Hjalmar Ekdal
Sweden · Defender · Burnley Football Club
Born 21 October 1998 (age 27). Height 187 cm. Preferred foot: right. Position: Defender. Nationality: Sweden. Market value €5M.
Current club: Burnley Football Club — 19 appearances, 0 goals and 0 assists this season.
Career totals: 8 goals and 4 assists in 199 appearances (11,625 minutes played).
Season by season
| Competition | Apps | Goals | Assists | Minutes | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1,539 | 6.67 |
| Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 1 | 184 | 6.75 |
| FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 1 | 180 | 6.75 |
Statistics
Per-90 and totals across 146 matches with recorded data.
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Goals per 90 | 0.06 |
| Assists per 90 | 0.03 |
| Goals + assists per 90 | 0.09 |
| Shots | 65 |
| Shots on target | 21 |
| Shot conversion, % | 12 |
| Key passes per 90 | 0.24 |
| Passes per 90 | 58.94 |
| Dribbles per 90 | 0.46 |
| Dribble success, % | 67 |
| Duels won, % | 58 |
| Tackles per 90 | 1.31 |
| Interceptions per 90 | 1.56 |
| Yellow cards | 18 |
| Red cards | 0 |
Recent matches
| Date | Opponent | Score | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-27 | Everton Football Club | 0–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2025-12-30 | Newcastle United Football Club | 1–3 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-01-03 | at Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | 2–0 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| 2026-01-10 | Millwall | 5–1 | 90 | 0 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 2026-01-17 | at Liverpool Football Club | 1–1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-02-14 | Mansfield Town | 1–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| 2026-04-11 | Brighton and Hove Albion Football Club | 0–2 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 |
| 2026-04-19 | at Nottingham Forest Football Club | 4–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| 2026-04-22 | Manchester City Football Club | 0–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 2026-05-01 | at Leeds United Association Football Club | 3–1 | 90 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| 2026-06-01 | at Norway | 3–1 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2026-06-04 | Greece | 2–2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-08-26 | at Bradford | 0–0 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| 2026-09-05 | Bristol City | 1–2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.09 |
| 2026-09-08 | at Wrexham | 1–1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 6.32 |
| 2026-09-12 | at Swansea City | 3–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-19 | Derby | 1–1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-09-25 | Romania | 2–1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 6.34 |
| 2026-10-10 | at Watford FC | 0–4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-10-13 | Charlton | 2–2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FIFA World Cup 2026
0 goals and 0 assists in 4 matches. See the full World Cup 2026 hub.
- France 3–0 Sweden · Round of 32 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Japan 1–1 Sweden · Group Stage - 3 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Netherlands 5–1 Sweden · Group Stage - 2 — 0 goals, 0 assists
- Sweden 5–1 Tunisia · Group Stage - 1 — 0 goals, 0 assists
Honours
4 trophies won out of 6 finals and podium finishes.
- Championship · 2022/2023 · Winner
- Allsvenskan · 2022 · 2nd Place
- Superettan · 2017 · Winner
- Superettan · Winner
- Allsvenskan · 2nd Place
- Championship · Winner
Transfers
| Date | From | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-30 | Football Club Groningen | Burnley Football Club | — |
| 2025-01-23 | Burnley Football Club | Football Club Groningen | Loan |
| 2023-01-21 | Djurgårdens Idrottsförening | Burnley Football Club | €2.8M |
| 2021-01-08 | Hammarby IF | Djurgårdens Idrottsförening | €70k |
| 2020-11-30 | Sirius | Hammarby IF | — |
| 2020-03-03 | Hammarby IF | Sirius | Loan |
| 2019-11-30 | — | Hammarby IF | — |
| 2019-07-20 | Hammarby IF | — | — |
| 2019-07-19 | — | Hammarby IF | N/A |
| 2018-11-30 | — | — | — |
| 2018-06-09 | — | — | Loan |
| 2018-05-01 | — | — | — |
| 2017-06-28 | IF Brommapojkarna | — | — |
| 2017-01-01 | — | IF Brommapojkarna | — |