Career
Born in the Netherlands, he represents Nigeria at international level After playing youth football in England for Fulham and Tottenham Hotspur, Troost-Ekong began his senior career in the Netherlands with Football Club Groningen and Football Club Dordrecht. In March 2015 he was linked with a transfer to Scottish club Celtic.
In July 2015 he signed for Belgian club Gent, and has joined Norwegian club Haugesund on loan.
At the beginning of the 2016 season he was awarded captaincy for the remainder of his loan. He represented the Netherlands at under-19 and under-20 youth levels.
He made his senior international debut for Nigeria in 2015.