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William Troost-Ekong
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Haarlem, Netherlands
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Haugesund
(on loan from Gent)
Number 5
Youth career
Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 FC Groningen 2 (0)
2014–2015 → FC Dordrecht (loan) 32 (0)
2015– Gent 0 (0)
2015– → Haugesund (loan) 13 (0)
International career‡
Netherlands U19
Netherlands U20
2015– Nigeria 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:07, 19 October 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:28, 28 July 2015 (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. ^ a b William Troost-Ekong at Soccerway. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ^ a b c "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. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
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