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{{short description|French footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Hugo Ekitike
| fullname = Hugo Ekitike
| image =
| birth_date = {{bda|2002|06|20|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Reims]], France
| height = 1.89 m
| position = [[Striker (association football)|Striker]]
| currentclub = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]
| clubnumber = 22
| youthyears1 = 2008–2013
| youthclubs1 = Cormontreuil FC
| youthyears2 = 2013–2019
| youthclubs2 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]
| years1 = 2019–2021
| clubs1 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims II]]
| caps1 = 15
| goals1 = 6
| years2 = 2020–
| clubs2 = [[Stade de Reims|Reims]]
| caps2 = 26
| goals2 = 10
| years3 = 2021
| clubs3 = → [[Vejle Boldklub|Vejle BK]] (loan)
| caps3 = 11
| goals3 = 3
| nationalyears1 = 2021–
| nationalteam1 = [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 23:20, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:20, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
}}

'''Hugo Ekitike''' (born 20 June 2002) is a French professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[Striker (association football)|striker]] for [[Ligue 1]] club [[Stade de Reims|Reims]].<ref name="SW">{{Soccerway|624582|accessdate=31 January 2022}}</ref>

==Club career==
On 12 July 2020, Ekitike signed his first professional contract with [[Stade de Reims|Reims]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stade-de-reims.com/premier-contrat-pro-pour-hugo-ekitike/|title=Premier contrat pro pour Hugo Ekitike ! &#124; Stade de Reims|website=www.stade-de-reims.com}}</ref> He debuted with the senior team in a 3–1 [[Ligue 1]] loss to [[FC Lorient|Lorient]] on 17 October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2020/10/17/france/ligue-1/stade-de-reims/football-cub-lorient-bretagne-sud/3287462/|title=Reims vs. Lorient - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway|website=Soccerway}}</ref> On 29 January 2021, Ekitike joined [[Danish Superliga]] club [[Vejle Boldklub]] on loan for the rest of the season.<ref>[https://vejle-boldklub.dk/vejle-boldklub-forstaerker-sig-med-ligue-1-talent/ Vejle Boldklub forstærker sig med Ligue 1-talent], vejle-boldklub.dk, 29 January 2021</ref>

On 26 September 2021, he scored Reims' second and third goals in a 3–1 win against [[FC Nantes|Nantes]], having come on as a substitute.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Oludare |first1=Shina |title=Simon scores as Nantes lose to Ekitike's Reims |url=https://www.goal.com/en-ae/news/simon-scores-as-nantes-lose-to-ekitikes-reims/bg74tvddx3bg1wdivgb42g9lt |website=goal.com |access-date=27 September 2021 |date=26 September 2021}}</ref> In the January 2022 transfer window, Ekitike rejected a potential transfer to [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. The Reims president said "there is still a piece of history to write together".<ref>{{Cite web|date=31 January 2022|title=Hugo Ekitike: Newcastle move for Reims forward off|url=https://www.skysports.com/amp/football/news/11095/12529714/hugo-ekitike-newcastle-move-for-reims-forward-in-major-doubt-as-toon-push-for-jesse-lingard-deal|access-date=2022-01-31|website=Sky Sports|language=en}}</ref>

==International career==
Ekitike was born in France to a Cameroonian father and French mother.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://actucameroun.com/2020/06/02/reims-hugo-ekitike-va-signer-son-premier-contrat-professionnel/|title=Reims: Hugo Ekitike va signer son premier contrat professionnel|first=recevez nos alertes|last=infos|date=2 June 2020}}</ref> He is a youth international for France, having represented the [[France national under-20 football team|France U20]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/sports/football/equipe-de-france/foot-ekitike-et-lukeba-promus-chez-les-espoirs-20211109 | title=Foot : Ekitike et Lukeba promus chez les Espoirs | date=9 November 2021 }}</ref>

==Career statistics==
==Career statistics==


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==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Soccerway|hugo-ekitike/624582}}
* [https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/10497-ekitike-hugo/fiche.html France profile] at FFF

{{Stade de Reims squad}}

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[[Category:France youth international footballers]]
[[Category:French sportspeople of Cameroonian descent]]
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[[Category:Vejle Boldklub players]]
[[Category:Ligue 1 players]]
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[[Category:Championnat National 2 players]]
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Revision as of 22:43, 20 June 2022

Hugo Ekitike
Personal information
Full name Hugo Ekitike
Date of birth (2002-06-20) 20 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Reims, France
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 22
Youth career
2008–2013 Cormontreuil FC
2013–2019 Reims
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Reims II 15 (6)
2020– Reims 26 (10)
2021 → Vejle BK (loan) 11 (3)
International career‡
2021– France U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 23 May 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:20, 23 May 2022 (UTC)

Hugo Ekitike (born 20 June 2002) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Ligue 1 club Reims.[1]

Club 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 2021, he scored Reims' second and third goals in a 3–1 win against Nantes, having come on as a substitute.[5] In the January 2022 transfer window, Ekitike rejected a potential transfer to Newcastle United. The Reims president said "there is still a piece of history to write together".[6]

International career

Ekitike was born in France to a Cameroonian father and French mother.[7] He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U20s.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 21 May 2022[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Reims II 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 0 0 — 15 6
Reims 2020–21 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 — 2 0
2021–22 Ligue 1 24 10 2 1 — 26 11
Total 26 10 2 1 — 28 11
Vejle BK (loan) 2020–21 Danish Superliga 11 3 0 0 — 11 3
Newcastle (loan) 2022–23 Premier League 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Career total 52 19 2 1 — 54 20

References

  1. ^ a b Hugo Ekitike at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Premier contrat pro pour Hugo Ekitike ! | Stade de Reims". www.stade-de-reims.com.
  3. ^ "Reims vs. Lorient - 17 October 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
  4. ^ Vejle Boldklub forstærker sig med Ligue 1-talent, vejle-boldklub.dk, 29 January 2021
  5. ^ Oludare, Shina (26 September 2021). "Simon scores as Nantes lose to Ekitike's Reims". goal.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Hugo Ekitike: Newcastle move for Reims forward off". Sky Sports. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  7. ^ infos, recevez nos alertes (2 June 2020). "Reims: Hugo Ekitike va signer son premier contrat professionnel".
  8. ^ "Foot : Ekitike et Lukeba promus chez les Espoirs". 9 November 2021.
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