Hjalmar Ekdal, Sweden footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

: Ekdal with Sirius in 2020
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Hjalmar Ekdal
Date of birth: (1998-10-21) 21 October 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position: Centre-back
⚽ Team information:
Current team: Burnley
Number: 18
⚽ Youth career:
0000–2017: 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 36 (1)
2025: → Groningen (loan) 14 (0)
⚽ International career‡:
2018: Sweden U19 2 (0)
2020: Sweden U21 1 (0)
2022–: Sweden 13 (0)
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:40, 5 May 2026 (UTC)‡ National team caps and goals as of 17:11, 5 June 2026 (UTC)