William Troost-Ekong

Age 32

Al Ahli Doha

Nigeria

1.0 Mn €

01 September 1993 (32)

191 cm

Performance

Average Rating

6.62

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.6

6.7

6.4

7.1

6.0

6.5

7.1

6.6

Player Attributes Overview

Player Information

Market Value

1M €

01 September 1993

32 Age

Nationality

Nigeria

Height / Weight

191 cm / 85 kg

Contract Until

29.06.2028

Place of Birth

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Back

Other

Strong Foot

Club Career

William Troost-Ekong career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11		A
25/26	Al Ahli Doha	13	13	1	0	2	0
	Stars League	9	9	1	0	0	0
	AFC Champions League Two	4	4	0	0	2	0
25/26	Al-Kholood	16	16	0	0	0	1
	Saudi Pro League	13	13	0	0	0	1
	Kings Cup	3	3	0	0	0	0
24/25	Al-Kholood	33	33	2	0	3	0
	Saudi Pro League	32	32	2	0	2	0
	Kings Cup	1	1	0	0	1	0
24/25	PAOK	2	2	1	0	0	0
	UEFA Champions League	2	2	1	0	0	0
23/24	PAOK	22	21	0	1	4	0
	Super League	10	10	0	0	1	0
	UEFA Conference League	12	11	0	1	3	0
22/23	Salernitana K	9	4	1	0	1	0
	Serie A	9	4	1	0	1	0
22/23	Watford	17	14	1	0	1	0
	Championship	15	12	1	0	1	0
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
21/22	Watford	18	16	0	0	3	0
	Premier League	17	15	0	0	3	0
	EFL Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
20/21	Watford	33	32	1	0	2	0
	Championship	32	31	1	0	2	0
	FA Cup	1	1	0	0	0	0
19/20	Udinese	31	30	0	0	5	0
	Serie A	30	29	0	0	5	0
	Coppa Italia	1	1	0	0	0	0
18/19	Udinese	35	35	0	0	4	0
	Serie A	35	35	0	0	4	0
18/19	Bursa	1	1	1	0	0	0
	Super Lig	1	1	1	0	0	0
17/18	Bursa	31	30	2	0	1	1
	Super Lig	27	26	2	0	0	1
	Cup	4	4	0	0	1	0
16/17	Gent	8	7	0	0	1	1
	Pro League	8	7	0	0	1	1
2016	Haugesund K	24	24	3	1	5	0
	Eliteserien	24	24	3	1	5	0
2015	Haugesund K	13	13	0	0	1	0
	Eliteserien	13	13	0	0	1	0
14/15	Dordrecht K	23	17	0	0	3	0
	Eredivisie	22	17	0	0	3	0
	KNVB beker	1	0	0	0	0	0
13/14	Dordrecht K	10	5	0	0	2	0
	Eerste Divisie	10	5	0	0	2	0
13/14	Groningen	2	1	0	0	0	0
	Eredivisie	2	1	0	0	0	0
Total		341	314	13	2	38	3

National Team Career

William Troost-Ekong career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2025	Nigeria	7	5	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
	FIFA World Cup Qualification, CAF	6	4	1	0
2024	Nigeria	5	5	0	0
	Africa Cup of Nations Qualification	5	5	0	0
2023	Nigeria	6	6	3	1
	Africa Cup of Nations	6	6	3	1
2022	Nigeria	3	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	2	0	0
2021	Nigeria	5	5	1	0
	Africa Cup of Nations	4	4	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2020	Nigeria	1	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0	0
2019	Nigeria	11	10	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	5	4	0	0
	Africa Cup of Nations	6	6	1	0
2018	Nigeria	9	8	1	1
	World Cup	3	3	0	1
	Int. Friendly Games	6	5	1	0
2017	Nigeria	3	3	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	3	3	0	0
2016	Nigeria	6	6	0	1
	Olympic Tournament	6	6	0	1
2016	Nigeria	2	2	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	0	0
2015	Nigeria	2	1	0	0
	Int. Friendly Games	2	1	0	0
Total		60	54	7	3

National Youth Team Career

William Troost-Ekong career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season
Season	Team	M	11
2013	Hollanda U20	1	1	1
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	1
2011	Netherlands	1	1	0
	Int. Friendly Games	1	1	0
2006	Hollanda U20	2	2	1
	Int. Friendly Games	2	2	1
Total		4	4	2

Club Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2025-Today	Al Ahli Doha	13	13	1	0
2024-2026	Al-Kholood	49	49	2	0
2023-2025	PAOK	24	23	1	1
2022-2023	Salernitana	9	4	1	0
2020-2023	Watford	68	62	2	0
2018-2020	Udinese	66	65	0	0
2017-2019	Bursa	32	31	3	0
2016-2017	Gent	8	7	0	0
2015-2016	Haugesund	37	37	3	1
2013-2015	Dordrecht	33	22	0	0
2013-2014	Groningen	2	1	0	0

National Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2015-2025	Nigeria	54	48	7	0
2016	Nigeria	6	6	0	0

National Youth Team Career Summary

Season	Team	M	11		A
2006-2013	Hollanda U20	3	3	0	0
2011	Netherlands	1	1	0	0

General Statistics

1 Goals

- Assists

6.8 Avg. Pts

9 Matches

9 Starting XI

774 Minutes

Shots

1 Off-target Shots 0.12

On-target Shots

1 0.12

Total Shots Taken

Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating

6.62

Sep

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Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

6.6

6.7

6.4

7.1

6.0

6.5

7.1

6.6

Season Performance

Statistic	Total	Rank The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst. The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals	1	%74
Assists	-	%41
Goal Contribution	1	%67
Expected Goals (xG)	-	%50
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)	-	%50
Big Chances Created	-	%50
Big Chances Missed	-	%50
Penalty	-	%49
Free-kick Goal	-	%50
Shots
Total Shots	2	%43
Shots on Target	1	%57
Shots off Target	1	%57
Blocked Shots	-	%71
Passes
Pass Accuracy %	89.2%	%87
Passes	360	%35
Accurate Passes	321	%35
Key Passes	-	%20
Passes in Final Third	-	%50
Chances Created	-	%50
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %	51.7%	%63
Long Balls	60	%38
Accurate Long Balls	31	%42
Cross Accuracy %	0%	%26
Crosses	1	%48
Accurate Crosses	-	%36
Defense
Clearances	49	%45
Interceptions	3	%19
Tackles	9	%46
Individual
Touches	-	%50
Dribbles	2	%51
Successful Dribbles	2	%67
Successful Dribble %	100%	%82
Duels	-	%49
Duels Won %	-
Duels Won	-	%49
Possession Lost	43	%79
Dispossessed	-	%80
Offsides	2	%10
Fouls Won	-	%6
Free Kicks Taken	-	%7
Discipline
Fouls	3	%85
Yellow Cards	-	%89
Red Cards	-	%58

Teammates

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Players

Player	M	W	D	L

Opponent Teams

Team	M	W	D	L

Date	From	To	Transfer Fee
19.01.26	Al-Kholood	Al Ahli Doha
22.08.24	PAOK	Al-Kholood	1.2M €
03.07.23	Watford	PAOK	1M €
29.06.23	Salernitana	Watford	Loan Return
23.01.23	Watford	Salernitana	Kiralık 500k €
28.09.20	Udinese	Watford
16.08.18	Bursa	Udinese	3.3M €
10.07.17	Gent	Bursa	1.05M €
30.12.16	Haugesund	Gent	Loan Return
28.07.15	Gent	Haugesund	Loan
26.07.15	Groningen	Gent	Signed
29.06.15	Dordrecht	Groningen	Loan Return
28.01.14	Groningen	Dordrecht	Loan

Club Honors

Success	Count	Team	Seasons
Greek champion	1	PAOK Thessaloniki	2024
Olympic Games: 3rd Place	1		2016
Promotion to 1st league	1	FC Dordrecht	13/14

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