{"id":352371,"date":"2025-12-16T16:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/352371\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T16:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T16:21:08","slug":"hugo-ekitike-explains-secret-instagram-liverpool-fans-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/352371\/","title":{"rendered":"Hugo Ekitike Explains \u2018Secret\u2019 Instagram Liverpool Fans Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a data-ail=\"331764\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/hugo-ekitike\/\" title=\"Hugo Ekitike\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hugo Ekitike<\/a> has discussed the \u2018secret\u2019 Instagram account that he uses to post non-football related content, saying it makes him feel more relatable.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman has been Liverpool\u2019s signing of the summer, scoring 10 goals in 23 appearances since his potential \u00a379 million move from Eintracht Frankfurt.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike\u2019s brilliance as a footballer isn\u2019t the only thing that has endeared him to Reds supporters, however, with his personality also shining through.<\/p>\n<p>The 23-year-old\u2019s secondary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/heesheki\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">second Instagram account<\/a> is popular among fans online, allowing the striker to showcase his off-field activity.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolfc.com\/news\/day-hugo-ekitike-how-lfc-has-changed-his-life-and-truth-behind-burner-account\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">All Red Video<\/a>, Ekitike talked about why he has the account and how it makes him feel more down-to-earth away from his life as a world-famous sportsman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first time I\u2019ve seen that, it [was from] an NBA player who was doing that,\u201d Ekitike said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI found that kind of cool. I think I could do even more good.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me it\u2019s personal, so you can\u2019t really judge what I do. I feel like you can\u2019t really express yourself. <\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/P2025-11-30-West_Ham_Liverpool-132.jpg\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - Sunday, November 30, 2025: Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike acknowledges the travelling supporters after the FA Premier League match between West Ham United FC and Liverpool FC at the London Stadium. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-full wp-image-330906\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike every time I go on my account, I know I\u2019m going to post football stuff, can\u2019t really post if you\u2019re happy or you\u2019re not.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the second one because it\u2019s more like mood. I can show how I feel, what makes me love. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s what people need because they only see proper posts of footballers. I\u2019m human. It\u2019s just to show I\u2019m just like you. I think more people should do that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou know what, I think I take more time to choose the song than the pictures. I think the music makes me take time to post.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-lazy-type=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/P2025-12-06-Leeds_Liverpool-93.jpg\" alt=\"LEEDS, ENGLAND - Saturday, December 6, 2025: Liverpool's Hugo Ekitike celebrates after scoring the first goal during the FA Premier League match between Leeds United FC and Liverpool FC at Elland Road. (Photo by David Rawcliffe\/Propaganda)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" class=\"lazy lazy-hidden alignnone size-full wp-image-331221\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>While <a data-ail=\"331764\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/alexander-isak\/\" title=\"Alexander Isak\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alexander Isak<\/a> and <a data-ail=\"331764\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisanfield.com\/liverpool-fc\/florian-wirtz\/\" title=\"Florian Wirtz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Florian Wirtz<\/a> arrived as Liverpool\u2019s shiniest new summer signings, it is Ekitike who has become the new fans\u2019 favourite.<\/p>\n<p>There is a freedom that he plays with that is so easy to warm to, and the fact that he is showing off his character away from the pitch is only adding to his popularity.<\/p>\n<p>A new attacking hero has emerged, both in terms of talent and charisma, and the sky is the limit for him at Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hugo Ekitike has discussed the \u2018secret\u2019 Instagram account that he uses to post non-football related content, saying it&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352372,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[16415,403,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-352371","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-hugo-ekitike","9":"tag-soccer","10":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352371"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352371\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}