Hugo Ekitike
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hugo Ekitike | ||
| Date of birth | 20 June 2002 (age 19) | ||
| Place of birth | Reims, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Reims | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Cormontreuil FC | ||
| 2013–2019 | Reims | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Reims II | 15 | (6) |
| 2020– | Reims | 20 | (8) |
| 2021 | → Vejle BK (loan) | 11 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2021– | France U20 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:16, 23 January 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 October 2021 | |||
Hugo Ekitike (born 20 June 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Reims.[1]
Career[]
On 12 July 2020, Ekitike signed his first professional contract with Reims.[2] He debuted with the senior team in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Lorient on 17 October 2020.[3] On 29 January 2021, Ekitike joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on loan for the rest of the season.[4]
On 26 September, he scored Reims' second and third goals in a 3–1 win against Nantes, having come on as a substitute.[5]
Personal life[]
Born in France, Ekitike is of Cameroonian descent.[6] In the January transfer window, Ekitike rejected a potential transfer to Newcastle United. The Reims president said “there is still a piece of history to write together”.[7]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 23 January 2022[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Reims | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 9 | |||||
| Total | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | ||
| Vejle BK (loan) | 2020–21 | Superliga | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 3 | |||
| Career total | 31 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 12 | ||
References[]
- ^ a b Hugo Ekitike at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Hugo Ekitike ! | Stade de Reims". www.stade-de-reims.com.
- ^ "Reims vs. Lorient - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
- ^ Vejle Boldklub forstærker sig med Ligue 1-talent, vejle-boldklub.dk, 29 January 2021
- ^ Oludare, Shina (26 September 2021). "Simon scores as Nantes lose to Ekitike's Reims". goal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- ^ infos, recevez nos alertes (2 June 2020). "Reims: Hugo Ekitike va signer son premier contrat professionnel".
- ^ "Hugo Ekitike: Newcastle move for Reims forward off". Sky Sports. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
External links[]
- Hugo Ekitike at Soccerway
- France profile at FFF
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- 2002 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Reims
- French footballers
- French people of Cameroonian descent
- Association football wingers
- Stade de Reims players
- Vejle Boldklub players
- Ligue 1 players
- Danish Superliga players
- Championnat National 2 players
- French expatriate footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Expatriate footballers in Denmark
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