Edmund Arko-Mensah

Edmund Arko-Mensah (born 9 September 2001) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a left-winger for Veikkausliiga club IF Gnistan.

Edmund Arko-Mensah

Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-09-09) 9 September 2001 (age 23)[1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Left-winger
Team information
Current team	Gnistan
Number	12
Youth career
0000–2018	Legon Cities
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Legon Cities
2018	→ Berekum Chelsea (loan)	8	(1)
2020	Honka II	2	(1)
2020–2023	Honka	91	(8)
2024	Dinamo Batumi	4	(0)
2025–	Gnistan	13	(2)
International career‡
2017	Ghana U17	7	(0)
2023–	Ghana U23	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 June 2023

Club career

Mensah was transferred to Berekum Chelsea on loan on 4 February 2018.^[2]

Mensah joined Veikkausliiga team Honka in October 2019, starting in the 2020 season.^[3] He spent four seasons with Honka, making 91 league appearances and scoring eight goals, plus winning the Finnish League Cup.

Mensah joined Georgian club Dinamo Batumi on 9 February 2024.^[4] His time in Georgia was limited to just four appearances from the bench.

Mensah returned to Finland and joined Veikkausliiga club Gnistan in November 2024 on a two-year deal.^[5] A landmark game for his new club came on 10 May 2025 as he scored twice and made an assist in a 3-2 away win over AC Oulu before being sent off in the final minutes of the game.

International career

In 2017, Arko-Mensah made his international debut for the Ghana U17 national team.

In June 2023, Arko-Mensah was named in the squad of the Ghana under-23 national team, for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations final tournament, where he played in all three of Ghana's group stage matches.^[6]

Career statistics

As of 24 June 2024

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Berekum Chelsea (loan)	2018	Ghana Premier League	8	1	0	0	—		—		8	1
Honka Akatemia	2020	Kakkonen	2	1	0	0	—		—		2	1
Honka	2020	Veikkausliiga	17	0	5	0	—		0	0	22	0
	2021	Veikkausliiga	23	2	5	0	—		4[c]	0	32	2
	2022	Veikkausliiga	25	3	1	0	4	1	—		30	4
	2023	Veikkausliiga	26	3	3	0	2	0	1[c]	0	32	3
	Total		91	8	14	0	6	1	5	0	116	9
Dinamo Batumi	2024	Erovnuli Liga	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Gnistan	2025	Veikkausliiga	0	0	0	0	3	0	–		3	0
Career total			106	10	14	0	9	1	5	0	133	11

Notes

1. Includes Suomen Cup
2. Includes Finnish League Cup
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Honka

• Finnish League Cup: 2022
• Finnish Cup runner-up: 2023