PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Back
William Troost-Ekong.
Al-Ahli SC · Nigeria
TM 192875 · Current player profileAge today33
Recorded moves17
Peak recorded value€5.00m
Current market value€1.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- William Paul Troost-Ekong
- Born
- 01 Sep 1993
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Position
- Centre-Back
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 191
- Joined current club
- 20 Jan 2026
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2028
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Al-Kholood ClubLast recorded move · 20 Jan 2026
- PAOK ThessalonikiLast recorded move · 23 Aug 2024
- Watford FCLast recorded move · 04 Jul 2023
- US Salernitana 1919Last recorded move · 30 Jun 2023
- Udinese CalcioLast recorded move · 29 Sep 2020
- BursasporLast recorded move · 17 Aug 2018
- KAA GentLast recorded move · 11 Jul 2017
- FK HaugesundLast recorded move · 31 Dec 2016
- FC GroningenLast recorded move · 27 Jul 2015
- FC DordrechtLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2015
- Tottenham Hotspur U21Last recorded move · 23 Jul 2013
- Tottenham Hotspur U18Last recorded move · 01 Aug 2011
- Fulham FC YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- Bishop\'s Stortford FCLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2026 | 32 | Al-Ahli SC | €1.00m |
| 18 Dec 2025 | 32 | Al-Kholood Club | €1.20m |
| 27 May 2025 | 31 | Al-Kholood Club | €1.50m |
| 13 Dec 2024 | 31 | Al-Kholood Club | €1.80m |
| 30 May 2024 | 30 | PAOK Thessaloniki | €2.00m |
| 20 Dec 2023 | 30 | PAOK Thessaloniki | €2.00m |
| 15 Jun 2023 | 29 | US Salernitana 1919 | €2.50m |
| 27 Oct 2022 | 29 | Watford FC | €3.00m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | 28 | Watford FC | €4.00m |
| 23 Dec 2021 | 28 | Watford FC | €5.00m |
| 30 Jun 2021 | 27 | Watford FC | €4.00m |
| 10 Mar 2021 | 27 | Watford FC | €3.00m |
| 15 Oct 2020 | 27 | Watford FC | €3.20m |
| 25 Aug 2020 | 26 | Udinese Calcio | €3.20m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 26 | Udinese Calcio | €3.20m |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 26 | Udinese Calcio | €4.00m |
| 06 Jun 2019 | 25 | Udinese Calcio | €4.00m |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 25 | Udinese Calcio | €4.00m |
| 12 Oct 2018 | 25 | Udinese Calcio | €3.00m |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 24 | Bursaspor | €2.00m |
| 29 May 2018 | 24 | Bursaspor | €1.60m |
| 12 Feb 2018 | 24 | Bursaspor | €1.60m |
| 06 Jun 2017 | 23 | KAA Gent | €1.00m |
| 18 Dec 2016 | 23 | FK Haugesund | €1.00m |
| 27 Dec 2015 | 22 | FK Haugesund | €400k |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 21 | FC Groningen | €300k |
| 11 Feb 2015 | 21 | FC Dordrecht | €200k |
| 11 Aug 2014 | 20 | FC Dordrecht | €250k |
| 10 Feb 2014 | 20 | FC Dordrecht | €250k |
| 30 Jul 2013 | 19 | FC Groningen | €250k |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 2026 | Al-Kholood Club | Al-Ahli SC | Transfer | — ? |
| 23 Aug 2024 | PAOK Thessaloniki | Al-Kholood Club | Transfer | €1.20m |
| 04 Jul 2023 | Watford FC | PAOK Thessaloniki | Transfer | €1.00m |
| 30 Jun 2023 | US Salernitana 1919 | Watford FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 24 Jan 2023 | Watford FC | US Salernitana 1919 | Loan | €500k |
| 29 Sep 2020 | Udinese Calcio | Watford FC | Transfer | — ? |
| 17 Aug 2018 | Bursaspor | Udinese Calcio | Transfer | €3.30m |
| 11 Jul 2017 | KAA Gent | Bursaspor | Transfer | €1.05m |
| 31 Dec 2016 | FK Haugesund | KAA Gent | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 29 Jul 2015 | KAA Gent | FK Haugesund | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 27 Jul 2015 | FC Groningen | KAA Gent | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2015 | FC Dordrecht | FC Groningen | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 29 Jan 2014 | FC Groningen | FC Dordrecht | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 23 Jul 2013 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | FC Groningen | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Aug 2011 | Tottenham Hotspur U18 | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2010 | Fulham FC Youth | Tottenham Hotspur U18 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2008 | Bishop\'s Stortford FC | Fulham FC Youth | Transfer | — ? |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.