Hjalmar Ekdal is a professional footballer who plays in the CB position. Currently plays for Burnley FC. Career honours include English 2nd tier champion, Promotion to 1st league. Hjalmar Ekdal is 27 years old.

Hjalmar Ekdal

Age 27
English 2nd tier champion 1
Promotion to 1st league 1
Sweden flag Sweden
CB
5.0 M €
21 October 1998 (27)
187 cm
Performance
Average Rating
6.58
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
6.6
6.1
-
6.7
6.7
6.5
-
6.8
6.9
6.6
-
6.3
September
6.6
October
6.1
November
-
December
6.7
January
6.7
February
6.5
March
-
April
6.8
May
6.9
June
6.6
July
-
August
6.3

Player Attributes Overview

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Attack
35
Technical
40
Tactical
54
Defense
68
Creativity
41

Player Information

Market Value
5M € Market value decrease
21 October 1998
27 Age
Nationality
Sweden
Height / Weight
187 cm / 76 kg
Contract Until
6/29/2027
Place of Birth
Stockholm

Position Info

Main Position Centre-Back
Other
Strong Foot
CB

Club Career

Hjalmar Ekdal career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (Club Career)
Season Team M 11 Goals A Yellow card Red card
25/26 21 19 0 1 1 0
19 17 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 1 1 0
24/25 14 14 0 0 2 0
14 14 0 0 2 0
24/25 1 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 9 6 0 0 3 0
8 5 0 0 2 0
1 1 0 0 1 0
22/23 9 9 1 0 1 0
9 9 1 0 1 0
2022 35 33 4 1 3 0
11 10 1 1 1 0
24 23 3 0 2 0
2021 26 25 4 0 3 0
26 25 4 0 3 0
2020
Sirius K
26 22 0 0 5 0
26 22 0 0 5 0
Total 141 128 9 2 18 0

National Team Career

Hjalmar Ekdal career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season Team M 11 Goals A Yellow card Red card
2026 4 2 0 0 1 0
2 2 0 0 0 0
2 0 0 0 1 0
2025 2 2 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 0 0
2024 3 2 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 0 0
2023 3 3 0 0 0 0
2 2 0 0 0 0
1 1 0 0 0 0
Total 12 9 0 0 1 0
National Youth Team Career
Hjalmar Ekdal career statistics: matches, goals and assists by season (National Team Career)
Season Team M 11 Goals A Yellow card Red card
2018 2 1 0 0 0 0
2 1 0 0 0 0
Total 2 1 0 0 0 0
Club Career Summary
Club Career Summary
Season Team M 11 Goals A
2022-Today 40 34 1 1
2024-2025 14 14 0 0
2021-2022 61 58 8 1
2020 26 22 0 0
National Team Career Summary
National Team Career Summary
Season Team M 11 Goals A
2023-Today 12 9 0 0
National Youth Team Career Summary
National Youth Team Career Summary
Season Team M 11 Goals A
2018 2 1 0 0

General Statistics — 25/26 Premier League

- Goals
- Assists
6.8 Avg. Pts
19 Matches
17 Starting XI
1545 Minutes

Shots

3 Off-target Shots 0.17
On-target Shots
1 0.06
Total Shots Taken
Shots per Match

Performance Info

Average Rating
6.58
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
6.6
6.1
-
6.7
6.7
6.5
-
6.8
6.9
6.6
-
6.3
September
6.6
October
6.1
November
-
December
6.7
January
6.7
February
6.5
March
-
April
6.8
May
6.9
June
6.6
July
-
August
6.3

Season Performance

Premier League logo 25/26 · Premier League
FA Cup logo 25/26 · FA Cup
Eredivisie logo 24/25 · Eredivisie
FA Cup logo 24/25 · FA Cup
Premier League logo 23/24 · Premier League
EFL Cup logo 23/24 · EFL Cup
Championship logo 22/23 · Championship
UEFA Conference League logo 2022 · UEFA Conference League
Allsvenskan logo 2022 · Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan logo 2021 · Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan logo 2020 · Allsvenskan
FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA logo 2026 · FIFA World Cup Qualification, UEFA
Int. Friendly Games logo 2026 · Int. Friendly Games
Int. Friendly Games logo 2025 · Int. Friendly Games
Int. Friendly Games logo 2024 · Int. Friendly Games
UEFA EURO, Qualification logo 2024 · UEFA EURO, Qualification
UEFA Nations League logo 2023 · UEFA Nations League
Int. Friendly Games logo 2023 · Int. Friendly Games
Season Performance — 25/26 Premier League
Statistic Total
Rank
The bar chart shows how the player compares to other players in the same position for each statistic in the selected league. A green bar means the player is among the best in their position for that statistic, while a red bar means they are among the worst.

The length of the bar represents the player's ranking based on their percentile for each statistic. The comparison is made only with players in the same position in the selected league.
Score
Goals-
%30
Assists-
%32
Goal Contribution-
%22
Expected Goals (xG)0.38
%38
Expected Goals on Target (xGOT)0.23
%42
Big Chances Created-
%23
Big Chances Missed1
%50
Penalty-
%50
Free-kick Goal-
%50
Shots
Total Shots6
%48
Shots on Target1
%41
Shots off Target3
%51
Blocked Shots2
%45
Passes
Pass Accuracy %85%
%36
Passes681
%37
Accurate Passes579
%37
Key Passes4
%51
Passes in Final Third56
%35
Chances Created4
%52
Long Balls and Crosses
Long Ball Accuracy %37%
%27
Long Balls81
%45
Accurate Long Balls30
%44
Cross Accuracy %0%
%18
Crosses1
%24
Accurate Crosses-
%23
Defense
Clearances125
%64
Interceptions12
%40
Tackles24
%55
Individual
Touches923
%43
Dribbles4
%55
Successful Dribbles2
%48
Successful Dribble %50%
%26
Duels130
%52
Duels Won %63.8%
%69
Duels Won83
%56
Possession Lost116
%57
Dispossessed4
%41
Offsides2
%11
Fouls Won7
%50
Free Kicks Taken7
%50
Discipline
Fouls5
%76
Yellow Cards-
%88
Red Cards-
%59

Teammates

Opponent Players

Opponent Teams

Transfers
Date
From Transfer in
To Transfer out
Transfer Fee
29.06.25 Loan Return
22.01.25 Loan
20.01.23 2.8M €
07.01.21 70k €
29.11.20 Loan Return
02.03.20 Loan
Club Honors
Club Honors
Success Count Team Seasons
English 2nd tier champion English 2nd tier champion
1
Promotion to 1st league Promotion to 1st league
1