| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mends Esme Papa Anamuah | ||
| Date of birth | February 22, 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | (Saltpond), Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfield | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Accra Hearts of Oak SC | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Mpohor Iron Fighters | |||
| – | Great Ambassadors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004-2008 | Real Sportive | ||
| 2008- | Accra Hearts of Oak SC | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 Nov 2009. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mends Esme Papa Anamuah (born February 22, 1986) is a top Ghanaian football player who plays in Ghana for champions Accra Hearts of Oak SC.
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]
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.