After a long period of negotiations, Liverpool introduced 23-year-old striker Ekitic from Frankfurt for a total price of 95 million euros. The club's official website listed 13 things about the French striker, which helped fans understand him.
1. Excellent offensive performance: In the 2024-25 season, Ekitic scored 22 goals and sent 12 assists for Frankfurt in various competitions, helping the team to win the third place in the Bundesliga. Ekitic played in a total of 48 games, which means he can directly participate in 0.71 goals per game.
2. Selected for the Bundesliga All-Series: Due to his outstanding performance, Ekitic and his new teammate Wilz were selected for the Bundesliga All-Series in the 2024-25 season.
3. The most shots: In the 2024-25 season, Ekitic shots in the Bundesliga for the most shots, with Bayern’s Kane (110) being another player with three-digit shots.
4. Selfless Player: In the 2024-25 season, Ekitic was also the player with the most opportunities in the Bundesliga (44 times), which means he can create 1.54 opportunities every 90 minutes. During Frankfurt's quarter-finals, he contributed 4 goals and 3 assists in 12 games.
5. Carrying the team forward: Data analysis shows that Ekitic can not only dribble the ball, but also convert these opportunities into goals. He ranked among the top in 44 dribble shots and 17 opportunities in the Bundesliga last season.
6. Ligue 1 Championship: In the 2022-23 season, Ekitic won the Ligue 1 championship with Paris Saint-Germain. He scored 3 goals and assisted 4 times in 25 games.
7. "Extraordinary" players: Frankfurt coach Topmuller and sports director Crosher both used "Extraordinary" to describe Ekitic.
8. French youth team international: Although qualified to play for France and Cameroon, Ekitic chose the former. He played 11 games for the French U20 and U21, of which he scored 5 goals in 5 games.
9. Attracting the attention of English football: In a friendly match in March this year, Ekitic scored a hat-trick against England U21, helping France win 5-3. A few weeks later, he scored a goal against Tottenham in the quarterfinals of the Europa League.
10, 4th country: Although he is only 23 years old, this transfer means that Ekitic plays football in the fourth country in his career. He had previously been loaned to Vyborg, Denmark, and in January this year he was loaned to Frankfurt.
11. Palindrome surname (both and reverse are the same): In Liverpool's history, Andrew Hannah and David Hannah at the end of the 19th century both had Palindrome surnames, the former was the first captain in the team's history. In recent years, Sheyi Ojo and Ozan Kabak also have palindromic surnames.
12. Ekitic described himself as a quiet and relaxed person, and he prefers to stay at home and enjoy family time outside the court. He likes American football and is also a basketball enthusiast, especially French rap music.
13. Ekitic is a social media expert. He has accounts on X, INS and TikTok.