Hugo Ekitike is back in the headlines again after a superb season in the Bundesliga and subsequent transfer interest from top clubs.
The Eintracht Frankfurt striker looks like he could be a great fit for numerous top teams in the Premier League and beyond, so where could he be playing his football next season?
Read on for more info on that below, plus a look at his career to date, his statistics, and playing style…
Who is Hugo Ekitike? Background and early career
Ekitike was born in Reims in 2002 and ended up playing for his local club to really launch his professional career.
First, the Frenchman had a spell at Cormontreuil FC from 2008 and 2013, but he then spent six years in the Reims academy before playing for their B team in 2019.
His senior debut then came during the 2020/21 season, and by the following campaign he was a first-team regular, and impressed with 11 goals in 26 games in all competitions.
This put Ekitike firmly on the map and it earned him a big move to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer of 2022, with the then-20-year-old joining on an initial loan which was then made permanent.
Up against some big-name competition at PSG, though, Ekitike’s stay at the Parc des Princes was a short one, and he has since revived his career at Eintracht Frankfurt, whom he joined on an initial loan and later permanently.
Eintracht Frankfurt striker Hugo Ekitike in action (Photo by Alex Grimm/Getty Images)
Career statistics and playing style
Ekitike is most at home in the centre-forward position, but he has occasionally done a decent job out wide on the left as well.
Tall, strong, pacey, and a clinical finisher, Ekitike is in many ways the perfect all-rounder up front, capable of scoring a variety of goals and proving a real handful for opposition defenders.
Ekitike’s profile on WhoScored states that he has no significant weaknesses to his game, while his strengths are his dribbling and passing.
His stats from last season might not tell the whole story, but they actually…
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