Bernard_Kyere
Bernard Kyere
Ghanaian footballer (born 1995)
Bernard Kyere Mensah (born 1 July 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Luxembourg National Division club Victoria Rosport.[2] Born in Ghana, he grew up in Germany.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bernard Kyere Mensah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1995-07-01) 1 July 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Accra, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| 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 | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 March 2024 | |||
Kyere grew up in Kumasi, Ghana, before moving to Freiburg in Germany at age five.[1] There he started playing football with local club Blau-Weiss Wiehre Freiburg at the age of eight.[1] Later he played for the under-17 team of Offenburger FV and was called up for the Southern Baden youth team.[1] 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.[1] He made 34 league appearances during the following three seasons, scoring two goals.[3]
On 21 June 2017, Kyere joined 3. Liga club Fortuna Köln after having left Kaiserslautern as a free agent.[4] 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.[5]
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.[6]
On 23 August 2021, Kyere signed a two-year contract with Regionalliga Bayern club SpVgg Unterhaching.[7] He made his debut for the club on 11 September in a 5–4 shoot-out win against TSV 1860 Rosenheim.[8]
In August 2023, Kyere joined Luxembourg National Division club Victoria Rosport.[9]
- ""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.
- Bernard Kyere at kicker (in German)
- "Bernard Kyere » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- "Fortuna Köln: Bernard Kyere verpflichtet". Liga-Drei (in German). 20 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 November 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Haching schnappt sich Kyere". kicker (in German). 23 August 2021. Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- "SpVgg Unterhaching – TSV 1860 Rosenheim 5:4 (Regionalliga Bayern 2021/2022, 13. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- "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.
- Bernard Kyere at Soccerway