Hugo Ekitike

Hugo Ekitike
Ekitike playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hugo Ekitike
Date of birth (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Reims, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Eintracht Frankfurt
Number 11
Youth career
2008–2013 Cormontreuil FC
2013–2019 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Reims B 15 (6)
2020–2023 Reims 26 (10)
2021 → Vejle Boldklub (loan) 11 (3)
2022–2023 → Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 25 (3)
2023–2024 Paris Saint-Germain 1 (0)
2024 → Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 14 (4)
2024– Eintracht Frankfurt 12 (7)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U20 6 (0)
2024– France U21 3 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:35, 7 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024

Hugo Ekitike (or Ekitiké; born 20 June 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Early life

Hugo Ekitike[2] was born on 20 June 2002 in Reims, Marne,[3] to a French father and a Cameroonian mother.[4]

Club career

Reims

On 12 July 2020, Ekitike signed his first professional contract with Reims.[5] He debuted with the senior team in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Lorient on 17 October 2020.[6] On 29 January 2021, Ekitike joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on loan for the rest of the season.[7]

On 26 September 2021, Ekitike scored Reims' second and third goals in a 3–1 win against Nantes, having come on as a substitute.[8] In the January 2022 transfer window, Ekitike rejected a potential transfer to Newcastle United. Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot admitted that the club had received "very good offers" for Ekitike, but reiterated that "there is still a piece of history to write together".[9]

Paris Saint-Germain

On 16 July 2022, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced the signing of Ekitike on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for a reported fee of €35 million, bonuses included.[10] According to several sources, the purchase option in the deal was made mandatory.[11]

Ekitike made his PSG debut as a substitute in a 5–0 league win away to Clermont on 6 August 2022.[12] On 1 October, he made his first start for the club in a 2–1 league victory over Nice at the Parc des Princes.[13] Ten days later, Ekitike made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a late-match substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Benfica.[14] On 13 November, he scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain in a 5–0 home win over Auxerre.[15] He finished the season with four goals and four assists in thirty-two matches, winning his first Ligue 1 title.[16] In June 2023, his transfer to PSG became a permanent deal worth €28.5 million plus €6.5 million in bonuses.[17][18] In September 2023, it was reported that he was excluded from the Champions League squad for the 2023–24 season.[19]

Eintracht Frankfurt

On 1 February 2024, Ekitike signed for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt on loan until the end of the season with a buy option.[20] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to FC Köln two days later.[21] On 19 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home victory over FC Augsburg.[22] On 26 April, the buy option in Ekitike's loan deal at Eintracht Frankfurt was activated, and he was transferred for a fee of €16.5 million.[23] He signed a deal until the end of the 2028–29 season.[24] The following day, Ekitike scored a goal in 2–1 defeat away to Bayern Munich, a right-footed strike from outside the box into the bottom-right corner of the net.[25]

International career

Ekitike was eligible to play for France because of his birth and through his father and for Cameroon through his mother. He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U20s.[26]

Career statistics

As of match played 12 December 2024[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reims B 2019–20 Championnat National 2 12 5 — — 12 5
2020–21 Championnat National 2 2 1 — — 2 1
2021–22 Championnat National 2 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 15 6 — — 15 6
Reims 2020–21 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 24 10 2 1 — 26 11
Total 26 10 2 1 0 0 28 11
Vejle Boldklub (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 11 3 0 0 — 11 3
Paris Saint-Germain (loan) 2022–23 Ligue 1 25 3 3 1 4[b] 0 32 4
Paris Saint-Germain 2023–24 Ligue 1 1 0 — — 1 0
Total 26 3 3 1 4 0 33 4
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 14 4 — 2[c] 0 16 4
Eintracht Frankfurt 2024–25 Bundesliga 12 7 3 3 6[d] 1 21 11
Total 26 11 3 3 8 1 37 15
Career total 104 33 8 5 12 1 124 39
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

France U20

References

  1. ^ "Hugo Ekitiké". Bundesliga. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Heking". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
    "Hugo Ekitike". Verif.com (in French). Retrieved 5 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Hugo Ekitike". L'Équipe (in French). Paris. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  4. ^ https://www.ghgossip.com/hugo-ekitike-parents-meet-hugo-ekitikes-parents/[permanent dead link‍] [bare URL]
  5. ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Hugo Ekitike ! | Stade de Reims". stade-de-reims.com.
  6. ^ "Reims vs. Lorient – 17 October 2020 – Soccerway". Soccerway.
  7. ^ Vejle Boldklub forstærker sig med Ligue 1-talent Archived 31 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine, vejle-boldklub.dk, 29 January 2021
  8. ^ Oludare, Shina (26 September 2021). "Simon scores as Nantes lose to Ekitike's Reims". Goal (website). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  9. ^ "Hugo Ekitike: Newcastle move for Reims forward off". Sky Sports. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Hugo Ekitiké signs with Paris Saint-Germain". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
  11. ^ Aouna, Santi (16 July 2022). "PSG : option d'achat obligatoire pour Hugo Ekitike". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Debut for Ekitiké". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Ligue 1 : première titularisation pour Ekitike avec le PSG, Mbappé remplaçant contre Nice". Le Figaro (in French). 1 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  14. ^ "C1 - PSG Benfica : Les impressions d'Ekitike après le match". Planète PSG (in French). 12 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  15. ^ Hunsley, James (13 November 2022). "PSG coasting to another Ligue 1 title! Mbappe among scorers but Mendes shines brightest as champions pulverise Auxerre".
  16. ^ Paristeam (20 June 2023). "PSG : Hugo Ekitike, un contrat de 4 ans". Paristeam (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  17. ^ Chochois, Alexandre (21 February 2023). "Mercato : le PSG dans l'obligation d'acheter Ekitike, si..." (in French). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  18. ^ Aouna, Santi (16 July 2022). "PSG : option d'achat obligatoire pour Hugo Ekitike". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
  19. ^ Hawkins, Fabrice (6 September 2023). "PSG: Ekitike et Verratti officiellement écartés de la liste A de la Ligue des champions, Ethan Mbappé et Housni dans la liste B". RMC Sport (in French).
  20. ^ "Eintracht Frankfurt sign Hugo Ekitiké". Eintracht Frankfurt. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  21. ^ "FC Cologne vs. Eintracht Frankfurt". Soccerway. 3 February 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  22. ^ "PSG loanee Ekitiké scores winner as Eintracht Frankfurt beats Augsburg". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  23. ^ Eintracht Frankfurt uses option to buy PSG striker Hugo Ekitiké following loan move
  24. ^ "Francfort lève l'option d'achat pour Hugo Ekitike (PSG)". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Bayern 2-1 Eintracht Fr.: results, summary and goals". AS.com. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Foot : Ekitike et Lukeba promus chez les Espoirs". 9 November 2021.
  27. ^ Hugo Ekitike at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain crowned French champions for the 11th time". EN.PSG.FR. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  29. ^ "Paris Saint-Germain win their 12th Ligue 1 title!". Paris Saint-Germain F.C. 28 April 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
  30. ^ Hugo Ekitike at the French Football Federation (in French)
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Hugo Ekitike – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived) Edit this at Wikidata