Godwin Mensha

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Godwin Mensha
File:Godwin Mensha in Fars News Agency.jpg
Mensha in 2018
Personal information
Full name Godwin Mensha
Date of birth (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
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Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Pedroñeras 18 (6)
2010–2011 Madridejos 31 (20)
2011–2012 Talavera de la Reina 26 (17)
2012–2014 Socuéllamos 71 (41)
2014–2015 Compostela 29 (4)
2015–2016 Balzan 15 (3)
2016 Mosta 16 (10)
2016–2017 Paykan 27 (15)
2017–2019 Persepolis 63 (14)
2019 Esteghlal 14 (1)
2019 Ajman 1 (0)
2020–2021 Gol Gohar 42 (16)
2021–2023 Mes Rafsanjan 48 (17)
2023–2024 Foolad 13 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 February 2024

Godwin Mensha (born 2 September 1989) is Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Foolad.

Club career

Malta

On 30 June 2000, Mensha joined Maltese Premier League side Balzan.[1] However in the next January, his contract was terminated and he moved to fellow league team Mosta.[2]

Paykan

On 27 July 2016, Mensha signed for Iranian club Paykan on a one-year contract.[3][4] On 7 August, he made his debut in a 3–1 defeat against Tractor Sazi.[5] On 20 September, Coming on as a substitute, he scored his first goals for Paykan, a brace in a 3–2 away win over defending champions Esteghlal Khuzestan.[6] With 15 league goals, Mensha was the third highest scorer in the Premier League for the 2016–17 season, three goals behind Golden Boot winner Mehdi Taremi.[7]

Persepolis

In May 2017, Mensha signed a contract with Pro League champions Persepolis.[8] Mensha scored his first goal for the club on 3 August 2017, in a 2–1 victory against Tractor Sazi. On 22 August 2017, Mensha scored a crucial equalizer in Persepolis' 2–2 draw against Al Ahli in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the 2017 AFC Champions League. He scored his second goal for Persepolis from the penalty spot in an away match against Al Ahli.

Mensha scored seven goals in the AFC Champions League for Persepolis, making him fourth highest goalscorer for Persepolis in Asian competitions.[9]

Esteghlal

File:Mensha first game for Esteghlal.jpg
Mensha in his first game for Esteghlal against Paykan

In January 2019, Mensha and Persepolis came to a mutual agreement to terminate his contract with the club.[10] He was then signed by cross-town rivals Esteghlal on an 18-month-long on 5 February 2019,[11] making him the twentieth player to play for both clubs.[12] After signing with the club, Mensha said: "I want to prove that I'm not wrong about joining Esteghlal." He was given the number 90 shirt, just as he was at Persepolis.[13]

Mensha made his debut for the club on 7 February, in a 4–0 win against Paykan, as a 72nd-minute substitute for Dariush Shojaeian, assisting the third goal by Esmaël Gonçalves.[14] On 28 February, in an away match against Foolad, he attacked an opponent fan after the fan pulled his hair while he was entering the stadium.[15] During the match, he scored his first goal for his new club as well as providing an assist for the winner in the 3–1 away victory against Foolad. His goal came from Farshid Bagheri's pass from behind the halfway line, which he volleyed the ball past the keeper.[16] Two days later, he was banned from all domestic football activities until further notice, due to the incident he had before the match.[17] However, the ban was lifted a few days later after clarifying the incident for the FFIRI.[18] On 5 May, with the arrival of new coach Farhad Majidi, he was excluded from training with the first-team due to his bad behaviour after he realised he is not a starter in the previous game against Padideh.[19]

Ajman

On 11 July 2019, Mensha signed with UAE team Ajman on a two-year contract.[20]

Gol Gohar

On 29 January 2020, Mensha returned to Iran signing with Gol Gohar Sirjan.[21] He made his debut for the club on 1 February, coming on as a substitute for Mehrdad Bayrami in the 58th minute of a 1–1 draw against Pars Jonoubi Jam.[22] Six days later he scored his first goal for the club in the 1–1 draw against Tractor.[23]

Career statistics

As of match played 03 February 2022
Club Division Season League National Cup Continental1 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Madridejos Tercera División 2010–11 31 20 0 0 — 31 20
Talavera 2011–12 26 17 0 0 26 17
Socuéllamos 2012–13 33 20 0 0 33 20
2013–14 38 21 0 0 38 21
Compostela Segunda División B 2014–15 29 4 0 0 29 4
Balzan Maltese Premier League 2015–16 15 4 0 0 15 4
Mosta 16 10 0 0 16 10
Paykan Persian Gulf Pro League 2016–17 28 15 1 1 – – 29 16
Persepolis 2017–18 27 4 3 2 11 6 41 12
2018–19 15 1 1 0 6 1 22 2
Esteghlal 11 1 0 0 3 0 14 1
Gol Gohar 2020–21 28 14 2 1 – – 30 15
Mes Rafsanjan 2021–22 11 11 0 0 – – 11 11
Total 120 46 7 4 20 7 147 57
Career total 280 128 7 4 20 7 335 153

1 Includes AFC Champions League matches.

Honours

File:Godwin Mensha In Persepolis Championship Celebration.jpg
Mensha celebrates championship with Persepolis.

Persepolis

Individual

References

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