.jpg) Ekdal playing for Sirius in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hjalmar Ekdal[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden[2] | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | IF Brommapojkarna | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 20 | (2) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | IK Frej | 30 | (3) |
| 2018 | → Assyriska FF (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Hammarby IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → IK Frej (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2020 | → IK Sirius (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Djurgårdens IF | 50 | (7) |
| 2023– | Burnley | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Sweden U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Sweden U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022– | Sweden | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 12 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:23, 5 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
Hjalmar Ekdal (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjǎlmar ˈêːkdɑːl]; born 21 October 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for EFL Championship club Burnley and the Sweden national team.
Beginning his professional career with IK Frej in 2018, Ekdal briefly represented Assyriska FF, Hammarby IF, and IK Sirius before signing with Djurgårdens IF in 2021.
- ^ "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "2017 Men's Soccer Roster: Hjalmar Ekdal". UNC Wilmington Sports. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Hjalmar Ekdal" (in Swedish). Hammarby Fotboll. Retrieved 10 February 2020.