Ayouba Kosiah

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	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	33	(6)
International career‡
2021–	Liberia	12	(3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 September 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:10, 13 October 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.

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 12 September 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		Other		Total
		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	4	0	0	0	—		4	0
	Total		33	6	4	0	—		37	6
Career total			54	6	5	0	0	0	59	6

1. Includes KNVB Cup, Belgian Cup

International

As of match played 13 October 2025

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Liberia	2021	3	0
	2022	3	0
	2025	6	3
Total		12	3

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.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 September 2025	Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi	Malawi	1–0	2–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
2				2–0
3	9 October 2025	Samuel Kanyon Doe Sports Complex, Paynesville, Liberia	Namibia	1–0	3–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. Ayouba Kosiah at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
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.