Ayouba Kosiah (born 22 July 2001) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Belgian club

Beerschot Koninklijke Beerschot Voetbalclub Antwerpen, or simply Beerschot, is a Belgian professional football club located in Antwerp, that competes in the second-tier First Division B after relegating from the top tier in the 2021–22 season. In 201 ...

. Born in the Netherlands, he plays for the Liberia national team.

Career

A youth product of

FC Utrecht Football Club Utrecht () is a Dutch professional football club based in Utrecht. The club competes in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, and plays its home matches at the Stadion Galgenwaard. The club was formed in 1970 as a merge ...

and

Almere City Almere City Football Club is a Dutch professional Association football, football club based in Almere, Flevoland. Founded in 2001, plays in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch football, and hosts home matches ...

, Kosiah signed a professional contract with

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

on 8 August 2021. He made his professional debut with

in a 2–2 Eerste Divisie tie with VVV-Venlo on 8 August 2021.

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Kosiah is of Liberian descent. He made his international debut for

Liberia Liberia (), officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to its north, Ivory Coast to its east, and the Atlantic Ocean ...

in a 2–0 World Cup qualifying loss to Nigeria on 3 September 2021.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kosiah, Ayouba 2001 births Living people Naturalized citizens of Liberia Liberian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liberia men's international footballers Footballers from Almere Dutch men's footballers NAC Breda players K Beerschot VA players Eerste Divisie players Dutch people of Liberian descent Sportspeople of Liberian descent Liberian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium