Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 22 July 2001 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
NAC Breda | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
Beerschot | 2022–23 | Challenger Pro League | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 2 | |
2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 3 | ||
2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 21 | 1 | ||
2025–26 | Challenger Pro League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 6 | |||
Career total | 53 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Liberia | 2021 | 3 | 0 |
2022 | 3 | 0 | |
2025 | 4 | 2 | |
Total | 10 | 2 |
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 September 2025 | Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi | ![]() | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 2–0 |