Raphael Assibey-Mensah

Raphael Assibey-Mensah (born 31 August 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left winger for SC Freiburg II. He is a product of the Mainz 05 academy and began his senior career with TSV Schott Mainz in 2018.

Club Career

Youth years

A left winger or attacking midfielder, Assibey-Mensah began his career in his native Germany with Fontana Finthen, before entering the Mainz 05 academy. He progressed through the ranks to the club's U17 team and scored three goals in 14 U17 Bundesliga appearances before his release at the end of the 2015–16 season. Assibey-Mensah moved to England to sign his first professional contract to be a part of the B team at Championship club Brentford on 31 August 2016. He made 62 appearances and scored six goals before his release at the end of the 2017–18 season.

TSV Schott Mainz

In mid-September 2018, Assibey-Mensah returned to Germany to join Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar club TSV Schott Mainz on a contract running until the end of the 2018–19 season. During a season interrupted with a pulmonary embolism, he finished with 15 appearances and two goals. During the club's 2019–20 Oberliga Rheinland-Pfalz/Saar championship-winning season that was ended prematurely by the COVID-19 pandemic, Assibey-Mensah made 21 appearances and scored eight goals. He was retained for 2020–21 and scored 13 goals in 39 appearances during a Regionalliga Sudwest season in which the club narrowly avoided relegation. Assibey-Mensah departed TSV Schott Mainz at the end of the campaign and made 75 appearances and scored 23 goals during his three-season spell with the club.

SC Freiburg II

In May 2021, Assibey-Mensah agreed to transfer to newly-promoted 3. Liga club SC Freiburg II, on a contract effective 1 July 2021, for a €100,000 fee.