Alfons Fosu-Mensah

Alfons Fosu-Mensah (born 4 March 1994), previously known as Alfons Agbolosoo,[1][2] is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for Glossop North End.[2]

Alfons Fosu-Mensah
Personal information
Full name Alfons Fosu-Mensah
Date of birth (1994-03-04) 4 March 1994
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Glossop North End
Youth career
Zeeburgia
2010–2011 AFC
2011–2014 Argon
2014 Almere City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Oss 7 (0)
2015 Southport
2015 Colwyn Bay
2015–2016 Ashton United
2016 Skelmersdale United
2016–2017 North Ferriby United 4 (0)
2017 Hednesford Town 3 (0)
2017 Marine 9 (2)
2017–2018 Airbus UK Broughton 22 (16)
2018 Llandudno 4 (1)
2018 → Denbigh Town (loan) 4 (2)
2018–2019 Widnes 2 (0)
2019–2020 Llandudno 4 (1)
2020 Stalybridge Celtic 2 (0)
2020– Glossop North End 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:51, 5 November 2020 (UTC)

Career

Fosu-Mensah's youth career began with Zeeburgia, before he had spells with AFC, Argon and Almere City.[3][4][5] After leaving Almere City, he had a trial with Eerste Divisie club Oss in 2014 which led to him signing a contract with the team, originally as an amateur before signing a professional deal soon after.[4][6] He made his professional football debut on 31 January 2015 versus De Graafschap. Fosu-Mensah made six more appearances in the league for Oss before departing.[2] Upon leaving Oss, he also left Dutch football and moved to the UK to join his brother Timothy and agreed to sign for English National League side Southport.[4]

After only a few months with Southport, he left to join Northern Premier League Premier Division team Colwyn Bay but his spell with them lasted just months again.[2][7] Further spells with Ashton United, Skelmersdale United and North Ferriby United then followed.[8] On 1 February 2017, Fosu-Mensah joined Northern Premier League Premier Division side Hednesford Town.[9] His debut came on 5 February in a 1–1 draw against Barwell.[10] After three appearances for Hednesford, Fosu-Mensah departed to join fellow NPL Premier Division team Marine on 3 March.[11][12] He scored twice in nine matches for Marine in England's level eight.[12]

In August 2017, Fosu-Mensah joined Welsh Cymru Alliance club Airbus UK Broughton.[13] He made his debut on 22 August, coming on as a substitute against Gresford Athletic.[13][14] On the following Saturday, Fosu-Mensah scored a hat-trick in his first start for Airbus UK versus Holywell Town in a 2–5 win.[15] During a run of ten goals in his first eight matches for Airbus UK, he signed a new contract with the club on 21 September.[16] He departed on 30 May 2018, after twenty goals in thirty-one fixtures in all competitions for Airbus UK.[17] In August 2018, Fosu-Mensah signed with Welsh Premier League side Llandudno.[18]

Weeks after signing for Llandudno, Fosu-Mensah was loaned out to Denbigh Town of the Cymru Alliance, before returning to his parent club in September, having scored three goals in all appearances whilst at Denbigh.[19] He was released by Llandudno in November, which preceded him signing for England's NPL Division One West club Widnes in December.[20][21] On 27 July 2019, Fosu-Mensah rejoined Llandudno for a second spell, with them now in Welsh football's tier two.[22] He netted the first goal of his second stint in September vs. Bangor City.[23] Fosu-Mensah switched Llandudno for Stalybridge Celtic in February 2020.[24][25]

In September 2020, Fosu-Mensah signed with Northern Premier League team Glossop North End.[26] He made his debut in an FA Cup preliminary round defeat to City of Liverpool on 12 September, before scoring his first goal against Cleethorpes Town on 26 September.[27][28]

Personal life

Fosu-Mensah was born in the Netherlands to Ghanaian parents.[29] He is the brother of fellow footballers Timothy and Paul.[30]

Career statistics
As of 5 November 2020.[2][12][13][27][31][32][33][34][35][36]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
North Ferriby United 2016–17 National League 4000——0040
Hednesford Town 2016–17 NPL Premier Division 30———0030
Marine 2016–17 92———0092
Airbus UK Broughton 2017–18 Cymru Alliance 22163032—3[lower-alpha 1]23120
Llandudno 2018–19 Premier League 410000—0041
Denbigh Town (loan) 2018–19 Cymru Alliance 420011—0053
Widnes 2018–19 NPL Division One West 20———1[lower-alpha 2]030
Llandudno 2019–20 Cymru North 410000—0041
Stalybridge Celtic 2019–20 NPL Premier Division 200000—1[lower-alpha 3]030
Glossop North End 2020–21 NPL Division One South East 921000—00102
Career total 63244043—527629
  1. Appearance(s) in the NEWFA Challenge Cup and Cymru Alliance League Cup
  2. Appearance(s) in the Liverpool Senior Cup
  3. Appearance(s) in the NPL League Cup

References
  1. "Alfons Agbolosoo op amateurbasis naar FC Oss". Brabants Dagblad. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah profile". Soccerway. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. "Southport sign Dutch striker". Pitchero. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  4. "Port go Dutch". Football Conference (National League). 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  5. "News". SV Argon. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. "Alfons Agbolosoo op amateurbasis bij FC Oss". FC Oss. 22 September 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. "Dutch striker cleared to join squad". Colwyn Bay F.C. 2 October 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  8. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah profile". North Ferriby United A.F.C. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  9. "Pitmen Make Double Signing as Fans' Favourite Returns". Hednesford Town F.C. 1 February 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  10. "Hednesford Town 1-1 Barwell". Hednesford Town F.C. 5 February 2017. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  11. "Saturday's Transfer List!". Evo-Stik League. 4 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  12. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah profile". Marine F.C. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  13. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah profile". Airbus UK Broughton F.C. 28 August 2017. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  14. "Ryan provides perfect hangover cure for Airbus". Airbus UK Broughton F.C. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  15. "Hat-trick hero Alfons stars in Holywell nap hand". Airbus UK Broughton F.C. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  16. "Fosu-Mensah signs pro contract to end of next season". Airbus UK Broughton F.C. 21 September 2017. Retrieved 2 October 2017.
  17. "Ten players commit to stay with the club". Airbus UK Broughton F.C. 30 May 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  18. "Last Minute Dealing Before Countdown To Kick Off". Llandudno F.C. 8 August 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  19. "Loan signing Fosu-Mensah recalled back to Llandudno FC". www.pitchero.com.
  20. "Llandudno sign former Football League player Taylor-Fletcher". Clwb Peldroed. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  21. "SIGNINGS | Widnes Add Mooney and Fosu-Mensah". www.widnesfootballclub.co.uk.
  22. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah signs for Llandudno". Llandudno. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  23. "GOAL! LLANDUDNO TAKE THE LEAD!". Llandudno. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  24. "Llandudno sign midfielder Craven as Fosu-Mensah departs". North Wales Pioneer. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  25. "Alfonso Fosu-Mensah Joins Celtic". Stalybridge Celtic. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  26. "Ghanaian forward Alfons Fosu-Mensah joins Glossop North End AFC". SportsWorldGhana. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  27. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah - Glossop North End AFC First Team". Glossop North End. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
  28. "Match Overview: Glossop North End 2 - 1 Cleethorpes Town : First Team". Glossop North End. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  29. "Tommo boosts his firepower with two strikers". airbusfc.com.
  30. "Volgt deze proefspeler via Helmond Sport het spoor van zijn bekende broer? 'Ik hoop dat het genoeg is'". 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  31. "Player Stats 2016/17". Hednesford Town F.C. 7 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  32. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah - Llandudno FC". Llandudno F.C. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  33. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah - First Team - Denbigh Town". Denbigh Town F.C. 25 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  34. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah - First Team - Widnes Football Club". Widnes. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
  35. "Alfons Fosu-Mensah - Llandudno Football Club Llandudno FC". Llandudno. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
  36. "Player Profile - Alfons Fosu-Mensah". Stalybridge Celtic. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
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