William Troost-Ekong
Be the first in the stands
NigeriaCounted from the international goal archive — every scorer-credited goal in the matches it covers, 1916 to today. A record of covered matches, not a complete career count; own goals never join a scorer's tally.
William Paul Troost-Ekong is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Al-Ahli. Born in the Netherlands, he played for the Nigeria national team, earning more than 80 caps and serving as captain. — Wikipedia
identity matched to Wikidata · last verified 2026-09-11
In the line-ups
36 appearances in recorded line-ups · 2015–2024The archive holds 36 team sheets naming William Troost-Ekong in Nigeria's starting line-up, from 2015-09-05 to 2024-11-18.
36 appearances in the starting line-ups the archive holds — not a career total. Our line-up coverage is partial, so a match he played that we hold no sheet for is simply not counted here.
The archive also records 2 own goals under this name (2019, 2025) — own goals never count in a scorer's tally.
International goals in our archive
7 goals across 7 scoring matches · 2 tournaments · 2019–2025| Date | Opponent | Result | Minutes | Competition | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-10 |  Lesotho | W2–1(n) | 55' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Polokwane |
| 2024-02-11 |  Ivory Coast | L1–2(a) | 38' | African Cup of Nations | Ebimpé |
| 2024-02-07 |  South Africa | D1–1(n) | 67' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Bouaké |
| 2024-01-18 | Ivory Coast | W1–0(a) | 55' (pen) | African Cup of Nations | Ebimpé |
| 2022-03-29 |  Ghana | D1–1(h) | 22' (pen) | FIFA World Cup qualification | Abuja |
| 2022-01-19 |  Guinea-Bissau | W2–0(n) | 75' | African Cup of Nations | Garoua |
| 2019-07-10 | South Africa | W2–1(n) | 89' | African Cup of Nations | Cairo |
Honours
2 team trophies · Wikipedia + Wikidata, community-updated| Team honours2 | ||||
| Olympic Bronze Medal | ×1 | 2016 | Nigeria U23 | |
| Super League Greece | ×1 | 2023–24 | PAOK | |
| Individual honours3 | ||||
| Player of the year · 1 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations Player of the Tournament | 2023 | |||
| Teams of the season · 1 | ||||
| Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament | 2023 | |||
| More honours · 1 | ||||
| Title of honor | 2023 | |||
| Orders & distinctions2 | ||||
| Member of the Order of the Niger | ||||
| Bronze medal | ||||