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Jacob Mensah Profile and Player Statistics

Jacob Mensah

First name:	Jacob
Last name:	Mensah
Position:	Defender
Nationality:
Height:	188

Football Career Transfers and Statistics

We are going to show you the list of football clubs and seasons in which Jacob Mensah has played. It includes the total number of appearance (caps), substitution details, goals, yellow and red cards stats.

Competition	Season	Football Club
Enterprise National League South	2025/2026	Dover Athletic	13	0	0	1	0
Enterprise National League South	2024/2025	Welling United	5	4	1	0	0
Enterprise National League South	2023/2024	Dover Athletic	3	0	2	1	0
Enterprise National League	2022/2023	Torquay United	18	4	1	0	0
Carabao Cup	2021/2022	Morecambe	2	1	0	0	0
EFL Trophy	2021/2022	Morecambe	3	0	0	0	0
FA Cup	2021/2022	Morecambe	2	0	0	0	0
League One	2021/2022	Morecambe	15	1	0	0	0
Enterprise National League	2020/2021	Weymouth	25	0	2	1	3

Jacob Mensah has played in the following competitions and football tournaments.

Now showing: All Competitions

Date	Home	Score	Away	HT
18/10/2025	Chippenham Town	1 - 1	Dover Athletic	1-0	H2H	+
Tom Owen-Evans 4'		1 - 0
			58' Alfie Matthews
Dan Ellison 59'
		1 - 1	60' Luke Baptiste
Luke Haines 90+4'
11/10/2025	Dover Athletic	1 - 1	Horsham	0-0	H2H	+
		0 - 1	72' James Hammond
Jacob Mensah 90+4'		1 - 1
04/10/2025	Tonbridge Angels	2 - 1	Dover Athletic	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	24' Jalen Jones
Scott Wagstaff 48'		1 - 1
Brody Peart 57'		2 - 1
27/09/2025	AFC Hornchurch	0 - 0	Dover Athletic	0-0	H2H
20/09/2025	Dover Athletic	3 - 3	Hampton & Richmond	0-2	H2H	+
			3' Harry Thomas
		0 - 1	7' Craig Fasanmade
George Wilkinson 21'
		0 - 2	43' Craig Fasanmade
Rúben Junior 49'		1 - 2
		1 - 3	53' Harry Gardner
			55' Davide Rodari
Luke Baptiste 69'
Francis Mampolo 69'
Kenny Coker 69'
			69' Craig Fasanmade
			69' Reece Grego-Cox
De-Carrey Deavon Sheriff 69'
Decarrey Musi Sheriff 76'		2 - 3
			77' Harry Gardner
			77' Luke Robertson
			83' Alfie Tuck
			83' S. Kader
			83' Reece Grego-Cox
			83' Jude Mason
			90+3' Alan Massey
Kenny Coker 90+5'		3 - 3
06/09/2025	Farnborough	1 - 2	Dover Athletic	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	3'
Lachlan Byrd 12'		1 - 1
Luciano D'Auria-Henry 30'
Luciano D'Auria-Henry 38'
Kai Jennings 38'
		1 - 2	57'
Rakish Bingham 58'
Louis Lomas 58'
Dominic Poleon 69'
69'
Oliver Robinson 77'
77'
			83'
			83' Harry Beadle
			90+3' Kenny Coker
			90+6'
02/09/2025	Dover Athletic	2 - 2	Dagenham & Redbridge	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	2' Donovan Wilson
			22' Corey Panter
46'
46'		1 - 1
Harry Beadle 46'
46'
67'		2 - 1
			72' Donovan Wilson
			72' Harvey Broad
			72' Dermi Lusala
			72' Christian N'Guessan
Roman Charles-Cook 76'
76'
			78' Joe Haigh
			78' Ashley Hemmings
			78' Reggie Young
			78' Rafiq Khaleel
		2 - 2	87' Ashley Hemmings
90+2'
30/08/2025	Dover Athletic	1 - 2	Maidenhead United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	8' Will De Havilland
Harry Beadle 9'
37'
48'		1 - 1
67'
		1 - 2	72' Will De Havilland
73'
			77' Kane Ferdinand
			84' Jayden Mitchell-Lawson
			84' Ryan Bartley
85'
Kenny Coker 85'
			86' Kai Yearn
Harry Beadle 90+2'
90+2'
25/08/2025	Torquay United	3 - 2	Dover Athletic	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	20'
Munashe Sundire 24'
Dan Hayfield 24'
Cody Cooke 35'		1 - 1
			46'
			46'
		1 - 2	49'
Jordan Young 59'		2 - 2
			64' Ryan Hanson
			64' Harry Beadle
Matt Worthington 68'
Matt Jay 73'
Jordan Thomas 80'
Denzel Owoahene-Akyeampong 80'
			81'
Denzel Owoahene-Akyeampong 84'
Matt Jay 89'		3 - 2
			90+1' Kenny Coker
Jordan Young 90+3'
Jordan Dyer 90+3'
23/08/2025	Dover Athletic	2 - 0	Salisbury	1-0	H2H	+
Jalen Jones 32'		1 - 0
			32' Noah Coppin
			42' Matt Briggs
			42' M. Taylor
			46' Taylor Foran
			46' Dominic Revan
63'
Kenny Coker 63'
			69' Oliver Bray
			69' Josh Keeya
69'
Harry Beadle 76'
			76' Noah Coppin
			76'
88'		2 - 0
90+3'
19/08/2025	Eastbourne Borough	0 - 1	Dover Athletic	0-0	H2H	+
			19'
		0 - 1	46'
George Alexander 79'
Victor Akinwale 79'
Mo Sagaf 79'
Craig Eastmond 79'
16/08/2025	Bath City	1 - 2	Dover Athletic	0-0	H2H	+
			37'
		0 - 1	49'
Jack Batten 53'
		0 - 2	61'
Ewan Clark 63'
Bradley Ash 63'
Scott Wilson 63'
63'
Jack Batten 63'
Alex Fisher 63'
Alex Fisher 80'		1 - 2
			80'
			83'
			90' Kenny Coker
Ollie Tomlinson 90+6'
Jack Matthews 90+6'
09/08/2025	Dover Athletic	2 - 3	AFC Totton	0-3	H2H	+
		0 - 1	12' Craig Tanner
		0 - 2	28' Brandon Haunstrup
		0 - 3	42' Ralph Vigrass
Ryan Hanson 55'
55'
			65' Tony Lee
			65'
			65' Brandon Haunstrup
			65' Malachi Linton
67'
74'		1 - 3
			78' Ralph Vigrass
			78'
Jalen Jones 79'
79'
			84'
90+4'		2 - 3
Kenny Coker 90+4'
07/09/2024	Welling United	2 - 0	Torquay United	0-0	H2H	+
Dave Winfield 41'
Anointed Chukwu 53'
			70' Roddy Collins Jr.
			70' Finley Craske
			73' Ben Seymour
			73' Bradley Ash
Anointed Chukwu 73'
David Carty 73'
Teddy Perkins 77'
Teddy Perkins 79'
Jacob Mensah 79'
Charlie Pegrum 82'		1 - 0
			84' Lirak Hasani
			84' Omar Mussa
			87' Oscar Threlkeld
			87' Jadyn Crosbie
Charlie Pegrum 90+1'
Reece Grant 90+1'
Gene Kennedy 90+4'		2 - 0
Anthony Grant 90+5'
31/08/2024	Welling United	1 - 3	Chesham United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	26' Mitchell Weiser
Chiori Johnson 40'
Oscar Borg 40'
TJ Bramble 46'
Elliot Long 46'
Martell Taylor-Crossdale 52'
Anointed Chukwu 57'
Martell Taylor-Crossdale 61'
			64' T'Sharne Gallimore
			77' Omar Rowe
		0 - 2	78' Omar Rowe
Anthony Grant 79'
Sam Cornish 79'
Anointed Chukwu 79'
Reece Grant 79'
Oscar Borg 79'
Jacob Mensah 79'
			83' Omar Rowe
			83' Bradley Clayton
		0 - 3	85' Mitchell Weiss
			87' T'Sharne Gallimore
			87' Jack Connors
			90' Steve Brown
			90' Jack Cawley
			90+1' Avan Jones
			90+1' Eoin Casey
			90+1' Joe Grant
			90+1' Connor Roberts
Daniel Martin 90+8'		1 - 3
17/08/2024	Bath City	1 - 0	Welling United	1-0	H2H	+
			27' Jack Burchell
Sam Wilson 33'		1 - 0
			54' Elliot Long
			54' Zain Walker
			54' Anthony Grant
			65' Reece Grant
			65' TJ Bramble
Solomon Wanjau Smith 72'
Jordan Alves 72'
			74' Anthony Grant
			74' Sam Cornish
			77' Martell Taylor-Crossdale
Alex Fisher 81'
Ruben Davies 81'
			81' Chiori Johnson
			81' Jacob Mensah
			86' Jack Burchell
Ruben Davies 90+3'
10/08/2024	Welling United	1 - 0	Aveley	0-0	H2H	+
TJ Bramble 46'
Reece Grant 46'
			48' Luke Allen
			48' Joshua Anifowose
Oscar Borg 59'
Daniel Martin 59'
Martell Taylor-Crossdale 61'		1 - 0
Anthony Grant 71'
Sam Cornish 71'
			73' Emmanuel Ogunrinde
			73' Kenny Aileru
			73' Razzaq Coleman De-Graft
			73' Alex Hernandez
Martell Taylor-Crossdale 83'
Zain Walker 83'
			85' Ikechi Eze
			85' Nathan Carlyle
Chiori Johnson 87'
Jacob Mensah 87'
23/01/2024	Dover Athletic	1 - 2	Tonbridge Angels	1-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	16' Jordan Higgs
Jacob Mensah 45'		1 - 1
		1 - 2	52' Francis Mampolo
Iffy Allen 66'
Nick Dembele 66'
Charlie Naylor 80'
Zidane Sutherland 80'
			83' Nathan Odokonyero
			83' Jordan Greenidge
Peter Ojemen 85'
Destiny Oladipo 85'
			90+6' Paris Lock
			90+6' William Puffette
11/03/2023	Torquay United	1 - 2	Wealdstone	0-1	H2H	+
Tom Lapslie 7'
L. Collins 21'
Ben Wyatt 21'
		0 - 1	41' Max Kretzschmar
K. Evans 46'		1 - 1
			65' Max Kretzschmar
			65' T. Whittaker
			71' Dominic Hutchinson
			71' S. Lo-Everton
			71' Corie Andrews
			71' Olufela Olomola
Aaron Jarvis 72'
			75' Charlie Barker
Ross Marshall 83'
Asa Hall 83'
		1 - 2	90+1' Micah Obiero
			90+6' Olufela Olomola
			90+9'
07/03/2023	Solihull Moors	3 - 2	Torquay United	2-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	3' Ross Marshall
Jamey Osborne 29'
Josh Kelly 37'		1 - 1
Callum Howe 45+1'		2 - 1
			46' Ben Wyatt
			46' Ali Omar
			53' K. Dawson
M. Beck 56'		3 - 1
Jamey Osborne 59'
M. Beck 66'
Tom Whelan 66'
		3 - 2	74' L. Collins
Ryan Boot 76'
Josh Kelly 85'
Joey Jones 85'
			89' K. Dawson
			89' Daniel Martin
Justin Donawa 90+2'
Leo Wood 90+2'
04/03/2023	Aldershot Town	1 - 1	Torquay United	1-1	H2H	+
J. Partington 5'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	9' Brett McGavin
Haji Mnoga 44'
Morgan Roberts 57'
J. Amaluzor 57'
O. Pendlebury 67'
J. McQuoid 67'
T. Cordner 71'
			77' Tom Lapslie
			77' K. Dawson
			80' Brett McGavin
			80' Ryan Hanson
Tahvon Campbell 82'
J. Hutchinson 82'
28/02/2023	Torquay United	1 - 2	Bromley	0-1	H2H	+
Dean Moxey 18'
Ben Wyatt 18'
Aaron Jarvis 21'
		0 - 1	35' Omar Sowunmi
			45+1' Byron Webster
			45+1' Callum Reynolds
			45+6' Harry Forster
			50' Michael Cheek
			50' Mitchel Bergkamp
			59' Louis Dennis
			59' Kellen Fisher
Tom Lapslie 65'
D. De Silva 65'
Aaron Jarvis 78'		1 - 1
Shaun Donnellan 80'
		1 - 2	82' Adam Marriott
Ross Marshall 83'
Ryan Hanson 83'
25/02/2023	Torquay United	1 - 2	Southend United	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	27' Callum Powell
Brett McGavin 40'
			45+1' Callum Powell
Jacob Mensah 46'
L. Collins 46'
D. De Silva 69'
Ben Wyatt 69'
			70' Callum Powell
			70' Dan Mooney
Tom Lapslie 73'
			75' Gus Scott-Morriss
			75' Jason Dimitriou
Ross Marshall 82'
Ryan Hanson 82'
L. Collins 85'		1 - 1
			88' Noor Husin
		1 - 2	90+1' Cav Miley
			90+2' K. Łopata
			90+2' Jack Bridge
			90+2' K. Łopata
			90+6' Jason Dimitriou
21/02/2023	Dorking Wanderers	3 - 2	Torquay United	1-1	H2H	+
J. McShane 6'		1 - 0
B. Taylor 25'
			34' K. Evans
		1 - 1	45+1' Aaron Jarvis
		1 - 2	46' Tom Lapslie
			49' K. Evans
			52' Tope Fadahunsi
			52' Ben Wyatt
E. Harris 53'
J. Muitt 53'
M. Briggs 53'
H. Ottaway 53'
H. Ottaway 57'		2 - 2
H. Ottaway 61'		3 - 2
G. Francomb 64'
I. Philpott 64'
			73' Brett McGavin
			73' Ryan Hanson
			73' Dean Moxey
			73' Jacob Mensah
			79' Aaron Jarvis
L. Moore 79'
J. Muitt 85'
18/02/2023	Torquay United	2 - 1	Barnet	1-0	H2H	+
Aaron Jarvis 18'		1 - 0
			46' Sam Beard
			46' Courtney Senior
Tope Fadahunsi 47'		2 - 0
			64' Dale Gorman
			64' Marvin Armstrong
Brett McGavin 64'
Ben Wyatt 64'
Ben Wyatt 71'
		2 - 1	78' Ryan De Havilland
D. De Silva 81'
Ryan Hanson 81'
Shaun Donnellan 82'
			85' Idris Kanu
Tope Fadahunsi 87'
Jacob Mensah 87'
			90' F. Potter
			90' David Moyo
04/02/2023	Torquay United	1 - 2	Notts County	1-1	H2H	+
Ryan Hanson 13'
			30' Connell Rawlinson
		0 - 1	34' Macaulay Langstaff
Tope Fadahunsi 35'
L. Collins 35'
			38' Rúben Rodrigues
Tom Lapslie 42'		1 - 1
Ryan Hanson 43'
Ross Marshall 43'
		1 - 2	48' Rúben Rodrigues
Ben Wyatt 48'
			56' Sam Austin
			57' Sam Austin
			57' Jodi Jones
			62' Sam Slocombe
			65' Rúben Rodrigues
			77' Macaulay Langstaff
Ben Wyatt 79'
Dylan Crowe 79'
			79' Macaulay Langstaff
			79' Cedwyn Scott
K. Evans 82'
			87' Connell Rawlinson
			87' Geraldo Bajrami
31/01/2023	Woking	1 - 1	Torquay United	1-0	H2H	+
Rohan Ince 25'
			40' Dean Moxey
Padraig Amond 43'		1 - 0
		1 - 1	61' Tope Fadahunsi
		1 - 2	61'
Rohan Ince 62'
J. Hessenthaler 62'
Rhys Browne 62'
Kyran Lofthouse 62'
Padraig Amond 76'
Marcus Dackers 76'
			78' Tope Fadahunsi
			78' Dylan Crowe
			85' Ross Marshall
			90+8' D. De Silva
28/01/2023	Torquay United	1 - 0	Maidstone United	0-0	H2H	+
			31' S. Bone
			46' R. Galvin
			46' J. Alabi
			73' S. Lawson
			74' R. Booty
Ricky Aguiar 75'
Ryan Hanson 75'
Aaron Jarvis 79'		1 - 0
			80' S. Lawson
			80' C. Pattison
Tope Fadahunsi 82'
Dylan Crowe 82'
			83' J. Barham
			83' J. Fawole
Ben Wyatt 89'
Ross Marshall 89'
Tom Lapslie 90+1'
19/11/2022	Maidstone United	0 - 0	Oldham Athletic	0-0	H2H	+
R. Galvin 56'
C. Pattison 56'
			65' Dan Gardner
J. Fawole 65'
J. Barham 65'
			74' Peter Clarke
S. Corne 90+1'
12/11/2022	Scunthorpe United	0 - 2	Maidstone United	0-0	H2H	+
Tom Pugh 55'
Tom Pugh 66'
Cameron Wilson 66'
			70' J. Fawole
			70' J. Barham
		0 - 1	74' J. Barham
			75' R. Galvin
Jai Rowe 76'
Marcus Carver 76'
			82' J. Binnom-Williams
			82' C. Pattison
		0 - 2	86' R. Deacon
Joe Nuttall 88'
08/11/2022	Eastleigh	5 - 2	Maidstone United	1-2	H2H	+
Danny Whitehall 16'		1 - 0
			19' R. Greenidge
		1 - 1	37' R. Galvin
		1 - 2	39' R. Greenidge
			45' R. Deacon
Charlie Carter 48'
			50' Gavin Hoyte
Tristan Abrahams 51'		2 - 2
			55' R. Galvin
			55' S. Corne
Nigel Atangana 62'
Vincent Harper 62'
Oscar Rutherford 62'
Ryan Hill 62'
Vincent Harper 63'		3 - 2
Ousseynou Cissé 72'		4 - 2
Tristan Abrahams 73'
Jake Hesketh 73'
			78' J. Ellul
			78' Jacob Mensah
R. Deacon 88'		5 - 2
01/11/2022	Maidstone United	0 - 0	Solihull Moors	0-0	H2H	+
J. Fawole 40'
			62' Connor Parsons
			62' Ryan Barnett
			62' Callum Whelan
			62' Joe Sbarra
J. Binnom-Williams 70'
Jacob Mensah 70'
J. Fawole 80'
J. Barham 80'
			80' Andy Dallas
			80' Alex Reid
29/10/2022	Maidstone United	1 - 1	Yeovil Town	0-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	13' Alex Fisher
D. Odusanya 23'
Dylan Barkers 37'
R. Booty 41'
			45' Ewan Clark
R. Galvin 45+1'
R. Greenidge 52'
Dylan Barkers 56'
J. Alabi 56'
			60' Ben Richards-Everton
			64' Ewan Clark
			64' Chiori Johnson
			64' Sam Perry
			64' Charlie Wakefield
J. Barham 71'
J. Fawole 71'
			71' Matt Worthington
			72' Matt Worthington
			72' Ollie Hulbert
R. Booty 90+6'		1 - 1
25/10/2022	Maidstone United	0 - 3	Southend United	0-2	H2H	+
		0 - 1	8' Callum Powell
		0 - 2	29' Jack Bridge
			50' Gus Scott-Morriss
			61' Callum Powell
			61' Aaron Cosgrave
			61' Wesley Fonguck
			61' Harry Taylor
J. Alabi 65'
J. Fawole 65'
S. Corne 69'
C. Pattison 69'
			71' Jack Bridge
		0 - 3	71' Chris Wreh
R. Greenidge 71'
			78' Noor Husin
			78' Jason Dimitriou
Dylan Barkers 81'
D. Odusanya 81'
			82' Jason Dimitriou
			87' Aaron Cosgrave
21/10/2022	Notts County	3 - 0	Maidstone United	1-0	H2H	+
Macaulay Langstaff 44'		1 - 0
Rúben Rodrigues 52'		2 - 0
Rúben Rodrigues 55'
			60' C. Pattison
			60' J. Barham
			60' J. Alabi
			60' J. Fawole
Cedwyn Scott 63'		3 - 0
Cedwyn Scott 66'
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 66'
Aaron Nemane 66'
Sam Austin 66'
			70' Dylan Barkers
			70' D. Odusanya
Macaulay Langstaff 76'
K. Mitchell 76'
08/10/2022	Maidstone United	1 - 1	Halifax Town	0-0	H2H	+
			7' Jack Hunter
Dylan Barkers 45+2'
Dylan Barkers 53'
D. Odusanya 53'
D. Odusanya 61'
			64' Rob Harker
			64' Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
J. Alabi 64'
C. Pattison 64'
		0 - 1	66' Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
			71' Jordan Slew
			71' Millenic Alli
			72' Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
J. Barham 75'
J. Fawole 75'
R. Deacon 79'
			83' Millenic Alli
			89' Jamie Cooke
			89' Sam Smart
R. Deacon 90'		1 - 1
09/04/2022	Cambridge United	2 - 1	Morecambe	1-0	H2H	+
Sam Smith 42'		1 - 0
			51' Ousmane Fane
James Brophy 65'
Wesley Hoolahan 65'
			67' Arthur Gnahoua
			67' Jonah Ayunga
		1 - 1	68' Cole Stockton
Joe Ironside 71'		2 - 1
Sam Sherring 72'
Jubril Okedina 72'
Jack Iredale 82'
Harrison Dunk 82'
			83' Rhys Bennett
			83' Shane McLoughlin
			83' A. Wildig
			83' Jonathan Obika
05/04/2022	Morecambe	2 - 1	Oxford United	2-1	H2H	+
		0 - 1	3' Matty Taylor
A. Wildig 14'		1 - 1
Cole Stockton 25'		2 - 1
Ryan McLaughlin 42'
			44' Ryan Williams
Ousmane Fane 47'
Ryan McLaughlin 62'
Ryan Cooney 62'
			64' Gavin Whyte
			64' Billy Bodin
			64' Marcus McGuane
			64' James Henry
Arthur Gnahoua 66'
Shane McLoughlin 66'
			76' Nathan Holland
			76' Sam Winnall
Adam Phillips 86'
Toumani Diagouraga 86'
02/04/2022	Morecambe	3 - 0	Burton Albion	2-0	H2H	+
Dylan Connolly 28'
Arthur Gnahoua 41'		1 - 0
			43' Conor Shaughnessy
			43' Conor Shaughnessy
Adam Phillips 45+5'		2 - 0
Ousmane Fane 46'
Toumani Diagouraga 46'
Cole Stockton 46'		3 - 0
			57' Christian Saydee
			57' Harry Chapman
			68' Ciaran Gilligan
			68' T. Taylor
			68' Louis Moult
			68' Gassan Ahadme
			71' Adedeji Oshilaja
Ryan McLaughlin 77'
Ryan Cooney 77'
Adam Phillips 85'
Jonah Ayunga 85'
19/03/2022	Wigan Athletic	4 - 1	Morecambe	2-0	H2H	+
14'
Josh Magennis 19'		1 - 0
			25'
			26'
33'
			40'
43'
Jason Kerr 44'		2 - 0
		2 - 1	49' Dylan Connolly
Will Keane 67'		3 - 1
Stephen Humphrys 68'		4 - 1
71'
			74' Shane McLoughlin
			74' Adam Phillips
			75' Cole Stockton
Max Power 78'
Graeme Shinnie 78'
			88' Arthur Gnahoua
			88' Jonah Ayunga
Stephen Humphrys 88'
Gwion Edwards 88'
			88' Jacob Bedeau
			88' Liam Gibson

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