Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha | ||
Date of birth | (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
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) |
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 30 August 2024 ‡ 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 for Bulgarian First League club CSKA 1948.
Career
Amoustapha moved from ASN Nigelec to USL Championship side Loudoun United on 20 February 2020. He made his debut on 2 August 2020, starting against Hartford Athletic in a 1–4 loss.
In October 2020, Amoustapha began training with Loudoun's parent club D.C. United after the conclusion of Loudoun's season. In October 2021, Amoustapha was recalled to his parent club, MFK Vyskov. He was subsequently dispatched to Cancún F.C. immediately following his return from Loudoun.
International
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.
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. 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.
References
- "Loudoun United FC have acquired Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha and Massimo Ferrin". Loudoun United FC. February 20, 2020.
- "Hartford Athletic vs. Loudoun United FC – August 2, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". uslchampionship.com.
- Keefer, Ryan (2020-10-19). "Kairou Amoustapha proving to be worth the wait for Loudoun". Black And Red United. Retrieved 2020-10-19.
- Staff (2021-10-05). "Loudoun United FC Announce that Midfielder Kairou Amoustapha Has Been Recalled to his Parent Club, MFK Vyskov". Loudoun United FC. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- "El africano Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha, último refuerzo del Cancún F.C." 24 Horas Quintana Roo (in Mexican Spanish). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
- "CAF – Competitions – 21st edition TOTAL U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, Niger 2019 – Match Details". Confederation of African Football. 5 February 2019. Archived from the original on 6 February 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- "Loudoun's Amoustapha Earns First International Call-Up by Niger". Loudoun United FC. USL Championship. 31 October 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- Hemankpan, Jean Paul (14 November 2020). "Kairou Amoustapha: "Je ne m'y attendais pas..."". L'événement Niger (in French). Retrieved 16 November 2020.
External links
- Kairou Amoustapha at Soccerway
FC CSKA 1948 Sofia – current squad | |
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Nigerien men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- ASN Nigelec players
- Loudoun United FC players
- Cancún F.C. footballers
- USL Championship players
- Liga de Expansión MX players
- Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in Mexico
- Niger men's youth international footballers
- Niger men's under-20 international footballers
- Niger men's international footballers