Hugo Ekitike signs with Paris Saint-Germain
Paris Saint-Germain are pleased to announce the signing of Hugo Ekitike from Stade de Reims. The French striker has joined on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy.
Hugo Ekitike started playing football at the age of five at FC Cormontreuil before joining the Stade de Reims academy in 2013. The 1m89 player signed his first professional contract with his first club in the summer of 2020.
He played his first professional minutes in a Reims shirt in October 2020 against FC Lorient.
The new Parisian signing spent six months with Danish club Vejle BK, starting in January 2021, scoring three goals in 11 matches.
Last season, Hugo Ekitiké returned to Stade de Reims and scored 11 goals in 27 matches in all competitions.
The 20-year-old striker was selected for the French U20 team and won the last Maurice Revello International Tournament and was also called up to the U-21 squad last season.