FOOTYBOT
1. FC Köln
Gideon Mensah

Gideon Mensah

Defender · 1. FC Köln · 28 · Ghana

Compare with others

Season score
48.8
Bundesliga 26/27, 4 matches
Last 5 weeks
48.3
average of weeks with 60+ minutes
Market value
€4.0M
+€500k (+14%) since 15 Dec 2025
Transfermarkt, 1 Jun 2026

Photo: Bryan Berlin, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Born
18 Jul 1998
Height
177 cm
Foot
L
Contract until
30 Jun 2028
Wikipedia views
783 4 weeks

Wikipedia Wikidata Transfermarkt

Every week

1–7 Jul 2025 to 20–26 Oct 2026

36 of 69 weeks with 60+ minutes, averaging 47.7 (minutes-weighted); 1 of them 70 or better.

no matchunder 60′under 4545–5555–7070+

Every week as a table
WeekMatchesMinutesScoreExpectedUnderlying
15–21 Sep 202616465.849.265.8
8–14 Sep 202619540.849.740.9
1–7 Sep 202619548.949.749.3
25–31 Aug 202619045.150.045.1
18–24 Aug 202617545.950.346.1
30 Jun – 6 Jul 202619058.649.758.6
23–29 Jun 2026218060.148.960.1
16–22 Jun 202619043.848.643.7
2–8 Jun 202618562.847.662.2
12–18 May 202619060.646.760.6
5–11 May 202619040.547.040.4
28 Apr – 4 May 202617834.247.634.1
21–27 Apr 202619038.148.238.0
14–20 Apr 202619049.648.149.5
7–13 Apr 202619036.848.836.7
31 Mar – 6 Apr 202619046.948.946.9
24–30 Mar 202612170.948.571.0
17–23 Mar 202618445.848.645.7
3–9 Mar 202619034.549.534.4
24 Feb – 2 Mar 202619046.049.845.9
17–23 Feb 202614532.450.432.2
3–9 Feb 202619044.850.844.7
27 Jan – 2 Feb 202618551.950.751.9
20–26 Jan 202619057.650.357.6
30 Dec 2025 – 5 Jan 202617644.750.644.6
16–22 Dec 202519076.548.776.6
9–15 Dec 20251953.348.653.2
2–8 Dec 202511772.248.372.3
25 Nov – 1 Dec 202519044.348.544.2
18–24 Nov 2025217443.448.943.6
11–17 Nov 2025115100.048.5100.0
4–10 Nov 2025113100.047.9100.0
28 Oct – 3 Nov 202516940.148.340.0
21–27 Oct 202518752.448.052.4
14–20 Oct 202519050.047.850.0
30 Sep – 6 Oct 202519030.748.830.5
23–29 Sep 202519048.248.848.1
16–22 Sep 202519037.849.537.7
9–15 Sep 202519054.349.254.2
26 Aug – 1 Sep 202518444.949.444.8
19–25 Aug 202517346.349.546.2
12–18 Aug 202518938.350.338.1

Against expectation

How it's expected

Each week's score beside what the player's earlier matches led to expect. Over the last 10 weeks with 60+ minutes: +4.5 a week above expectation.

20.040.060.080.012 Aug23 Sep18 Nov27 Jan31 Mar5 May30 Jun15 SepScore 65.8Expected 49.2

Market value

Where these come from
Transfermarkt €4.0M +€500k (+14%) since 15 Dec 2025 1 Jun 2026 · its own valuation, revised a few times a year
Current estimate €3.7M no change recorded 22 Oct 2026 · BSD, seen when squads refresh
Next summer, if it goes like similar cases €2.9M–€4.0M −13% median of 40 similar past cases; players the same age −20% Closest cases, what their Transfermarkt value then did in a year: Félix Torres at 28 (€4.0M, scoring 51.0) −75%; Gabriel Suazo at 28 (€4.0M, scoring 50.5) +75%; Kevin Diks at 28 (€4.5M, scoring 52.0) +11%.
0€1.0M€2.0M€3.0M€4.0M2017201820192020202120222023202420252026€4.0M€3.7M
Every value as a table
DateSourceValue
22 Oct 2026Current estimate (BSD)€3.7M
1 Jun 2026Transfermarkt€4.0M
15 Dec 2025Transfermarkt€3.5M
3 Jun 2025Transfermarkt€4.0M
10 Dec 2024Transfermarkt€3.5M
11 Jun 2024Transfermarkt€2.5M
13 Dec 2023Transfermarkt€2.5M
27 Jun 2023Transfermarkt€2.5M
2 Nov 2022Transfermarkt€2.0M
30 May 2022Transfermarkt€2.5M
16 Dec 2021Transfermarkt€2.2M
21 May 2021Transfermarkt€2.5M
28 Jan 2021Transfermarkt€2.5M
22 Oct 2020Transfermarkt€2.5M
8 Apr 2020Transfermarkt€2.7M
30 Mar 2020Transfermarkt€3.0M
13 Dec 2019Transfermarkt€1.5M
3 Jun 2019Transfermarkt€900k
15 Apr 2019Transfermarkt€600k
1 Dec 2018Transfermarkt€400k
13 Jun 2018Transfermarkt€400k
13 Dec 2017Transfermarkt€300k
27 May 2017Transfermarkt€300k
3 Dec 2016Transfermarkt€175k
22 Jul 2016Transfermarkt€100k

Two different estimates, so each is its own line and each change is measured within its own line.

Moves

All transfers
DateMoveFee
11 Jul 2026AJ Auxerre 1.FC KölnFree
13 Aug 2022Salzburg AJ AuxerreUndisclosed
30 Jun 2022G. Bordeaux SalzburgBack from loan
3 Aug 2021Salzburg G. BordeauxLoan

What the score is made of

Bundesliga 26/27, 344 minutes. Each part as a percentile against 546 top-five-league defender seasons of 900+ minutes since 2025/26: 50 is the middle of them (the dashed ring).

Shooting35Creating85Progressing80Keeping the ball36Defending65Aerial6Finishing26
As a table
PartPercentilePer 90 vs average
Shooting35−0.16
Creating85+0.48
Progressing80+0.35
Keeping the ball36−0.21
Defending65+0.03
Aerial6−0.68
Finishing26−0.11

Attention

English Wikipedia views per week, the article and its redirects, last 52 weeks.

05.0K10K15K28 Oct16 Dec3 Feb24 Mar12 May30 Jun18 Aug6 Oct

Plays most like

same position, last 12 months: the shape of their play, not its level
PlayerRecent scoreValue nowLikeness
Aaron Wan-Bissaka Aston Villa · 2849.5€15.0M97%Compare
Pedro Henrique Shakhtar Donetsk · 2459.7€8.0M96%Compare
Jordy Makengo SC Freiburg · 2549.2€10.0M96%Compare
Anass Salah-Eddine Panathinaikos FC · 24––95%Compare
Tino Livramento Newcastle United · 23––94%Compare
Enzo Díaz São Paulo · 3046.6€3.0M94%Compare

Recent score: the last six months. Cheaper: valued at less than 60% of Gideon Mensah.

Seasons

SeasonCompetitionTeamMatchesMinutesScoreUnderlying
Bundesliga 26/27Bundesliga1. FC Köln434448.849.0
DFB Pokal 26/27DFB-Pokal1. FC Köln17545.946.1
World Cup 2026World Cup 2026Ghana436055.655.6
Int. Friendly Games 2026International FriendliesGhana210664.464.0
Ligue 1 25/26Ligue 1Auxerre302,33345.245.1
Coupe de France 25/26Coupe de FranceAuxerre19076.576.6
Int. Friendly Games 2025International FriendliesGhana210553.153.0
Ligue 1 24/25Ligue 1Auxerre292,28450.050.0
Ligue 1 22/23Ligue 1Auxerre262,26347.647.6

Latest matches

44 since July 2025
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
19 Sep 2026Bundesligaat Hamburger SVL 1–26400–0.4965.8
12 Sep 2026BundesligaSV Werder BremenD 1–195000.030.0340.8
4 Sep 2026Bundesligaat VfB StuttgartL 1–495000.060.0148.9
29 Aug 2026BundesligaTSG HoffenheimW 3–290000.020.0745.1
24 Aug 2026DFB-Pokalat FC Würzburger KickersW 2–17500––45.9
4 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at ColombiaL 0–19000–0.0258.6
27 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at CroatiaL 1–29000–0.0252.0
23 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at EnglandD 0–09000–0.0068.2
17 Jun 2026World Cup 2026PanamaW 1–09000–0.0143.8
2 Jun 2026International Friendliesat WalesD 1–18500––62.8
All 44 matches
DateCompetitionOpponentResultMinGoalsAssistsxGxAScore
19 Sep 2026Bundesligaat Hamburger SVL 1–26400–0.4965.8
12 Sep 2026BundesligaSV Werder BremenD 1–195000.030.0340.8
4 Sep 2026Bundesligaat VfB StuttgartL 1–495000.060.0148.9
29 Aug 2026BundesligaTSG HoffenheimW 3–290000.020.0745.1
24 Aug 2026DFB-Pokalat FC Würzburger KickersW 2–17500––45.9
4 Jul 2026World Cup 2026at ColombiaL 0–19000–0.0258.6
27 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at CroatiaL 1–29000–0.0252.0
23 Jun 2026World Cup 2026at EnglandD 0–09000–0.0068.2
17 Jun 2026World Cup 2026PanamaW 1–09000–0.0143.8
2 Jun 2026International Friendliesat WalesD 1–18500––62.8
17 May 2026Ligue 1at LilleW 2–09001–0.1860.6
10 May 2026Ligue 1NiceW 2–19000–0.0340.5
3 May 2026Ligue 1AngersW 3–17800–0.0134.2
25 Apr 2026Ligue 1at Olympique LyonnaisL 2–39000–0.0138.1
19 Apr 2026Ligue 1at AS MonacoD 2–29000–0.0149.6
11 Apr 2026Ligue 1NantesD 0–09000–0.0536.8
5 Apr 2026Ligue 1at Le HavreD 1–19000–0.0246.9
27 Mar 2026International Friendliesat AustriaL 1–52100––70.9
21 Mar 2026Ligue 1Stade BrestoisW 3–08401–0.0145.8
7 Mar 2026Ligue 1RC StrasbourgD 0–09000–0.0234.5
1 Mar 2026Ligue 1at LorientD 2–29000–0.2446.0
22 Feb 2026Ligue 1Stade RennaisL 0–34500–0.0132.4
8 Feb 2026Ligue 1Paris FCD 0–09000–0.0644.8
1 Feb 2026Ligue 1at ToulouseD 0–08500–0.1751.9
23 Jan 2026Ligue 1Paris Saint-GermainL 0–19000–0.1057.6
4 Jan 2026Ligue 1at Stade BrestoisL 0–27600–0.0144.7
21 Dec 2025Coupe de FranceAS MonacoL 1–29000––76.5
14 Dec 2025Ligue 1LilleL 3–4900–0.0253.3
7 Dec 2025Ligue 1MetzW 3–11700–0.0072.2
29 Nov 2025Ligue 1at Paris FCD 1–19000–0.0144.3
23 Nov 2025Ligue 1Olympique LyonnaisD 0–08400–0.0744.3
18 Nov 2025International Friendliesat South KoreaL 0–19000––42.6
14 Nov 2025International Friendliesat JapanL 0–21500––100.0
9 Nov 2025Ligue 1at AngersL 0–21300–0.07100.0
1 Nov 2025Ligue 1Olympique de MarseilleL 0–16900–0.0340.1
26 Oct 2025Ligue 1Le HavreL 0–18700–0.0852.4
19 Oct 2025Ligue 1at Stade RennaisD 2–29000–0.0150.0
4 Oct 2025Ligue 1RC LensL 1–29000–0.0730.7
27 Sep 2025Ligue 1at Paris Saint-GermainL 0–29000–0.0148.2
21 Sep 2025Ligue 1ToulouseW 1–09000–0.0137.8
13 Sep 2025Ligue 1AS MonacoL 1–29000–0.0254.3
30 Aug 2025Ligue 1at NantesL 0–184000.000.1044.9
23 Aug 2025Ligue 1at NiceL 1–37300–0.0146.3
17 Aug 2025Ligue 1LorientW 1–08900–0.0138.3