Bernard Mensah (born 17 October 1994) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for UAE Pro League club Al-Nasr.
Born in Accra, Bernard joined Vitória de Guimarães' youth setup in 2012, after starting it out at Feyenoord Ghana. He made his senior debuts with the reserves in the 2012âÂÂ13 campaign, scoring nine goals and earning promotion to Segunda Liga.
On 4 July 2014 Bernard renewed his contract until 2018, being promoted to the main squad on the 18th. He made his professional â and Primeira Liga â debut on 16 August, starting and scoring his side's second in a 3âÂÂ1 away win against Gil Vicente FC.
Seven days later, Bernard scored a brace in a 3âÂÂ0 home success over FC Penafiel. His fourth league goal came on 14 September, netting through a penalty in a 1âÂÂ1 draw against FC Porto also at the Estádio D. Afonso Henriques.
Bernard was linked to a possible move to Manchester United in May 2015, being also a target of Juventus and Valencia CF. He finished his first season in the Portuguese top flight with 30 appearances and five goals, with his side finishing fifth.
On 22 July, Bernard moved to Atlético Madrid on a six-year deal, being immediately loaned out to fellow La Liga side Getafe CF for the 2015-16 season.
On 18 August 2016, Mensah returned to Vitória de Guimarães on a season-long loan deal.
Mensah spent the 2018âÂÂ19 season at Kayserispor on loan from Atlético Madrid with an option to buy. He played a total of 28 games and scored four goals. Kayserispor made the deal permanent in May 2019.
On 15 July 2023, Mensah joined Saudi Pro League club Al-Tai on a free transfer. On 16 September 2023, Mensah scored his first goal from the penalty spot on the 12th minute of the game against Al-Hazm in the Saudi Professional League. On 21 September 2023, Mensah had a hat-trick against Al-Ettifaq in a 3âÂÂ4 loss. Mensah won the November Player of the Month in the Saudi Pro League beating Cameroonian forward Georges-Kévin Nkoudou to win the award.
On 20 August 2024, Mensah joined Al-Riyadh.
On 20 August 2025, Mensah joined Al-Nasr in the UAE Pro League club.
On 8 June 2015, Mensah made his debut for Ghana in a match against Togo, scoring the only goal of the game.
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