Born in Genoa in November 2006, his footballing story has unfolded entirely in the Ligurian capital: he joined Genoa’s youth academy at just eight years old, progressing through all the rossoblu youth categories before breaking into the professional ranks. In August 2024, he made his official Serie A debut, and two months later he celebrated his first goal in Italy’s top flight. Overall, his spell with Genoa’s first team ended with a total of 57 appearances across the league and Coppa Italia, and 5 goals scored. These numbers attest to both consistency and precocity: he is, in fact, the only player born in 2006 to have registered at least 50 appearances over the last two Serie A seasons, and, among Italians across Europe’s top five leagues and their respective second divisions with at least 50 appearances in the past two years, Ekhator is outright the youngest. A path of steady growth that has also found immediate recognition at international level with the Azzurri.