Kosta Barbarouses

Kosta was born in New Zealand and is of Greek descent. Before turning professional Barbarouses played for St. Patrick's College and for local clubs Wellington Olympic and Miramar Rangers in New Zealand's Central Premier League.

Wellington Phoenix

Barbarouses played 21 matches during his first stint with Wellington Phoenix in three seasons and scored two goals. The Phoenix club officially signed Barbarouses as one of its foundation players on 4 May 2007. Seventeen years old and still at school, he started as the club's youngest player. He made his professional debut on 21 October 2007 against Central Coast Mariners, coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute. He played his first full professional game when he fronted against Central Coast Mariners on 19 January 2008. Barbarouses scored his first professional goal on 18 January 2009 – an equaliser against Adelaide United. He scored his second A-League goal against Sydney FC on 1 November 2009 after coming off the bench to replace Leo Bertos. He scored the goal off a volley which bounced over Clint Bolton. Barbarouses played his first match starting in the first team line-up against Newcastle Jets on 4 November 2009, assisting Chris Greenacre's goal with a back-heel pass.

Brisbane Roar

Barbarouses turned down a two-year contract extension with Wellington Phoenix in February 2010 for a three-year contract with A-League side Brisbane Roar. Brisbane Roar play an attractive brand of football and Barbarouses…

New Zealand U-17

Barbarouses captained New Zealand at the 2007 U-17 World Cup in Korea. He scored five goals, including a hat-trick, during the team's qualifying campaign to ensure progression to the finals.

New Zealand U-20

As a member of the national Under-20 side he played an integral part in the 2008 OFC U-20 Championship qualification tournament for the 2009 Under-20 World Cup, scoring two goals in the three pool matches. New Zealand did not qualify for the final tournament.

Beijing 2008

Barbarouses played for New Zealand at the 2008 OFC Men's Olympic Football Tournament. Although he scored four goals in the five pool matches at this 2008 Beijing Olympics qualifying tournament, Barbarouses was not selected for the final squad to travel to the Games.

2010 World Cup

Barbarouses made his senior debut in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Fiji on 19 November 2008. He trained with the national team before its World Cup qualifying play-off against Bahrain. Barbarouses attended a 12-day All Whites training camp in Auckland in April–May 2010 as a member of a 15-man squad of Australasian-based players. He was one of two forwards on the squad. Barbarouses had stated that he would like to make the New Zealand 2010 FIFA World Cup squad. Although widely tipped to make the final 23-man squad travel to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Barbarouses' name was missing when NZFA chairman Frank van Hattum read out the names at Auckland's Sky City on 10 May…

Club

As of match played 30 April 2026

International

As of match played 6 June 2026. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each Barbarouses goal.

Brisbane Roar

A-League Premiership: 2010–11 A-League Championship: 2010–11 Melbourne Victory

A-League Premiership: 2014–15 A-League Championship: 2014–15, 2017–18 FFA Cup: 2015 Sydney FC

A-League Premiership: 2019–20 A-League Championship: 2019–20 New Zealand

OFC Nations Cup: 2008, 2016, 2024 New Zealand U17

OFC U-17 Championship: 2007 Individual

PFA A-League Team of the Season: 2010–11, 2015–16, 2023–24 Mark Viduka Medal: 2015 Wellington Phoenix Player of the Year: 2016–17, 2023–24, 2024–25 A-League Men Player of the Month: December 2023, January 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Silver Ball: 2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup Bronze Boot: 2024