Hugo Ekitike

Reims

On 12 July 2020, Ekitike signed his first professional contract with Reims. He debuted with the senior team in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Lorient on 17 October 2020. On 29 January 2021, Ekitike joined Danish Superliga club Vejle Boldklub on loan for the rest of the season. On 26 September 2021, Ekitike scored Reims' second and third goals in a 3–1 win against Nantes, having come on as a substitute. In the January 2022 transfer window, Ekitike rejected a potential transfer to Newcastle United. Reims president Jean-Pierre Caillot admitted that the club had received "very good offers" for Ekitike, but reiterated that "there is still a piece of history to write together".

Paris Saint-Germain

On 16 July 2022, Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) announced the signing of Ekitike on a season-long loan with an option-to-buy for a reported fee of €35 million, bonuses included. According to several sources, the purchase option in the deal was made mandatory. Ekitike made his PSG debut as a substitute in a 5–0 league win away to Clermont on 6 August 2022. On 1 October, he made his first start for the club in a 2–1 league victory over Nice at the Parc des Princes. Ten days later, Ekitike made his UEFA Champions League debut, coming on as a late-match substitute in a 1–1 home draw against Benfica. On 13 November, he scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain in a 5–0 home win over Auxerre. He finished the season with four goals and four assists in thirty-two matches, winning…

Ekitike was eligible to play for France because of his birth and through his mother and for Cameroon through his father. He is a youth international for France, having represented the France U20. On 31 August 2025, he received his first call up to the French senior team, replacing the injured Rayan Cherki. He went on to make his senior international debut on 5 September, coming off the bench with around ten minutes remaining in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Ukraine, which ended in a 2–0 victory for France. On 13 November, Ekitike scored his first senior international goal in a 4–0 win over Ukraine to help guarantee France's place in the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Ekitike is a practicing Muslim.

Hugo Timothée Ekitike was born on 20 June 2002 in Reims, Marne, France, to a Cameroonian father and a French mother. He began his youth career at Cormontreuil FC, a small local football club in Cormontreuil, before joining the academy at Stade de Reims in 2013.