Jeremiah Mensah
German footballer (born 2007)
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Jeremiah Dennit Mensah (born 21 February 2008) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club Bayer Leverkusen.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jeremiah Dennit Mensah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Germany | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Germany U15 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Germany U16 | 8 | (0) |
| 2024– | Germany U17 | 13 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:03, 4 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:54, 23 March 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Mensah is a product of youth academy of Bayer Leverkusen since 2014 when he was 6 years old, and was promoted to their U19s in 2024.[2] On 24 July 2024, he extended his contract with Bayer Leverkusen.[3] He made his senior and professional debut with Bayer Leverkusen in a 4–0 DFB-Pokal win over Sonnenhof Großaspach 15 August 2025.[4] He debuted in the UEFA Champions League with Leverkusen as a substitute in a 7–2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain on 21 October 2025.[2]
International career
Born in Germany, Mensah is of Ghanaian and French descent. Mensah holds both Ghanaian and French citizenship from his parents. He was part of the Germany U17 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship and the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5][6]
External links
- Jeremiah Mensah at Soccerway
- Jeremiah Mensah at DFB (also available in German)