Who knows what will go through his head Jeff Ekhator. Who knows what he will have felt when Alberto Gilardino gave him the jersey in the starters’ training session, or when he told him in the technical meeting that, yes, he will start from the first minute. The young striker, who will turn 18 on November 11th, will make his debut in the top league this evening against Fiorentina. A delicate match in which the Genoa coach decided to deploy the freshness of the 2006 class.
Last year between Primavera and Under 18
An absolutely promising striker, last year he was used between the Primavera and the Under 18s with great results. With the older players he collected 24 appearances, four goals and six assists while with Gennaro Ruotolo’s team – which became Italian champions – he totaled 14 appearances with 10 goals and four assists.
Attendance during the season
This season, the boy has already collected 127 minutes in the league and five in the Italian Cup in the 1-0 success against Reggiana. His score also includes the goal scored, unfortunately for Grifone having no impact on the result, in Bergamo against Atalanta, while against Bologna Pinamonti provided the assist for the 1-2 draw. started the comeback.
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