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William Paul Troost-Ekong is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League side Watford and captains the Nigeria national team.
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Born in the Netherlands into a mixed Dutch and Nigerian family, he was eligible for both the Netherlands and Nigeria in international football.
He made his debut for Nigeria in 2015 and has since earned more than 50 caps.
Troost-Ekong attended secondary school at Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishop's Stortford, in England.
He played football at youth level in England for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, Troost-Ekong began his senior career in the Netherlands with FC Groningen and FC Dordrecht.
After being linked abroad with transfers to Celtic among others, he signed for Belgian club KAA Gent in July 2015 and was immediately loaned out to Norwegian club FK Haugesund.
In his debut season in the Serie A, he made 35 league appearances and was booked four times, helping Udinese to 12th position.
The next season, Udinese finished 13th, albeit with two more points.
Despite the team's relatively lacklustre league campaigns, Troost-Ekong started in memorable victories against AC Milan and Juventus in his two seasons at Le Zebrette.
On 29 September 2020, Troost-Ekong signed for EFL Championship side Watford on a five-year contract deal.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 win over Coventry City on 7 November 2020.
Troost-Ekong was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother, Eleanore Troost and a Nigerian father.
Despite representing the Netherlands at under-19 and under-20 youth levels, Troost-Ekong eventually chose to represent Nigeria.
He made his senior international debut for the Super Eagles on 13 June 2015, playing 90 minutes in an AFCON qualifying match against Chad. He made three starts for the senior team in 2016 before being selected for Nigeria's under-23 team in their 35-man provisional squad for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
In June 2018 he was named in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Troost-Ekong was named in the country's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored an 89th-minute winner against South Africa to send his team through to the semi-finals on the way to a third-place finish.
He captained the Super Eagles in the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, and was named in the tournament Technical Study Group's Best XI of the Group Stage, scoring against Guinea-Bissau.
Nigeria went on to be knocked out by Tunisia in the following round.
He made his debut for Nigeria in 2015 and has since earned more than 50 caps.
Troost-Ekong attended secondary school at Hockerill Anglo-European College in Bishop's Stortford, in England.
He played football at youth level in England for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, Troost-Ekong began his senior career in the Netherlands with FC Groningen and FC Dordrecht.
After being linked abroad with transfers to Celtic among others, he signed for Belgian club KAA Gent in July 2015 and was immediately loaned out to Norwegian club FK Haugesund.
In his debut season in the Serie A, he made 35 league appearances and was booked four times, helping Udinese to 12th position.
The next season, Udinese finished 13th, albeit with two more points.
Despite the team's relatively lacklustre league campaigns, Troost-Ekong started in memorable victories against AC Milan and Juventus in his two seasons at Le Zebrette.
On 29 September 2020, Troost-Ekong signed for EFL Championship side Watford on a five-year contract deal.
He scored his first goal for the club in a 3-2 win over Coventry City on 7 November 2020.
Troost-Ekong was born in the Netherlands to a Dutch mother, Eleanore Troost and a Nigerian father.
Despite representing the Netherlands at under-19 and under-20 youth levels, Troost-Ekong eventually chose to represent Nigeria.
He made his senior international debut for the Super Eagles on 13 June 2015, playing 90 minutes in an AFCON qualifying match against Chad. He made three starts for the senior team in 2016 before being selected for Nigeria's under-23 team in their 35-man provisional squad for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics.
In June 2018 he was named in Nigeria's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Troost-Ekong was named in the country's 23-man squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored an 89th-minute winner against South Africa to send his team through to the semi-finals on the way to a third-place finish.
He captained the Super Eagles in the delayed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, and was named in the tournament Technical Study Group's Best XI of the Group Stage, scoring against Guinea-Bissau.
Nigeria went on to be knocked out by Tunisia in the following round.
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