William Troost-Ekong Biography, Age, Career, FIFA 22, Net Worth & Wiki

William Paul Troost-Ekong, a centre defender for EFL Championship team Watford and captain of the Nigerian national team, was born on September 1, 1993.

He qualified for both the Netherlands and Nigeria in international football due to his mixed Dutch and Nigerian ancestry. He made his Nigerian debut in 2015, and since then, he has played in more than 60 matches.

William Troost-Ekong Bio/Wiki

Birth Name	William Troost-Ekong
Nick Name	William Troost-Ekong
Age (as of 2023)	30 years
Religion	Christian
Sun Sign/Zodiac Sign	Virgo
Birth Place	Haarlem, Netherlands
Date of Birth	1 September 1993
Nationality	Nigerian
Hobbies	Music and Gym
Family
Mother's Name	Eleanore Troost
Father's Name	Not Available
Brother(s)	Everest Troost
Sister(s)	Emily Troost
Marital Status, Wife and Children
Wife/Spouse
Children
Education
School	Hockerill Anglo-European College
College/University	Not Available
Profession	Footballer
Outfitter	Nike
Football Career
Debut Club	Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur
Debut International	Nigeria
Jersey Number	• Nigeria - 5 • Watford FC - 5
Current Team(s)	• Nigeria • Watford FC
Position	Defender
Foot	Right
League level	Second Tier
Caps/Goals	62 / 4
Career Manager/ Player Agent	SEG
Traits	• Injury Prone • Power Header
Style Of Play	• Likes to play long balls • Plays the ball off the ground often • Clears the ball out of defence often
Strengths	No Significant Strengths
Weakness	• Passing • Aerial Duels • Concentration
Height and , Weight
Height	• in meters - 1.91 m • in feet inches - 6′ 3″
Weight	• in kilograms - 74 kg • in pounds - 160 lbs
Extra Ordinary Features
Race / Ethnicity	Nigerian
Hair Color	Black
Eye Color	Black
Sexual Orientation	Straight
Chest Size	38 inches
Biceps Size	14 inches
Waist Size	30 inches
Favourite Things
Favorite Playing Position	Defender
Favorite Car	Not Available
Favorite Drinks	Red Wine
Favorite Color	White
Favorite Cell Phone/Brand	Iphone

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Awards

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William Troost-Ekong Net Worth

The range of William Troost-Ekong’s net worth or income is thought to be between €4,500,000. However, his major occupation as a soccer player has brought him a significant amount of wealth.

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In FIFA 22, William Troost-Ekong has an overall rating of 71 and his potential is also 71.

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Club Career

• In Bishop’s Stortford, England, Troost-Ekong attended Hockerill Anglo-European College for his secondary education.
• He was a young football player for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur in England.
• With FC Groningen and FC Dordrecht in the Netherlands, Troost-Ekong started his professional career.
• He joined the Belgian team, KAA Gent, in July 2015 and was promptly loaned out to Norwegian club FK Haugesund after being linked with moves, including one to Celtic.
• Troost-Ekong joined the Turkish Süper Lig team Bursaspor in July 2017.
• Troost-Ekong signed Italian Serie A team Udinese on August 17, 2018.
• He made 35 league games and had four cautions in his first Serie A season, which helped Udinese finish in 12th place.
• Udinese finished 13th the next year, albeit with two more points.
• In his two seasons at Le Zebrette, Troost-Ekong started (and played the entire 90 minutes) in historic wins over AC Milan and Juventus despite the team’s generally underwhelming league performances.
• Troost-Ekong signed a five-year contract with EFL Championship team Watford on September 29, 2020.
• On November 7, 2020, in a 3-2 victory over Coventry City, he netted his first goal for the team.

International Career

• Troost-Ekong was born in the Netherlands to a Nigerian father and a Dutch mother named Eleanore Troost.
• His siblings are Everest and Emily.
• Even though Troost-Ekong competed for the Netherlands at the under-19 and under-20 junior levels, he ultimately decided to represent Nigeria.
• On June 13, 2015, he played for the Super Eagles in his first senior international match against Chad for 90 minutes.
• Before being chosen for Nigeria’s under-23 team in their 35-man preliminary roster for the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, he earned three starts for the senior team in 2016.
• Moreover, he was included in Nigeria’s 23-man roster for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia in June of that year.
• Troost-Ekong was selected for the 23-person roster for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored the game-winning goal against South Africa in the 89th minute to advance his side to the semifinals and secure a third-place finish.
• Moreover, he led the Super Eagles in the postponed 2021 Africa Cup of Nations and was selected for the Best XI of the Group Stage by the tournament’s Technical Study Group after scoring against Guinea-Bissau.
• Tunisia went on to eliminate Nigeria in the next round.

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