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{{Short description|New Zealand footballer (born 1990)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Kosta Barbarouses
| image = Kosta Barbarousas Training.JPG
| caption = Barbarouses training with [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] in 2013
| full_name = Konstantinos Barbarouses
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1990|2|19|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Wellington]], New Zealand
| height = 1.71 m<ref>{{cite web |title=K. Barbarouses |url=https://wellingtonphoenix.com/squads/7wy9lh4qgnim12456qttxn85?slug=7wy9lh4qgnim12456qttxn85&competition=52kxi893484fk75l1h7sndlp0&teams=6j4xzc2g1eeafo6v1f38d4x22&selected=MEN |website=Wellington Phoenix FC |access-date=29 December 2023}}</ref>
| position = [[Winger (association football)|Winger]]
| currentclub = [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]
| clubnumber = 
| youthyears1 = 1995–2000
| youthclubs1 = [[Miramar Rangers]]
| youthyears2 = 2001–2005
| youthclubs2 = [[Wellington Olympic]]
| years1 = 2005–2007
| clubs1 = [[Team Wellington]]
| caps1 = 19
| goals1 = 2
| years2 = 2007–2010
| clubs2 = [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2008
| clubs3 = → [[Macarthur Rams]] (loan)
| caps3 = 10
| goals3 = 1
| years4 = 2010–2011
| clubs4 = [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
| caps4 = 33
| goals4 = 12
| years5 = 2011–2013
| clubs5 = [[Alania Vladikavkaz]]
| caps5 = 13
| goals5 = 2
| years6 = 2012–2013
| clubs6 = → [[Panathinaikos F.C|Panathinaikos]] (loan)
| caps6 = 11
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2013–2016
| clubs7 = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
| caps7 = 73
| goals7 = 17
| years8 = 2016–2017
| clubs8 = [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
| caps8 = 26
| goals8 = 5
| years9 = 2017–2019
| clubs9 = [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
| caps9 = 53
| goals9 = 25
| years10 = 2019–2022
| clubs10 = [[Sydney FC]]
| caps10 = 63
| goals10 = 18
| years11 = 2022–2025
| clubs11 = [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
| caps11 = 76
| goals11 = 25
| years12 = 2025–
| clubs12 = [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]
| caps12 = 0
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007
| nationalteam1 = [[New Zealand national under-17 football team|New Zealand U17]]
| nationalcaps1 = 16
| nationalgoals1 = 12
| nationalyears2 = 2008–2009
| nationalteam2 = [[New Zealand national under-20 football team|New Zealand U20]]
| nationalcaps2 = 3
| nationalgoals2 = 2
| nationalyears3 = 2008–2012
| nationalteam3 = [[New Zealand national under-23 football team|New Zealand U23]]
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 4
| nationalyears4 = 2008–
| nationalteam4 = [[New Zealand national football team|New Zealand]]
| nationalcaps4 = 69
| nationalgoals4 = 9
| club-update = 22 April 2025
| nationalteam-update = 11 June 2025
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's [[association football|football]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|NZ}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[OFC Men's Nations Cup|OFC Nations Cup]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2008 OFC Nations Cup|2008 Oceania]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2016 OFC Nations Cup|2016 Papua New Guinea]]|}}
{{Medal|W|[[2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup|2024 Fiji–Vanuatu]]|}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2012 OFC Nations Cup|2012 Solomon Islands]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[OFC U-16 Men's Championship|OFC U-17 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|W|[[2007 OFC U-17 Championship|2007 Tahiti]]|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[OFC U-19 Men's Championship|OFC U-19 Championship]]}}
{{Medal|3rd|[[2008 OFC U-20 Championship|2008 Tahiti]]|}}
}}

'''Konstantinos '''"'''Kosta'''"''' Barbarouses''' ({{langx|el|Κωνσταντίνος "Κώστας" Μπαρμπαρούσης}}; born 19 February 1990) is a New Zealand professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[winger (association football)|winger]] for [[A-League Men]] club [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]].

== Club career ==
Kosta was born in New Zealand and is of Greek descent. Before turning professional Barbarouses played for [[St. Patrick's College, Wellington|St. Patrick's College]] and for local clubs [[Wellington Olympic]] and [[Miramar Rangers]] in New Zealand's [[Central Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kosta Barbarouses Olympic Team |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/kosta-barbarouses |website=Olympics NZ |date=9 February 2016 |access-date=12 July 2019}}</ref>

===Wellington Phoenix===
[[File:CostaB.jpg|thumb|left|222px|Kosta Barbarouses with [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] in 2009.]]

Barbarouses played 21 matches during his first stint with [[Wellington Phoenix FC|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?l=86&t=1&id=1350|title=Phoenix signs up schoolboy|publisher=Infonews.co.nz|date=4 May 2007}}{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He made his professional debut on 21 October 2007 against [[Central Coast Mariners FC|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 FC|Central Coast Mariners]] on 19 January 2008.

Barbarouses scored his first professional goal on 18 January 2009 – an equaliser against [[Adelaide United FC|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 United Jets FC|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 FC|Brisbane Roar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/3318724/Barbarouses-dumps-Phoenix-joins-Brisbane-Roar|title=Barbarouses dumps Phoenix, joins Brisbane Roar|publisher=stuff.co.nz|date=11 February 2010}}</ref><ref name="TVNZ_3362095">{{cite news |url=http://tvnz.co.nz/football-news/phoenix-lose-young-star-brisbane-3362095 |title=Phoenix lose young star to Brisbane |date=12 February 2010 |agency=[[NZPA]] |work=[[Television New Zealand]] |access-date=13 October 2011}}</ref> Brisbane Roar play an attractive brand of football and Barbarouses wanted the opportunity to play more regular football.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/4300996|title=Barbarouses home and looking to roar again|date=2 November 2010}}</ref> In the 2009–10 season, which took the Phoenix into the finals, Barbarouses had had only three starts, and ten appearances off the bench.

Barbarouses made his debut for the Roar in Round 1 of the 2010–11 season, starting against [[Gold Coast United FC|Gold Coast United]] in a 0–0 draw on 8 August 2010. Barbarouses continued to start for the Brisbane team and played against his old club [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]], on 27 August 2010 at [[Suncorp Stadium]]. In the 73rd minute, he received a through-ball from team-mate [[Matt McKay]] and slotted home his first [[A-League]] goal for the [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]. Barbarouses was named in the 2010–11 A-League All-Star Team after 12 goals in 33 appearances.

===Alania Vladikavkaz===
On 18 July 2011, [[Fairfax New Zealand|Fairfax News NZ]] announced that Barbarouses had signed a three-year contract with Russian side [[FC Alania Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Worthington|first=Sam|title=All Whites Barbarouses signs with Russian Club|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/5298555/All-Whites-Barbarouses-signs-with-Russian-club|work=Stuff|access-date=9 February 2012|date=18 July 2011}}</ref>
Brisbane Roar received $600,000 as a transfer fee.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fc-alania.ru/press/news/alaniya_podpisala_kontrakt_s_novozelandskim_forvardom |title=Футбольный клуб - Алания |access-date=2011-07-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729190922/http://www.fc-alania.ru/press/news/alaniya_podpisala_kontrakt_s_novozelandskim_forvardom |archive-date=29 July 2012}}</ref><ref>http://au.fourfourtwo.com/News/209360,kosta-pens-russian-deal.aspx {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717005750/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/209360,kosta-pens-russian-deal.aspx |date=17 July 2011 }} Kosta Pens Russian Deal</ref> Barbarouses made his debut for Vladikavkaz on 9 August 2011, in a [[Football Championship of the National League|First Division]] league match against [[FC Torpedo Vladimir|Torpedo Vladimir]]. He played the full 90 minutes and scored the sole goal of the match, allowing Alania to win 1–0.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ormond|first=Aidan|title=Kiwi Kosta's Dream Debut|url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/211510,kiwi-kostas-dream-debut.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816005634/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/211510,kiwi-kostas-dream-debut.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 August 2011|work=FourFourTwo|access-date=10 August 2011|date=10 August 2011}}</ref>

====Loan to Panathinaikos====
On 27 June 2012, Barbarouses signed a one-year loan contract with Greek giants [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10815794|title=Soccer: Barbarouses set for Panathinaikos|date=27 June 2012|work=[[The New Zealand Herald]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.in.gr/football/superleague/article/?aid=1231202438|title=Η ανακοίνωση για Μπαρμπαρούση και η πρώτη επαφή με Κατσουράνη (Announcement for Barbarouses and first touches for Katsouranis)|date=27 June 2012|publisher=[[In.gr]]|language=el|location=Athens}}</ref> with option to buy him in the next summer. Barbarouses only played 11 games and scored no goals during his one-year loan spell in his ancestral country. His stand out moment was when he played against Greatest Rivals Olympiacos in a league match in Piraeus in a 1–1 draw.

===Melbourne Victory===
On 7 August 2013, Kosta signed a three-year deal at [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] under [[Ange Postecoglou]] for the second time. The first time was at rival team [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]], following a successful career start at home town team [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/barbarouses-joins-melbourne-victory/nmn5dq5g8m5210thm71vt6whh|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309043449/http://www.melbournevictory.com.au/article/barbarouses-joins-melbourne-victory/nmn5dq5g8m5210thm71vt6whh|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2016|title=Barbarouses joins Melbourne Victory|publisher=[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]|date=7 August 2013}}</ref>

Kosta debuted for Melbourne Victory in round 2 of the 2013–14 season in the 2–2 away draw with Adelaide United.<ref>{{cite web |title=Round two squad locked in - Melbourne Victory |url=https://melbournevictory.com.au/news/round-two-squad-locked |website=[[Melbourne Victory FC]]|date=17 October 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Victory snatches dramatic 2-2 draw against Adelaide |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-10-18/victory-snatches-dramatic-2-2-draw-with-adelaide/5032924 |work=ABC News |date=18 October 2013 |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Adelaide United vs. Melbourne Victory - 18 October 2013 - Soccerway |url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2013/10/18/australia/a-league/adelaide-united/melbourne-victory-fc/1475171/ |website=Soccerway}}</ref>

===Return to Wellington Phoenix===
On 8 March 2016, it was announced that Barbarouses would leave [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] at the end of the season to rejoin his hometown club [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] on a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.a-league.com.au/article/a-league-transfer-news-wellington-phoenix-sign-melbourne-victory-star/101zx43ydg8161je0h0rfm19xr|title=Transfer news: Phoenix sign Victory star|publisher=[[Football Federation Australia]]|date=8 March 2016}}</ref> On 5 June 2017, Phoenix announced they would be releasing Barbarouses following his request to leave for non-footballing reasons.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wellington Phoenix agree to release star attacker Kosta Barbarouses|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/93343545/wellington-phoenix-agree-to-release-star-kosta-barbarouses|access-date=5 June 2017|date=5 June 2017}}</ref>

===Return to Melbourne Victory===
Following his release from [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]], Barbarouses rejoined former club [[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]] on a two-year deal in June 2017.<ref>{{cite news|title=Kosta Barbarouses returns to Melbourne Victory after Phoenix release|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/a-league/93634382/kosta-barbarouses-returns-to-melbourne-victory-after-phoenix-release|access-date=13 June 2017|publisher=Stuff.co.nz|date=13 June 2017}}</ref> In June 2019 Melbourne Victory announced that his contract ended and he declined an extension.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/kosta-barbarouses-parts-ways-with-melbourne-victory/news-story/d8546b29d081c88edd2dc86fd936d623|title=Kosta Barbarouses parts ways with Melbourne Victory|work=[[Fox Sports (Australia)|Fox Sports]]|date=6 June 2019}}</ref>

===Sydney FC===
On 7 June 2019, Barbarouses signed on a multi-year contract deal with [[Sydney FC]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myfootball.com.au/news/big-blue-bargain-barbarouses-signs-sydney-fc|title=Barbarouses signs for Sydney FC|last=Windon|first=Jacob|date=7 June 2019|publisher=My Football}}</ref>

=== Third stint at Wellington Phoenix ===
Having missed the majority of the 2021–22 season at Sydney FC due to an ankle fracture, Barbarouses returned to his hometown club for a third stint, signing a two-year contract.<ref>{{Cite web |title=K. Barbarouses - Wellington Phoenix |url=https://wellingtonphoenix.com/squads/7wy9lh4qgnim12456qttxn85?competition=52kxi893484fk75l1h7sndlp0&teams=6j4xzc2g1eeafo6v1f38d4x22&selected=MEN,%20https://wellingtonphoenix.com/squads/7wy9lh4qgnim12456qttxn85?competition=52kxi893484fk75l1h7sndlp0&teams=6j4xzc2g1eeafo6v1f38d4x22&selected=MEN |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=wellingtonphoenix.com}}</ref> On 20 January 2025, Barbarouses scored his 100th A-League Men goal in a 2–1 away win against [[Macarthur FC]] at [[Campbelltown Sports Stadium]], [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/360551655/wellington-phoenix-v-macarthur-league-men-all-you-need-know|title=Wellington Phoenix produce stirring comeback after Kosta Barbarouses scores 100th A-League Men goal|date=20 January 2025|access-date=20 January 2025|newspaper=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]]|author=Rollo, Phillip}}</ref>

Barbarouses left Wellington once again at the end of the [[2024-25 A-League Men|2024-25 season]], after a three season stint at the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wellingtonphoenix.com/news/barbarouses-farewells-the-phoenix/|title=Barbarouses farewells the Phoenix|date=27 May 2025|publisher=[[Wellington Phoenix FC]]}}</ref>

===Western Sydney Wanderers===
Barbarouses joined the [[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]] for the [[2025-26 A-League Men|2025-26 season]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://wswanderersfc.com.au/news/barbarouses-joins-wanderers-for-2025-26-season/|title=Barbarouses joins Wanderers for 2025/26 season |date=18 June 2025|publisher=[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC]]}}</ref> his fifth A-League club and the bitter [[Sydney Derby (A-Leagues)|Sydney Derby]] rivals of his former club, Sydney FC.

== International career ==
[[File:New Zealand-Portugal (24) (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|Barbarouses playing for New Zealand at the [[2017 FIFA Confederations Cup]]]]

===New Zealand U-17===

Barbarouses captained New Zealand at the [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/news/newsid=122435.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110175646/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/news/newsid=122435.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 November 2012|title=PNew Zealand cruise to Korea|publisher=FIFA|date=26 March 2007|access-date=7 November 2010}}</ref>

===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 FIFA U-20 World Cup|2009 Under-20 World Cup]], scoring two goals in the three pool matches. New Zealand did not qualify for the final tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.3news.co.nz/Junior-All-Whites-shocked-by-Tahiti/tabid/415/articleID/84658/cat/277/Default.aspx|title=Junior All Whites shocked by Tahiti|publisher=[[3news.co.nz|3 NEWS]]|date=17 December 2008|access-date=28 December 2008|archive-date=4 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004142045/http://www.3news.co.nz/Junior-All-Whites-shocked-by-Tahiti/tabid/415/articleID/84658/cat/277/Default.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===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 qualification (OFC)|2010 FIFA World Cup]] qualifier against [[Fiji national football team|Fiji]] on 19 November 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300036893/report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215110218/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/preliminaries/oceania/matches/round=250488/match=300036893/report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 February 2009|title=2008 OFC Nations Cup – Match Report: FIJ v NZL|publisher=FIFA|access-date=20 November 2008}}</ref>
He trained with the national team before its [[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification (inter-confederation play-offs)|World Cup qualifying play-off]] against [[Bahrain national football team|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/116952,costa-targets-world-cup-slot.aspx |title=Costa Targets World Cup Slot – Australia News – Australian FourFourTwo – the Ultimate Football Website |access-date=21 November 2009 |archive-date=20 September 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920020446/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/116952,costa-targets-world-cup-slot.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> Although widely tipped to make the final 23-man squad travel to the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Barbarouses' name was missing when [[New Zealand Football|NZFA]] chairman [[Frank van Hattum]] read out the names at Auckland's Sky City on 10 May 2010. He was, however, named as one of seven non-travelling reserves.

===2011–current===
{{Update section|date=March 2019}}
A standout first season with then newly crowned A-League champions [[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]] saw the 21-year-old striker included in the [[New Zealand national soccer team|New Zealand]] squad for a friendly against [[China national football team|China]] in [[Wuhan]] on 25 March 2011.

Barbarouses made the 23-man All Whites squad, where played against [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] at altitude in [[Denver]] on 2 June and against [[Australia men's national soccer team|Australia]] in [[Adelaide]] on 5 June.

Barbarouses formed part of an 18-man All Whites squad that played [[Jamaica national football team|Jamaica]] in an [[Friendly match|international friendly]] at [[Mt Smart Stadium]] in [[Auckland]], New Zealand, on 29 February 2012.

On 23 May 2012, Barbarouses scored his first goal for the All Whites in a friendly match against [[El Salvador national football team|El Salvador]]. His 64th-minute half-volley from close range levelled the scores and the match resulted in a 2–2 draw.<ref>
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He played for New Zealand at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/kosta-barbarouses-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074606/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/kosta-barbarouses-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|title=Kosta Barbarouses Bio, Stats, and Results|website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|language=en|access-date=2019-03-10}}</ref>

Barbarouses was also selected as a member of the All Whites squad for the June 2017 friendly vs Japan.

Barbarouses was a member of New Zealands Qualification campaign for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/matchstats?gameId=497671|title=New Zealand vs. Peru – Football Match Stats – November 10, 2017 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref> He played in both the home and away matches vs Peru in November 2017 as New Zealand ultimately were unsuccessful in their qualification bid.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/soccer/matchstats?gameId=497671|title=New Zealand vs. Peru – Football Match Stats – November 10, 2017 – ESPN|website=ESPN.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-03}}</ref>

== Career statistics ==
===Club===
{{updated|20 January 2025}}<ref name="soccerway">{{Soccerway |17645 |name=Kosta Barbarouses |accessdate=8 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="nft">{{NFT player|28724|name=Costa Barbarouses |accessdate=30 June 2012}}</ref><ref name="Aleaguestats">{{cite web |title=Kosta Barbarouses |url=https://www.aleaguestats.com/A-League_25Players_525.html |website=ALeague Stats |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Others
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[Team Wellington FC|Team Wellington]]
|[[2006–07 New Zealand Football Championship|2006–07]]
|[[New Zealand Football Championship|Premiership]]
|14||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||14||3
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]]
|[[2007–08 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2007–08]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2007-08 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2007-08 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|[[A-League]]
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|[[2008–09 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2008–09]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2008-09 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2008-09 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|5||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||1
|-
|[[2009–10 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2009–10]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2009-10 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2009-10 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|13||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!35||5||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||35||5
|-
|[[Brisbane Roar FC|Brisbane Roar]]
|[[2010–11 Brisbane Roar FC season|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2010-11 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2010-11 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|A-League
|30||11||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3{{efn|name=ALF|Appearances in [[A-League Finals]]}}||1||33||12
|-
|[[FC Spartak Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]]
|[[2011–12 Russian Football National League|2011–12]]<ref name="soccerway"/>
|[[Russian Football National League|Russian FNL]]
|13||2||colspan="2"|—||1{{efn|Appearance in [[UEFA Europa League]]}}||0||colspan="2"|—||14||2
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]] (loan)}}
|[[2012–13 Super League Greece|2012–13]]<ref name="soccerway"/>
|{{nowrap|[[Super League Greece]]}}
|11||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||15||0
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Melbourne Victory FC|Melbourne Victory]]
|[[2013–14 Melbourne Victory FC season|2013–14]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2013-14 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2013-14 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan="3"|A-League
|22||4||colspan="2"|—||6{{efn|name=ACL|Appearances in [[AFC Champions League]]}}||2||2{{efn|name=ALF}}||0||30||6
|-
|[[2014–15 Melbourne Victory FC season|2014–15]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2014-15 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2014-15 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|23||5||3||1||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=ALF}}||2||28||8
|-
|[[2015–16 Melbourne Victory FC season|2015–16]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2015-16 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2015-16 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|23||6||4||3||8{{efn|name=ACL}}||1||1{{efn|name=ALF}}||0||36||10
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!68!!15!!11!!4!!15!!3!!8!!3!!94!!24
|-
|Wellington Phoenix
|[[2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2016–17]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2016-17 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2016-17 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|A-League
|25||5||1||1||colspan=2|—||1||0||27||6
|-
|rowspan="3"|Melbourne Victory
|[[2017–18 Melbourne Victory FC season|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2017-18 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2017-18 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|A-League
|22||8||2||0||5{{efn|name=ACL}}||2||3{{efn|name=ALF}}||2||32||12
|-
|[[2018–19 Melbourne Victory FC season|2018–19]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2018-19 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2018-19 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|27||14||2||1||4{{efn|name=ACL}}|||0||1{{efn|name=ALF}}||1||34||16
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!74!!27!!5!!2!!9!!2!!5!!3!!93!!34
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Sydney FC]]
|[[2019–20 Sydney FC season|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2019-20 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2019-20 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>
|rowspan="2"|A-League
|26||8||1||0||6{{efn|name=ACL}}||0||2{{efn|name=ALF}}||0||35||8
|-
|{{nowrap|[[2020–21 Sydney FC season|2020–21]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Games played by Kosta Barbarouses in 2020-21 |url=https://www.ultimatealeague.com/player_detail.php?player_id=179&season=2020-21 |website=Ultimate A-League |access-date=8 February 2021}}</ref>}}
|27||9||colspan="2"|—{{efn|[[2020 FFA Cup|FFA Cup]] was cancelled due to COVID-19}}||colspan="2"|—||2{{efn|name=ALF}}||1||29||10
|-
|[[2021–22 Sydney FC season|2021–22]]
|A-League Men
|11||1||1||0||3||0||colspan="2"|—||15||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!64!!18!!2!!0!!9!!0!!4!!1!!79!!19
|-
|rowspan="4"|Wellington Phoenix
|[[2022–23 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2022–23]]
|rowspan="3"|A-League Men
|24||2||3||1||colspan=2|—||0||0||27||4
|-
|[[2023–24 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2023–24]]
|26||13||2||0||colspan=2|—||2{{efn|name=ALF}}||0||30||13
|-
|[[2024–25 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2024–25]]
|25||10||2{{efn|name=AUC|One appearance in [[2024 Australia Cup|2024]]; one appearance and one goal in [[2025 Australia Cup|2025]]}}||1||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||27||11
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!75!!25!!7!!2!!0!!0!!2!!0!!84!!27
|-
|{{nowrap|[[Western Sydney Wanderers FC|Western Sydney Wanderers]]}}
|[[2025–26 Western Sydney Wanderers FC season|2025–26]]
|A-League Men 
|0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||0||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!304!!100!!24!!7!!33!!5!!19!!7!!380!!119
|}

{{notelist}}

===International===
:''As of match played 7 June 2025. New Zealand score listed first, score column indicates score after each Barbarouses goal.''<ref name="soccerway"/>

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
|-
!scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date
!scope=col|Venue
!scope=col|Cap
!scope=col|Opponent
!scope=col|Score
!scope=col|Result
!scope=col|Competition
|-
!scope=row|1
|23 May 2012||[[BBVA Compass Stadium]], [[Houston]], United States||align=center|6||{{fb|SLV}}||align=center|'''2'''–2||align=center|2–2||[[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
!scope=row|2
|11 September 2012||[[North Harbour Stadium]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand||align=center|14||{{fb|SOL}}||align=center|'''2'''–0||align=center|6–1||[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|3
|31 May 2016||[[Sir John Guise Stadium]], [[Port Moresby]], Papua New Guinea||align=center|30||{{fb|VAN}}||align=center|'''5'''–0||align=center|5–0||[[2016 OFC Nations Cup]]
|-
!scope=row|4
|1 September 2017||North Harbour Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand||align=center|43||{{fb|SOL}}||align=center|'''3'''–0||align=center|6–1||[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification – OFC third round|2018 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|5
|18 June 2024||[[VFF Freshwater Stadium]], [[Port Vila]], [[Vanuatu]]||align=center|57||{{fb|SOL}}||align=center|'''3'''–0||align=center|3–0||rowspan=3|[[2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup|2024 OFC Nations Cup]]
|-
!scope=row|6
|rowspan=2|27 June 2024|| rowspan=2|VFF Freshwater Stadium, Port Vila, Vanuatu|| rowspan=2 align=center| 59 || rowspan=2| {{fb|TAH}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–0
|-
!scope=row|7
|align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
!scope=row|8
|21 March 2025||[[Wellington Regional Stadium|Sky Stadium]], [[Wellington]], New Zealand||align=center|66||{{fb|FIJ}}||align=center|'''7'''–0||align=center|7–0||rowspan="2"| [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (OFC)|2026 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
!scope=row|9
|24 March 2025||[[Eden Park]], [[Auckland]], New Zealand||align=center|67||{{fb|NCL}}||align=center|'''2'''–0||align=center|3–0
|}

==Honours==
'''Brisbane Roar'''
* [[A-League]] Premiership: [[2010–11 A-League|2010–11]]
* A-League Championship: [[2011 A-League Grand Final|2010–11]]

'''Melbourne Victory'''
* A-League Premiership: [[2014–15 A-League|2014–15]]
* A-League Championship: [[2015 A-League Grand Final|2014–15]], [[2018 A-League Grand Final|2017–18]]
* [[FFA Cup]]: [[2015 FFA Cup|2015]]

'''Sydney FC'''
* A-League Premiership: [[2019–20 A-League|2019–20]]
* A-League Championship: [[2020 A-League Grand Final|2019–20]]<ref>{{cite news|website=[[Football Federation Australia]]|url=https://www.ffa.com.au/news/sydney-fc-set-new-australian-record-grand-final-success|title=Sydney FC set new Australian record with Grand Final success|date=1 September 2020|access-date=1 September 2020}}</ref>

'''New Zealand'''
* [[OFC Nations Cup]]: [[2008 OFC Nations Cup|2008]], [[2016 OFC Nations Cup|2016]], [[2024 OFC Nations Cup|2024]]

'''New Zealand U17'''
* [[OFC U-17 Championship]]: [[2007 OFC U-17 Championship|2007]]

'''Individual'''
* [[PFA Footballer of the Year Awards|PFA A-League Team of the Season]]: [[2010–11 A-League|2010–11]], [[2015–16 A-League|2015–16]], [[2023–24 A-League Men|2023–24]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/350279718/wellington-phoenix-dominate-pfa-league-men-team-season|first=Phillip|last=Rollo|date=16 May 2024|access-date=17 May 2024|website=[[Stuff.co.nz]]|title=Wellington Phoenix dominate PFA A-League Men team of the season}}</ref>
* [[Mark Viduka Medal]]: [[2015 FFA Cup final|2015]]<ref name=":12">{{cite news |last=Lynch |first=Michael |date=7 November 2015 |title=Melbourne Victory get better of Perth Glory to win FFA Cup |newspaper=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Nine Entertainment |url=http://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-victory-get-better-of-perth-glory-to-win-ffa-cup-20151107-gkteb8.html |url-status=live |url-access=registration |access-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117185819/https://www.smh.com.au/sport/soccer/melbourne-victory-get-better-of-perth-glory-to-win-ffa-cup-20151107-gkteb8.html |archive-date=17 November 2022}}</ref>
* [[Wellington Phoenix FC|Wellington Phoenix]] Player of the Year: [[2016–17 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2016–17]],  [[2023-24 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2023-24]],  [[2024-25 Wellington Phoenix FC season|2024-25]]
*[[A-League Men Player of the Month]]: [[2023–24 A-League Men|December 2023]], [[2023–24 A-League Men|January 2024]]
*OFC Men's Nations Cup Silver Ball: [[2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup|2024]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=It's awards time! Here's who stood out at the OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024. |url=https://x.com/OFCfootball/status/1807323456674931041 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Oceania Football Confederation |via=X}}</ref>
*OFC Men's Nations Cup Bronze Boot: [[2024 OFC Men's Nations Cup|2024]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=It's awards time! Here's who stood out at the OFC Men's Nations Cup 2024. |url=https://x.com/OFCfootball/status/1807323456674931041 |access-date=30 June 2024 |website=Oceania Football Confederation |via=X}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist|30em}}

== External links ==
* {{FIFA player}}
* {{UEFA player}}
* {{Soccerway}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|kosta-barbarouses}}
* {{Olympedia}}

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