Ropapa Mensah

Ropapa Kwamina Mensah (born 20 August 1997) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship.

Ropapa Mensah
Personal information
Full name Ropapa Kwamina Mensah
Date of birth (1997-08-20) 20 August 1997
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Sporting Kansas City II
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Inter Allies 19 (3)
2017 → Harrisburg City Islanders (loan) 19 (7)
2018 → Nashville SC (loan) 30 (5)
2019 Nashville SC 31 (6)
2020 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 16 (6)
2021– Sporting Kansas City II 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of October 6, 2020

Club career

Mensah signed with USL Championship side Harrisburg City Islanders on 23 March 2017.[1][2] For the 2018 season, he moved to another USL team, Nashville SC.[3] On 10 February 2018, he scored the first goal in Nashville SC history, in a friendly against Atlanta United FC.[4]

On November 14, 2018, Nashville announced that they had purchased Mensah from Inter Allies following his season-long loan.[5]

International career

On November 1, 2019, Mensah was called up to Ghana's U23 squad for the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.[6]

References
  1. "Islanders Round Out Roster for 2017". CityIslanders.com. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  2. "Ghanaian duo Ropapa & Abass unveiled at Harrisburg City Islanders". GhanaWeb.com. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  3. "Dynamic Ghanaian Striker, Two Defenders Build on Historic Nashville SC Roster". NashvilleSC.com. 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  4. Torres, Luis (10 February 2018). "Ropapa Mensah scores the first goal for Nashville SC franchise". The Tennessean. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. "Nashville SC Announces 14 Players Returning for 2019 Season". Nashville SC. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  6. "EXCLUSIVE: Ghana U23 coach Tanko settles on final 21-man squad for CAF U23 Cup of Nations; Ropapa Mensah listed". GhanaSoccernet.
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