| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha | ||
| Date of birth | 1 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Niamey, Niger | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | ASN Nigelec | ||
| 2020–2021 | Loudoun United | 26 | (5) |
| 2021–2024 | Cancún | 30 | (2) |
| 2024 | CSKA 1948 II | 3 | (0) |
| 2025 | Hamrun Spartans | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Niger U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Niger U20 | 3 | (1) |
| 2020– | Niger | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2023 | |||
Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha (born 1 January 2001) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Amoustapha moved from ASN Nigelec to USL Championship side Loudoun United on 20 February 2020. [1] He made his debut on 2 August 2020, starting against Hartford Athletic in a 1–4 loss. [2]
In October 2020, Amoustapha began training with Loudoun's parent club D.C. United after the conclusion of Loudoun's season. [3] In October 2021, Amoustapha was recalled to his parent club, MFK Vyskov. [4] He was subsequently dispatched to Cancún F.C. immediately following his return from Loudoun. [5]
Amoustapha has made three appearances each on the Niger U-17 and U-20 national football teams. He scored his first international goal with the U-20 side during the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, on 9 February 2019, against Burundi's own U-20 side, in a match that ended in a 3–3 draw. [6]
On 31 October 2020, Amoustapha was called up by the senior Niger national football team as part of the preliminary squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification round. [7] He later made his first appearance with the national team on 13 November, coming in as a substitute in Niger's 1–0 victory over Ethiopia. [8]