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Full nameHugo Ekitike
PositionWinger
NationalityFrance
Age24
Date of birth20 Jun 2002
BirthplaceReims
Height190 cm
Shirt number#22
ClubLiverpool
Wingeralso played MID
28
Appearances
11
Goals
4
Assists
1810
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Liverpool.

Injury-affected season

Missed 7 of Liverpool's ~38 games this season through 6 injury absences and 1 suspension (achilles tendon). He still appeared 28 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Premier League2811418106.93
UEFA Champions League12318386.69
UEFA U21 Championship - Qualificationat France U21320239
FA Cup3111116.7
Community Shield110717.3
League Cup110416.3
Friendlies Clubs100326.3

Scout report

Top-tier performerGoal-getting Winger

H. Ekitike is a 24-year-old winger at Liverpool, rated 92.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 26th of 376 on scout potential in the Premier League. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.2 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ekitike.

Judged on this season alone, Ekitike graded 57 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 7% of the 15 wingers in the Premier League, on 11 goals and 4 assists in 28 appearances (0.746 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 73 → 57). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 92, top 7% of the 15 wingers in the Premier League. At 24 Ekitike is in his prime years, and a market index of 114 reflects that trajectory.

Read the appearance count in context: Ekitike missed 6 games through injury and 1 suspension (achilles tendon) out of roughly 38 this season. The 28 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25StreakyInjury-hit 2025/265 clubs
Current potentialTop 7% wingers · Premier LeagueCurrent seasonTop 7% wingers · Premier League1st-best winger in the Premier League26th in the Premier League · potential1st-highest potential winger in the Premier League
92.3
Ratingi
1st of 15 wingers
57
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
64.9%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.75
Goal contrib / 90
strong end product

Output in context · Liverpool finished 5th of 20 · an upper-table side

11
Goals
4
Assists
15
G+A
0.39
Goals / app

11 goals in 28 appearances (0.39 per game) — double figures playing for an upper-table side (5th of 20). He also laid on 4 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 15 goal contributions (0.54 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.9% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.75 goal contributions per 90 (0.55 goals, 0.2 assists) — productive for the role.
  • Pedigree. Performing in a top-tier setting (team strength 97.9/100).

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 92.3, Ekitike carries the 1st-highest potential of the wingers in the Premier League (top 7%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.75 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.