William Troost-Ekong
Nigerian footballer (born 1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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William Paul Troost-Ekong MON (born 1 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League Greece club PAOK and captains the Nigeria national team.
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Full name | William Paul Troost-Ekong[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Centre-back | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | PAOK | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2010 | Fulham | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2013 | Tottenham Hotspur | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2015 | Groningen | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | → Dordrecht (loan) | 32 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Gent | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015–2016 | → Haugesund (loan) | 37 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2017–2018 | Bursaspor | 28 | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Udinese | 65 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2020–2023 | Watford | 64 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | → Salernitana (loan) | 9 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | PAOK | 10 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2016 | Nigeria U23 | 6 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2015– | Nigeria | 71 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:18, 8 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:10, 11 February 2024 (UTC) |
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Born in the Netherlands into a mixed Dutch and Nigerian family, Troost-Ekong was eligible for both the Netherlands and Nigeria at international level. He made his debut for Nigeria in 2015 and has since earned more than 70 caps.