Alou Kuol

Central Coast Mariners

Kuol began his senior career with Victorian side Goulburn Valley Suns, after coming through the side's youth teams. Kuol trialled with A-League clubs Melbourne Victory and Western United but was unsuccessful in receiving a contract. He signed for Central Coast Mariners in late-2019, initially playing for the youth team in the Y-League. Kuol also briefly trialed with Portuguese club Sporting CP in their under-19 squad. Kuol made his professional debut as a substitute on 1 March 2020 in the Mariners' 6–2 defeat against Western United. Three days later, Kuol was awarded a scholarship with the Mariners, extending to the end of the 2020–21 season. He made his starting debut for the Mariners in a goalless draw against Newcastle Jets on 24 July 2020, and received media attention for his colourful post-match interview.

VfB Stuttgart

On 16 April 2021, following interest from several top European teams, Kuol signed a 4-year contract with VfB Stuttgart, signing until June 2025. Delegated to VfB Stuttgart II, Kuol scored seven goals in his first 13 appearances with the reserve side, leading second in the goalscoring charts for the Regionalliga Südwest by November. On 31 January 2022, Kuol was loaned to SV Sandhausen until the end of the season. He made his debut on 30 April 2022 in a 2–1 defeat to Schalke, in which he was sent off in the 5th-minute of added time, after a challenge on Thomas Ouwejan. Kuol was suspended for three games, missing the…

In May 2022, Kuol was selected in the Australian under-23 team for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. He scored in Australia's second game of the group stage, netting the opening goal with a scorpion kick in a 1–1 draw with Iraq. Kuol was named as a Puskás award nominee on 13 January 2023 for his strike at Markaziy Stadium.

Alou Kuol was born in Khartoum to South Sudanese parents, and has five younger brothers and an older brother, who he credits for forcing him to relocate for soccer when he first joined the Mariners Academy. Kuol's family fled Sudan when he was three, staying in Egypt for a year before arriving in Sydney. In 2015, Kuol moved to Shepparton, where he later worked as a kitchen hand while playing youth football.

Kuol's younger brother, Garang, plays for Sparta Prague. Another younger brother, Teng Kuol, currently plays for Sydney Olympic, after previously playing for the Central Coast Mariners Academy, Western Sydney Wanderers FC Youth and Melbourne Victory FC Youth.