Jonathan Mensah

Jonathan Mensah, known on his shirt simply as Jonathan, is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Accra on 13 July 1990, he began with Ashanti Gold and moved to Free State Stars in South Africa after a single season. In Europe he was loaned to Granada, played for Evian in France and spent a spell at Anzhi Makhachkala before joining Columbus Crew in 2017, where he won the MLS Cup and a place in the MLS Best XI in 2020. He later played for the San Jose Earthquakes and the New England Revolution. For Ghana he won the 2009 African Youth Championship and the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup, then played at the 2010 and 2014 World Cups and in five consecutive Africa Cup of Nations semifinal squads. He is unrelated to the similarly named John Mensah.