Kevin Mensah

Viborg FF

Mensah played his first years of youth football for Søndermarkens IK in his hometown Viborg. When he was 15 he signed with Viborg FF after being part of talent project FK Viborg. In 2008, he trained regularly with the Danish Superliga squad for Viborg FF, and on 2 May 2009, at 17 years of age, he scored his first goal for the team, in a 2–0 win over Thisted FC in the Danish second tier. The day before his 18th birthday, he was permanently promoted to the first team. He had previously been on trial at Premier League clubs Arsenal and Newcastle United for several laps despite his young age. On 30 June 2011, his contract with Viborg FF expired, and a few days before he went on a trial with FC Nordsjælland without this materialising in a contract offer. Therefore, Mensah returned to Viborg FF to keep his physical shape straight together with former teammates. When he still had not received any offers from clubs at the beginning of the next season, he started playing as an amateur for Viborg FF. In August 2011, the club offered him a new professional contract, which meant that he signed a two-year deal with the Viborg FF in October 2011. After Viborg FF reached promotion to the Superliga in 2013, Mensah signed another two-year contract extension keeping him in his hometown club until 30 June 2015.

Esbjerg fB

On 2 February 2015 Esbjerg fB signed Mensah. Originally, he would transfer to Esbjerg in the summer of 2015. However, Viborg and Esbjerg reached…

Mensah's playing contract with Brøndby expired in December 2024, and he spent six months without a new club. On 4 July 2025, he announced his retirement as a player and was appointed to the Brøndby coaching staff under head coach Frederik Birk, with responsibility for individual player development in the first-team squad. Football director Benjamin Schmedes cited Mensah's leadership qualities and knowledge of the club's culture as reasons for the appointment, describing him as a kulturbærer (culture bearer) of Brøndby. Mensah described the move as a natural step that allowed him to remain at the club in a different capacity.

His brother Jeff Mensah, also a professional footballer, retired in 2022. Kevin Mensah holds both Ghanaian and Danish passports. Mensah has pursued education alongside his playing career. During his time at Esbjerg fB he completed his upper-secondary studies online while playing in the Danish Superliga, and at Brøndby he enrolled in a bachelor's programme at Erhvervsakademi Aarhus. He told FIFPRO in 2021 that his recurring injuries had prompted him to broaden his skill set, and that the Danish players' union Spillerforeningen had supported him in pursuing further education.

Viborg

Danish 1st Division: 2012–13, 2014–15 Brøndby

Danish Superliga: 2020–21 Danish Cup: 2017–18; runner-up: 2018–19