William Troost-Ekong

William Troost-Ekong
Troost-Ekong playing for Nigeria in 2017
Personal information
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)
2014–2015Dordrecht (loan) 32 (0)
2015–2017 Gent 8 (0)
2015–2016Haugesund (loan) 37 (3)
2017–2018 Bursaspor 28 (3)
2018–2020 Udinese 65 (0)
2020–2023 Watford 64 (2)
2023Salernitana (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
Men's football
Representing  Nigeria
Summer Olympics
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
Third place 2019 Egypt
*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)

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.

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.

  1. ^ a b "Olympic Football Tournaments Rio 2016 – Men | List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 25 July 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 July 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference SW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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