Jonathan Mensah has been named Columbus Crew ‘Defender of the Year’ at their 2018 Team Awards.

The Black Stars defender made 27 appearances (26 starts at centerback) in the 2018 MLS regular season, scoring one goal.

In addition, Mensah started in eight of Crew SC’s 10 shutouts in 2018. The Ghanaian was a reliable stalwart for the Black & Gold, as Crew SC only allowed 1.19 goals per game when he made an appearance.

Mensah also scored a goal in a July 28th road match against the New York Red Bulls that helped Crew SC to a 3-2 victory. Mensah’s was twice named to MLSSoccer.com’s weekly Team of the Week: in Week 12 following a road match against the New England Revolution and in Week 29 following a road match against FC Dallas.