William Troost-Ekong

William Troost-Ekong
Personal information
Full name William Paul Troost-Ekong
Date of birth (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Haugesund
(on loan from Gent)
Number 5
Youth career
Fulham
0000–2011 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011–2013 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
2013–2015 FC Groningen 2 (0)
2014–2015 → FC Dordrecht (loan) 32 (0)
2015– Gent 0 (0)
2015– → Haugesund (loan) 20 (2)
National team‡
2011 Netherlands U19 1 (0)
2013 Netherlands U20 2 (0)
2015– Nigeria 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:35, 30 April 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:52, 20 March 2016 (UTC)

William Troost-Ekong (born 1 September 1993) is a professional footballer who plays for Norwegian club Haugesund, on loan from Belgian club Gent, as a centre back.

Born in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria at international level.

Club career

After playing youth football in England for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur,[2] Troost-Ekong began his senior career in the Netherlands with FC Groningen and FC Dordrecht.[1][3]

In March 2015 he was linked with a transfer to Scottish club Celtic.[2]

In July 2015 he signed for Belgian club Gent, and has joined Norwegian club Haugesund on loan.[4] At the beginning of the 2016 season he was awarded captaincy for the remainder of his loan.

International career

He represented the Netherlands at under-19 and under-20 youth levels.[2]

He made his senior international debut for Nigeria in 2015.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 William Troost-Ekong profile at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Celtic eye Groningen defender William Troost-Ekong". The Scotsman. 12 March 2015. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  4. ↑ Oluwashina Okeleji (28 July 2015). "Nigerian defender William Troost-Ekong joins Gent". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "William Troost-Ekong". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 July 2015.

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