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Ghanaian footballer (born 1995)

Bernard Kyere
Personal information
Full name Bernard Kyere Mensah
Date of birth (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Accra, Ghana
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team Victoria Rosport
Number 3
Youth career
2000–2010 Blau-Weiss Wiehre Freiburg
2010–2012 Offenburger FV
2012–2014 1. FC Kaiserslautern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 1. FC Kaiserslautern II 32 (2)
2017–2019 Fortuna Köln 57 (1)
2019–2021 Viktoria Köln 31 (0)
2021–2023 SpVgg Unterhaching 7 (0)
2023– Victoria Rosport 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024

Bernard Kyere Mensah (born 1 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Luxembourg National Division club Victoria Rosport. Born in Ghana, he grew up in Germany.

Career

Kyere grew up in Kumasi, Ghana, before moving to Freiburg in Germany at age five. There he started playing football with local club Blau-Weiss Wiehre Freiburg at the age of eight. Later he played for the under-17 team of Offenburger FV and was called up for the Southern Baden youth team. In 2012, he was admitted to the 1. FC Kaiserslautern youth academy, and made his debut in the Regionalliga for the reserve team in the 2014–15 season. He made 34 league appearances during the following three seasons, scoring two goals.

On 21 June 2017, Kyere joined 3. Liga club Fortuna Köln after having left Kaiserslautern as a free agent. He made his debut for the side on the opening day of the season, coming on as a late substitute for Daniel Keita-Ruel in a 1–0 victory against VfR Aalen.

After suffering relegation from the 3. Liga with Fortuna Köln in the 2018–19 season, Kyere moved to Cologne city rivals Viktoria Köln on 7 June 2019.

On 23 August 2021, Kyere signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga Bayern club SpVgg Unterhaching. He made his debut for the club on 11 September in a 5–4 shoot-out win against TSV 1860 Rosenheim.

In August 2023, Kyere joined Luxembourg National Division club Victoria Rosport.

Personal life

He is fluent in German, English and Twi.

References

  1. ^ ""Unger Fründe" – Bernard Kyere Mensah: "Ich traue uns alles zu"". SC Fortuna Köln (in German). 16 February 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. Bernard Kyere at kicker (in German)
  3. "Bernard Kyere » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  4. "Fortuna Köln: Bernard Kyere verpflichtet". Liga-Drei (in German). 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  5. "Boss und ein Eigentor sichern Fortuna den Auftaktsieg". kicker (in German). 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. "Bernard Kyere unterschreibt bei der Viktoria". Viktoria 1904 (in German). Viktoria 1904 e.V. 7 June 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  7. "Haching schnappt sich Kyere". kicker (in German). 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  8. "SpVgg Unterhaching – TSV 1860 Rosenheim 5:4 (Regionalliga Bayern 2021/2022, 13. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  9. "News". FC Victoria Rosport (in Luxembourgish). Retrieved 12 August 2023.
  10. "Schule und Training erfordern Leistung" (PDF). Berufsbildende Schule II Wirtschaft und Soziales, Kaiserslautern. December 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

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