Kairou Amoustapha | |
Fullname: | Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha |
Height: | 5 ft 10 in |
Birth Date: | 1 January 2001 |
Birth Place: | Niamey, Niger |
Currentclub: | Cancún |
Clubnumber: | 29 |
Position: | Forward |
Years1: | 2017–2020 |
Years2: | 2020–2021 |
Years3: | 2021– |
Clubs1: | ASN Nigelec |
Clubs2: | Loudoun United |
Clubs3: | Cancún |
Caps2: | 26 |
Goals2: | 5 |
Caps3: | 29 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 2017 |
Nationalteam1: | Niger U17 |
Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Niger U20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 3 |
Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
Nationalyears3: | 2020– |
Nationalteam3: | Niger |
Nationalcaps3: | 4 |
Nationalgoals3: | 1 |
Pcupdate: | 24 February 2023 |
Ntupdate: | 14 October 2023 |
Abdoul Kairou Amoustapha (born 1 January 2001) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays as a forward for Cancún in the Liga de Expansión MX.
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]