Jonathan Mensah (born 13 July 1990), commonly known simply as “Jona”. Currently plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Evian in France and the Ghana national team.
To avoid confusion with the similarly named but unrelated John Mensah, he is typically known as and plays with the name "Jonathan" on his shirt.
Jonathan joined Free State Stars in the 2008 off-season and was signed from top Ghanaian side Ashanti Gold. He had his Youth career with the Ashanti Gold Academy while is secondary school at the Obuasi Technical School.
He then joined Italian side Udinese on a short stint and in January 2010, Jonathan moved to Spanish club Granada on loan.On 8 July 2011, Jonathan moved to newly promoted French Ligue 1 side Evian, signing a four-year contract for undisclosed fee.
International career
In 2009, Jonathan was in the Ghana team for the under 20 youth championship in Kigali and helped Ghana claim the prestigious cup. Jonathan's performances during this competition earned him a call-up to the 2010 World Cup, held in South Africa where he was given the number 8 shirt usually worn by Michael Essien. Jonathan established himself as a central defensive partner for John Mensah in the absence, through injury, of first-choice centre back Isaac Vorsah.Jonathan played in two out of the three group stage games for Ghana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and also in the round of 16 win against United States. He has been a regular member of the team for the past four years. He will be making his second World Cup appearance. Favorite Jersey number is number 4 but will be in the number 19 Jersey for Ghana at the World Cup.
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