Ayouba Kosiah

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Ayouba Kosiah
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-22) 22 July 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Almere, Netherlands
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Beerschot
Number 9
Youth career
2015–2018 FC Utrecht
2018–2021 Almere City
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 NAC Breda 21 (0)
2023– Beerschot 32 (6)
International career
2021– Liberia 10 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 8 September 2025 (UTC)

Ayouba Kosiah (born 22 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian club Beerschot. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Liberia national team.

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Club career

A youth product of FC Utrecht and Almere City, Kosiah signed a professional contract with NAC Breda on 8 August 2021. [2] He made his professional debut with NAC Breda in a 2–2 Eerste Divisie tie with VVV-Venlo on 8 August 2021. [3]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kosiah is of Liberian descent.[ citation needed ] He made his international debut for Liberia in a 2–0 World Cup qualifying loss to Nigeria on 3 September 2021. [4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NAC Breda 2021–22 Eerste Divisie 1500000150
2022–23 Eerste Divisie601070
Total2101000220
Beerschot 2022–23 Challenger Pro League 620062
2023–24 Challenger Pro League531063
2024–25 Belgian Pro League 18130211
2025–26 Challenger Pro League300030
Total32640366
Career total5365000586

International

As of match played 8 September 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Liberia 202130
202230
202542
Total102
Scores and results list Liberia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Kosiah goal.
List of international goals scored by Ayouba Kosiah
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 September 2025 Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, MalawiFlag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 1–02–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
22–0

References

  1. Ayouba Kosiah at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. "Nieuwe spits voor NAC O21: Ayouba Kosiah". www.nac.nl.
  3. "VVV vs. NAC Breda - 8 August 2021 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  4. "FIFA". fifa.com.