Hugo Ekitike officially nominated for prestigious UNFP awards
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It’s an incredibly stacked list of names competing for the award and shows the depth of French footballing talent. Image Credits: Imago ImagesHugo Ekitike has had a great start to life in Liverpool.Signed from underneath the noses of Newcastle United last summer, the French forward has arguably been Liverpool’s best signing in 2025.In his first season at Anfield since signing from Frankfurt, the former Paris Saint-Germain striker has scored 11 goals and provided 4 assists in 28 games.Not bad considering it usually takes many players around a season or so to acclimatise to the rigours of the English Premier League.To have done so in such quick fashion is a testament to the ability and determination of Hugo Ekitike.It’s one of the reasons why it was so devastating for the French international that his season and hopes of playing in the FIFA World Cup 2026 were dashed by injury.There is some good news for Ekitike as the season draws to a close – and it’s in the form of a rather prestigious award from his native homepage.UNFP Trophees have officially nominated Hugo Ekitike for the Best French Player Abroad 2026 award.Ekitike is nominated alongside Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), William Saliba (Arsenal), Rayan Cherki (Manchester City) and Michael Olise (Bayern Munich).It’s an incredibly stacked list of names competing for the award and shows the depth of French footballing talent.Voting is taking place on the UNFP Trophees website.For those who don’t know much about the awards, they are organised and run by the National Union of Professional Footballers in France.The awards honour the best players, managers, young players, team of the year, etc. annually and voting involves players, coaches and journalists.An equivalent awards in England are the PFA Awards run by the Professional Footballers’ Association.Hugo Ekitike will be spending the next few weeks recovering from his injury, but will likely be keeping one eye on seeing whether he wins this award or not.Want to get the latest Liverpool news direct to your phone?
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