Gideon MensahLB#14

1.FC Köln·Bundesliga·Defender - Left-Back

28 years(18/07/1998)1,78mleftGhanaContract until 30/06/2028

6.76Rating37 matches in 12 months

€4.00mMarket value#12 in 1.FC Köln · #245 in Bundesliga

Last 5rating per match

Ligue 101.116.2

Ligue 109.116.8

Internationa14.116.8

Internationa18.116.4

Ligue 123.117.7

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.80Nov

6.80Dec

6.80Jan

6.60Feb

7.00Mar

6.70Apr

7.10May

7.10Jun

6.60Jul

6.80Aug

6.20Sep

Oct

Club matches1.FC Köln

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Recent results

03 Oct · 13:00Friendlies ClubsA

FC Viktoria Köln—Match stats 19 Sept · 14:30BundesligaA

Hamburger SV—Prediction 12 Sept · 17:30BundesligaH

Werder Bremen—Prediction 04 Sept · 19:30BundesligaA

VfB StuttgartL1:4Prediction 29 Aug · 14:30BundesligaH

1899 HoffenheimW3:2Prediction

Key statsAfrica Cup of Nations Qual. · Bundesliga · DFB Pokal

Goals08 of 47Rank

xG0.060.03 / 9027 of 42Rank

Assists016 of 47Rank

xA0.0011 of 47Rank

Shots40.61 / 908 of 42Rank

Shots on target00%22 of 42Rank

Key passes50.76 / 9020 of 47Rank

Pass accuracy87.1%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. Rank: place among defenders — Bundesliga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking42

Technique52

Tactical57

Defending65

Creativity52

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: DL

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0042%

xG0.0439%

Shots1.0878%

Shots on target0.0024%

Conversion %041%

Big chances missed0.0060%

Dribbles0.5476%

Fouls won0.5439%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0034%

xA0.1278%

Key passes0.5457%

Big chances created0.2783%

Accurate passes44.4663%

Pass accuracy %89.278%

Final third passes9.9787%

Long balls2.1661%

Crosses0.8180%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.0833%

Interceptions1.6272%

Clearances1.8913%

Aerial duels won0.5416%

Duels won2.694%

Recoveries6.7493%

Dribbled past1.0822%

Fouls1.8911%

Errors leading to goal0.0054%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 46 defenders · Bundesliga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 334′

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Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 26 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Availability

StatusAvailable37 matches in 12 months

National teamGhana44 caps · 0 goals

Contract until30/06/2028

Market value€4.00mHighest: €4.00m (03/06/2025)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	YC	RC
Africa Cup of Nations Qual.	Ghana	26/27	2	180	6.05	—	—	—	—
Bundesliga	1. FC Köln	26/27	4	334	6.38	—	—	2	—
DFB Pokal	1. FC Köln	26/27	1	75	6.90	—	—	—	—

Transfers12

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
11/07/2026	26/27	AJ Auxerre	1.FC Köln	free transfer	€4.00m
13/08/2022	22/23	Salzburg	AJ Auxerre	?	€2.50m
30/06/2022	21/22	G. Bordeaux	Salzburg	End of loan	€2.50m
03/08/2021	21/22	Salzburg	G. Bordeaux	loan transfer	€2.50m
30/06/2021	20/21	Vit. Guimarães	Salzburg	End of loan	€2.50m
31/08/2020	20/21	Salzburg	Vit. Guimarães	loan transfer	€2.70m
30/06/2020	19/20	Zulte Waregem	Salzburg	End of loan	€2.70m
29/08/2019	19/20	Salzburg	Zulte Waregem	loan transfer	€900k
01/07/2019	19/20	FC Liefering	Salzburg	-	€900k
30/06/2019	18/19	Sturm Graz	FC Liefering	End of loan	€900k
21/01/2019	18/19	FC Liefering	Sturm Graz	loan transfer	€400k
21/07/2016	16/17	WAFA SC	FC Liefering	?	-

Market value

€4.00m Current€4.00m Highest · 03/06/202501/06/2026 Last change

22.07.201601.06.2026

#12 1.FC Köln#245 Bundesliga#27 Ghana#167 Left-Back#2.716 Worldwide#199 Year 1998

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
22/07/2016	18	FC Liefering	€100k
03/12/2016	18	FC Liefering	€175k
27/05/2017	18	FC Liefering	€300k
13/12/2017	19	FC Liefering	€300k
13/06/2018	19	FC Liefering	€400k
01/12/2018	20	FC Liefering	€400k
15/04/2019	20	SK Sturm Graz	€600k
03/06/2019	20	SK Sturm Graz	€900k
13/12/2019	21	Zulte Waregem	€1.50m
30/03/2020	21	Zulte Waregem	€3.00m
08/04/2020	21	Zulte Waregem	€2.70m
22/10/2020	22	Vitória Guimarães SC	€2.50m
28/01/2021	22	Vitória Guimarães SC	€2.50m
21/05/2021	22	Vitória Guimarães SC	€2.50m
16/12/2021	23	FC Girondins Bordeaux	€2.20m
30/05/2022	23	FC Girondins Bordeaux	€2.50m
02/11/2022	24	AJ Auxerre	€2.00m
27/06/2023	24	AJ Auxerre	€2.50m
13/12/2023	25	AJ Auxerre	€2.50m
11/06/2024	25	AJ Auxerre	€2.50m
10/12/2024	26	AJ Auxerre	€3.50m
03/06/2025	26	AJ Auxerre	€4.00m
15/12/2025	27	AJ Auxerre	€3.50m
01/06/2026	27	AJ Auxerre	€4.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Bundesliga	FC Cologne	2	180	0	0.06	0.06	0	0	3	0	1.2

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.