Frankfurt Eintracht is one of the most colorful teams in the Bundesliga. Wahi, Knauff, Uzun. Projection and future players. To those names stands out above all. Hugo Ekitike (2002, France) is emerging as one of the brightest young people in his generation.
The French passed through the PSG but could not deploy all his football. This season at Eintracht, Ekitike adds 13 goals in 25 games. The German team paid 30 million euros for the 22 -year -old footballer. “A player who can define his own limits,” said Markus Krösche, Frankfurt’s sports director.
Ekitike’s numbers this season.opta graphics
He is not a reference center striker, he is an associative player, with quality in the last pass and who can fall to band. It is expected to be one of the next great sales of Frankfurt for summer. The striker winks an English team: “As a child, my favorite team was Manchester United.”
As a child, my favorite team was Manchester United
Hugo Ekitike, Eyntracht Frankfurt player
Great European clubs such as Arsenal, Chelsea or United, bid for the 22 -year -old. The Eintracht has always developed great strikers. Joviç, Kolo Muani, or the last to leave Omar Marmoush, for which they took 75 million euros to the City.
The team trained by Toppmöller hopes about 80 million euros for Ekitike. The Frenchman is a great generator of occasions, he goes well to the spaces and has a great shot with both legs. “Ekitike has a skill that few players have. It has dribbling, definition, and speed. It is an added value to the team,” said Mario Götze, a player’s partner.
Its market value has increased double in less than a year. In May 2024, Ekitike was appraised at 20 million euros according to the specialized portal ‘Transfermarkt’. In the last update, its value has doubled: 40 million euros.
French offensive percentiles.fbcharts
His personal figures have also improved compared to previous seasons. His 13 goals in Bundesliga are his best scoring record so far. The player assumes more gallons of ‘crack’ and a greater responsibility after the departure of Marmoush. “When you are more released, the team plays more for you. That entails greater pressure because you are expected to make more goals and assists. That motivates me,” Ekitike said.
The special soccer scouter Jacek Kulig compared the player with Thierry Henry for his movements and elegance with the ball. Ben Mattinson, a data specialist, considers one of the greatest promises of the moment. “It has rhythm, power, great mobility and, most importantly, you know how to put goals.”
It has rhythm, power and knows how to score goals
The player comes from marking a hat-trick in the Sub-21 against England. Ekitike knocks on the door of Deschamps. “It’s finer,” they say from the German media. He has found his best version in the Eintracht. Now, Middle England fights for him. EKITike is postulated as the next ‘Wonderkid’ that will break it from the great clubs in Europe.