_(cropped).jpg) Fosu-Mensah in 2022 withBayer Leverkusen | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Evans Timothy Fosu Fosu-Mensah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-02)2 January 1998 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | USCL | ||
| 2006–2014 | Ajax | ||
| 2014–2016 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2021 | Manchester United | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Crystal Palace (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | →Fulham (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Bayer Leverkusen | 23 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U16 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Netherlands U19 | 10 | (0) |
| 2016 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Netherlands | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2018 (UTC) | |||
Evans Timothy Fosu Fosu-Mensah (born 2 January 1998) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as adefensive midfielder,centre-back orfull-back. He formerly played for Dutch clubAjax'syouth team, and then forManchester United andBayer Leverkusen.
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Born inAmsterdam toGhanaian parents, Fosu-Mensah began his career withAjax, before moving to England in 2014. Fosu-Mensah played for Manchester United's youth teams in a variety of positions, including centre-back, right-back and central midfield. He made his professional debut at left-back on 28 February 2016, in a 3–2Premier League win at home toArsenal, coming on as a 55th-minute substitute forMarcos Rojo.[3]
On 19 October 2016, he signed a new long-term contract with Manchester United until 2020, with the option to extend for a further year.[4]
On 10 August 2017, Fosu-Mensah joinedCrystal Palace on a season-long loan, reuniting with his former boss at Ajax,Frank de Boer.[5] He made his debut for Palace two days later on 12 August 2017 against newly promotedHuddersfield Town, losing 3–0.[6] Despite the defeat, Fosu-Mensah was praised for his last-minute tackle onSteve Mounié, denying him ahat-trick.[7][8]
On 9 August 2018, Fosu-Mensah joinedFulham on a season-long loan.[9] He made his debut for Fulham on 18 August 2018, in a 3–1 away defeat to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League, playing the full 90 minutes. On 13 April 2019, he suffered a knee ligament injury which saw him return to Manchester United.[10][11]
On 27 June 2020, Fosu-Mensah made his first United senior matchday squad since 21 May 2017 as he sat on the bench for 120 minutes in an FA Cup tie against Norwich City.[12]
On 16 July 2020, Fosu-Mensah started for United against former side Crystal Palace, his first start since 21 May 2017, when he faced Palace at Selhurst Park.[13] On 4 November, he made hisUEFA Champions League debut in a 2–1 away defeat againstİstanbul Başakşehir.[14]
On 13 January 2021, Fosu-Mensah completed a transfer from Manchester United toBayer Leverkusen.[15] A month later, on 28 February, he suffered another knee ligament injury that ended his 2020–21 season.[16]
On 15 January 2022, Fosu-Mensah made his first appearance in 321 days, coming off the bench in the second half of a 2–1 win overBorussia Mönchengladbach.[17] On 17 March, he sustained a hamstring injury during aEuropa League match againstAtalanta, sidelining him for the rest of the season.[18] Later that year, on 4 October, he played his first Champions League match for the club in a 2–0 away defeat againstPorto.[19] Throughout the2022–23 season, he featured in just 11 matches in Bundesliga, spending most of his time on the bench.[20]
Later on, he was absent from all matches throughout the triumphant2023–24 season, resulting in him missing out on medals.[21]
Having played at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-19 levels for the Netherlands but also eligible for Ghana, Fosu-Mensah was rewarded for his performances for Manchester United with his first call-up to thesenior team for friendlies against theRepublic of Ireland,Poland andAustria. He was also eligible to play forGhana as he qualified through his parents. He received another call-up to the Dutch senior squad on 28 August 2017, replacing the injuredKenny Tete for the2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers againstFrance andBulgaria.[22] Fosu-Mensah made his first senior appearance for the Netherlands on 31 August 2017, when he was named in the starting line-up against France in a 4–0 defeat.[23]
Fosu-Mensah is the brother of fellow footballersAlfons andPaul.[24]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Manchester United | 2015–16 | Premier League | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Crystal Palace (loan) | 2017–18 | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Fulham (loan) | 2018–19 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 2017 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
Manchester United
