah

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| name = William Mensah

|fullname = William Mensah

| height = {{height|m=1.85}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|7|15}}

| birth_place = Accra, Ghana

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| position = Centre back

| youthyears1 = 2001–2005

| youthclubs1 = Cornerstones Kumasi

| years1 = 2006–2008

| clubs1 = Ashanti Gold

| caps1 = 13

| goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2008–2009

| clubs2 = Haras El Hodood

| caps2 = 6

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2009–2010

| clubs3 = Lierse

| caps3 = 8

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2010–2013

| clubs4 = Wadi Degla

| caps4 = 23

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2013

| clubs5 = → Lierse (loan)

| caps5 = 8

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2013

| clubs6 = → Turnhout (loan)

| caps6 = 12

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2014–2015

| clubs7 = Sime Darby

| years8 = 2015

| clubs8 = Al Hazm

| caps7 = 20

| goals7 = 0

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William Mensah (born July 15, 1982, in Accra) is a Ghanaian retired footballer who played as a defender.

Career

=Haras El Hodood=

Mensah previously played for Haras El Hodood, whom he helped win the 2008–09 Egypt Cup.{{cite web|author=Said, Tarek|title=Egypt Cup 2008/09|website=RSSSF|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/egycup09.html|accessdate=2009-07-15}}{{cite news|work=Al-Ahram Hebdo|author=Farouk, Karim|title=Haras garde bien la Coupe|url=http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/Arab/Ahram/2009/2/4/spor1.htm|language=French|date=2009-02-04|accessdate=2009-07-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217100027/http://hebdo.ahram.org.eg/Arab/Ahram/2009/2/4/spor1.htm|archive-date=2012-02-17|url-status=dead}} He played well in Haras El Hodood's CAF Confederation Cup 2008 campaign.{{cite web|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Etoile go top in Confed Cup|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/7614320.stm|date=2008-09-13|accessdate=2009-07-15}} Mensah was involved in an incident with Ahly's striker Flávio Amado in an Egyptian Premier League match on 11 May 2009.{{cite web|publisher=FilBalad|author=Hassan, Amro|title=Mensah explains Flavio slap|url=http://www.filgoal.com/english/News.asp?NewsID=55545|date=2009-05-12|accessdate=2009-07-14}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

=Lierse=

27 May 2009 it was announced that he joined the Belgium club Lierse S.K. with a 2-year contract.[https://archive.today/20120904030629/http://www.lierse.be/en/news/william-mensah-second-transfer-acquisition-lierse William Mensah is second transfer acquisition for Lierse] on www.Lierse.be The team gained promotion to the Belgian First Division by the end of that season, but meantime the Ghanaian defender appeared only 8 times during that campaign. That was due to a serious shoulder injury.Anderson, Andrew [http://www.lierse.com/en/news/william-mensah-transfers-wadi-degla-fc "William Mensah transfers to Wadi Degla FC"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522005823/http://www.lierse.com/en/news/william-mensah-transfers-wadi-degla-fc |date=2010-05-22 }}. Lierse Official Website, 2010-5-17. Retrieved on 5 June 2010.

=Wadi Degla=

On 17 May 2010, Lierse announced that Mensah will join the Egyptian sister club, Wadi Degla, from the beginning of next season. Mensah is returning to Egypt once more, but to help a newly promoted team to the Egyptian Premier League this time.

International career

Mensah was called-up in the Ghana national football team for a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification against Egypt in January 2009,{{cite web|publisher=Ghana News|title=20 named for Blackstars-Egypt clash|url=http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=156683|date=2009-01-24|accessdate=2009-07-15}} but did not appear in the match.