Esme Mends

Esme Mends

Personal information
Full name	Anamuah Esme Papa Mends
Date of birth	February 22, 1986
Place of birth	Saltpond, Ghana
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Attacking Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al-Oruba SC
Number	14
Youth career
	Mpohor Iron Fighters
	Great Ambassadors
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004-2008	Real Sportive	?	(?)
2008-2013	Accra Hearts of Oak SC	?	(?)
2013-	Al-Oruba
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Anamuah Esme Papa Mends commonly known as Esme Mends (born 22 February 1986) is a Ghanaian football player who plays for Al-Oruba SC in the Oman Professional League.

Personal life

Esme is the son of Lionel Thompson Mends and Sanatu Mends, both of Rome, Italy and the nephew of Ghana's former permanent representative to the FAO of the UN, Horatio Mends.

Career

Mends began his youth playing career at Great Ambassadors in the Tema Colts League before joining division 1 club, Tema Real Sportive in 2003/4.^[1] The club gained promotion to the Ghanaian Premier League in 2004/5 and Esme was named as team captain. .After a total of four years with Real Sportive, Esme left the club and signed with the top clubAccra Hearts of Oak SC making them champions in 2008/2009 for the first time in 8 years.Also Hearts of Oak player of the year 2008/09. Esme was nominated in the Ghana Premier League All Star team 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010. Mends has attracted interest from a number of big Russian, Spanish, German and Italian teams in 2009 and 2010.^[2]

On 11 September 2013, Esme signed a one-year contract with Oman-based club Al-Oruba SC.^[3]

References

1. Esme Mends set to Spanish side Valencia
2. Esme Mends set to sign for Valencia | African Soccer Stars
3. "Ex-Hearts midfielder Esme Mends signs one-year deal with Omani giants Al Orouba". http://ghanasoccernet.com/. Retrieved 11 September 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)