Hosine Bility (born 10 May 2001) is a professional

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player who plays as a

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for

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. Born a Liberian refugee in Guinea, he represents Australia at youth level.

Early life

Hosine Bility was born on 10 May 2001 in

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, West Africa, and raised in

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, after moving there with his family at the age of six.

Club career

Early career

Bility played with

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in the NPL in South Australia.

Midtjylland

Bility joined

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in September in 2019, signing a five-year deal with Midtjylland where he initially joined the club's U-19 team. He joined Fram Reykjavík on loan in the 2021–22 season, making four appearances.

Mafra

On 19 August 2022, Bility joined Portuguese second division side

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on a five-year deal.

Brisbane Roar

In June 2024, Bility was signed by

on loan for a season (until 1 July 25) from Mafra. On 24 June 2025, Brisbane Roar announced that they had signed Bility on a permanent basis for an undisclosed fee.

International career

Bility is eligible to play for Guinea,

Liberia Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Lib ...

, and Australia internationally. He played three matches for the Australia under-23s in the

2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup The 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 5th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (prior to 2021 known as the AFC U-23 Championship), a biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the ...

. In June 2023, he took part in the

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in France with Australia. In early 2024, he played for Australia at the

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U23 Championship in Saudi Arabia.

Other appearances

Bility has played in the African Nations Cup of South Australia.

Honours

Australia U-23 *

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: runner-up

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bility, Hosine 2001 births Living people Australian men's soccer players Liberian men's footballers Guinean men's footballers Liberian emigrants to Australia Sportspeople of Liberian descent Australian people of Liberian descent Australia men's under-23 international soccer players Men's association football defenders Men's association football central defenders Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players Liga Portugal 2 players Croydon FC (Australia) players FC Midtjylland players Knattspyrnufélagið Fram players C.D. Mafra players Brisbane Roar FC players Australian expatriate men's soccer players Liberian expatriate men's footballers Guinean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Australian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Australian expatriate sportspeople in Iceland Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Australian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Liberian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Guinean expatriate sportspeople in Portugal 21st-century Australian sportsmen