Hugo Ekitike

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Hugo Ekitike
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Ekitike playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2023
Personal information
Full name Hugo Timothée Ekitike
Date of birth (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Reims, Marne, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position Striker
Team information
Current team
 Liverpool
Number 22
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)
2024–2025 Eintracht Frankfurt 33 (15)
2025– Liverpool 16 (8)
International career‡
2021–2022 France U20 6 (0)
2024–2025 France U21 5 (5)
2025– France 6 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:35, 20 December 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 22:17, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Hugo Timothée Ekitike (or Ekitiké; French pronunciation: [yɡˈo ekitikˈe]; born 20 June 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Liverpool and the France national team. He is considered one of the best young strikers in the world.

Ekitike began his professional career at 18 with Stade de Reims, playing for their reserves team before being called up to the senior squad in 2020. Between 2021 and 2022, Ekitike had loan spells at Vejle Boldklub and Paris Saint-Germain, winning the Ligue 1 title and appearing in the UEFA Champions League. His loan became a full transfer in 2023, however he only made one league appearance as a permanent player.

Ekitike was sent on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt in April 2024, joining the club on a permanent basis later that year. During his only full season at Frankfurt, Ekitike scored 15 goals in 33 league games, helped Frankfurt to a 3rd-place finish in the Bundesliga, and appeared in the 2024–25 Bundesliga Team of the Season. In July 2025, he was signed by Liverpool for a reported fee of €80 million (£69 million).

Ekitike has represented France as a youth international player, appearing for the under-20 and under-21 sides.

Early life

Hugo Timothée Ekitike[2] was born on 20 June 2002[3] in Reims, Marne, France,[4] to a Cameroonian father and a French mother.[5] He began his youth career at Cormontreuil FC, a small local football club in Cormontreuil, before joining the academy at Stade de Reims in 2013.[6]

Club career

Reims

On 12 July 2020, Ekitike signed his first professional contract with Reims.[7] He debuted with the senior team in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Lorient on 17 October 2020.[8] On 29 January 2021, Ekitike joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on loan for the rest of the season.[9]

On 26 September 2021, Ekitike scored Reims' second and third goals in a 3–1 win against Nantes, having come on as a substitute.[10] 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".[11]

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.[12] According to several sources, the purchase option in the deal was made mandatory.[13]

Ekitike made his PSG debut as a substitute in a 5–0 league win away to Clermont on 6 August 2022.[14] On 1 October, he made his first start for the club in a 2–1 league victory over Nice at the Parc des Princes.[15] 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.[16] On 13 November, he scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain in a 5–0 home win over Auxerre.[17] He finished the season with four goals and four assists in thirty-two matches, winning his first Ligue 1 title.[18] In June 2023, his transfer to PSG became a permanent deal worth €28.5 million plus €6.5 million in bonuses.[19][20] In September 2023, it was reported that he was excluded from the Champions League squad for the 2023–24 season.[21]

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.[22] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat away to FC Köln two days later.[23] On 19 April, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 home victory over FC Augsburg.[24] 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.[25] He signed a deal until the end of the 2028–29 season.[26] 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.[27] On 10 April 2025, Ekitike scored a long range strike in the Europa League quarter-finals first leg against Tottenham Hotspur.[28]

By the end of the 2024–25 season, Ekitike scored 15 goals in 33 league games. The club finished in 3rd place in the Bundesliga, securing a spot in the 2025–26 Champions League. At the end of the campaign, Ekitike appeared in the 2024–25 Bundesliga Team of the Season.[29]

Liverpool

On 23 July 2025, Ekitike signed for Premier League club Liverpool in a transfer worth up to €95 million (£82.4 million).[30] The transfer includes an €80 million (£69 million) initial payment, and €15 million (£13 million) of performance-related add-ons that, if reached, would present a club-record fee for Eintracht Frankfurt, surpassing the €95 million (£82.3 million) paid for Randal Kolo Muani by Paris Saint-Germain in 2023.[31] According to The Athletic and The Independent, Newcastle United had also offered €75 million (£70 million) for Ekitike, echoing their approach for the player in 2022, but Ekitike made clear his preference to join Liverpool.[32][31] Ekitike signed a six-year contract with Liverpool that will expire at the end of the 2030–31 season.[33]

Ekitike made his debut for Liverpool in the FA Community Shield against Crystal Palace on 10 August, scoring his first goal for the club in an eventual 3–2 loss on penalties following a 2–2 draw in normal time.[34] On 15 August, he debuted and scored his first goal in the Premier League in a 4–2 win over Bournemouth.[35]

On 23 September, he scored the winning goal for Liverpool in the 2–1 win against Southampton in the EFL Cup. After scoring the goal he removed his jersey in celebration and received a second yellow card and was sent-off.[36][37] A month later, on 22 October, he scored his first Champions League goal with Liverpool in a 5–1 away win over his former club Eintracht Frankfurt.[38]

International career

Ekitike was eligible to play for France because of his birth and through his mother and for Cameroon through his father. He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U20.[39] On 31 August 2025, he received his first call up to the French senior team, replacing the injured Rayan Cherki.[40] He went on to make his senior international debut on 5 September, coming off the bench with around ten minutes remaining in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification against Ukraine, which ended in a 2–0 victory for France.[41] On 13 November, Ekitike scored his first senior international goal in a 4-0 win over Ukraine to help guarantee France's place in the 2026 World Cup.[42]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 December 2025[43]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals 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[c] 0 0 0 32 4
Paris Saint-Germain 2023–24 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 — 0 0 0 0 1 0
PSG total 26 3 3 1 — 4 0 0 0 33 4
Eintracht Frankfurt (loan) 2023–24 Bundesliga 14 4 — — 2[d] 0 — 16 4
Eintracht Frankfurt 2024–25 Bundesliga 33 15 3 3 — 12[e] 4 — 48 22
Frankfurt total 47 19 3 3 — 14 4 — 64 26
Liverpool 2025–26 Premier League 16 8 0 0 1 1 6[c] 1 1[f] 1 24 11
Career total 141 49 8 5 1 1 24 5 1 1 175 61
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearance in FA Community Shield

International

As of match played 16 November 2025[44]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
France 2025 6 1
Total 6 1

Scores and results list France's goal tally first.[45]

List of international goals scored by Hugo Ekitike
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 November 2025 Parc des Princes, Paris, France 5 Error creating thumbnail:  Ukraine 4–0 4–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Paris Saint-Germain

France U20

Individual

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