William Troost-Ekong
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | William Paul Troost-Ekong | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
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| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
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Current team
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Haugesund (on loan from Gent) |
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| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fulham | |||
| –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) | 24 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011 | Netherlands U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Netherlands U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2015– | Nigeria | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:00, 28 May 2016 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:52, 20 March 2016 (UTC) |
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William Troost-Ekong (born 1 September 1993) is a Nigerian 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
Troost-Ekong was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian father, and Dutch mother. 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 William Troost-Ekong at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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External links
- Official website
- Netherlands profile at OnsOranje
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