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Jeff Ekhator

Squad depthGenoa · 19 yrsTransferred to Juventus

Profile

Full nameJeff Ekhator Osayuki
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityItaly
Age19
Date of birth11 Nov 2006
Height190 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubGenoa
Centre-forward
30
Appearances
3
Goals
0
Assists
949
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Genoa.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Serie A30309496.56
UEFA U19 Championship - Qualificationat Italy U19630462
Coppa Italia1101056.7

Scout report

Squad depthCentre-forward

J. Ekhator is a 19-year-old centre-forward at Genoa, rated 73.3 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 110th of 388 on scout potential in the Serie A and 90th of 993 U-21 players tracked. A young player, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.28 goal contributions per 90 (0.28 goals, 0 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ekhator.

Judged on this season alone, Ekhator graded 14 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 30th of 37 of the 37 attacking midfielders in the Serie A, on 3 goals and 0 assists in 30 appearances (0.285 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 9 → 14).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 73, 17th of 37 of the 37 attacking midfielders in the Serie A. At 19 Ekhator is still climbing toward his ceiling, and a market index of 36.3 reflects that trajectory.

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Ekhator is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding level
Current potential17th of 37 attacking midfielders · Serie ACurrent season30th of 37 attacking midfielders · Serie A30th-best attacking midfielder in the Serie A110th in the Serie A · potential17th-highest potential attacking midfielder in the Serie A90th-highest potential U-21 tracked
73.3
Ratingi
17th of 37 attacking midfielders
14
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27.7%
Minutes
limited game time
0.28
Goal contrib / 90
modest end product

Output in context · Genoa finished 16th of 20 · a lower-table side

3
Goals
0
Assists
3
G+A
0.1
Goals / app

3 goals in 30 appearances (0.1 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb.

Strengths

  • Ceiling. High potential at just 19 — room to grow into a bigger role.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27.7% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Output. 0.28 contributions per 90 is light for an attacking role — end product needs to climb.

Outlook

With a Rating of 73.3, Ekhator carries the 17th-highest potential of the attacking midfielders in the Serie A of 37, and he is posting that for a lower-table side (Genoa finished 16th of 20) — individual numbers are harder to earn on a struggling team, so his underlying level likely sits a touch above the ranking. In the final third he profiles as a work-in-progress on end product (0.28 goal contributions per 90). At 19 the trajectory points up — potential sits near its ceiling (99/100) and market value should climb as minutes and output follow. With this floor already at 19, the ceiling gets tested by a step up in level — one to track.

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

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the Serie A with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals3
Shots on target5
Shots14

Passing

Assists0
Chances created10
Passes179
Pass accuracy58%

Possession

Successful dribbles12
Dribble success54.5%
Duels won69
Duels won %45.4%
Fouls won19
Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles12
Interceptions2
Fouls committed20

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.