Hjalmar Ekdal #18
Defender
Centre-back
Sweden
Championship 2026/27 · 6 apps
Club
- Age
- 28 years
- born 21 October 1998
- Height
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 77 kg
- Contract until
- Jun 2027
- At the club since
- Jun 2025
- from FC Groningen
- Matches this season
- 7
- 471 min · 2026/27
| Competition | Matches | Goals | Assists | Rating | xG | Key passes/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Championship | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6.44 | ||
| Carabao Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.06 | 0.09 | 0.75 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.53 | 0.09 | 0.75 |
Form
Rating curve · 2026/27 · Avg 6.53 across 7 rated matches · all competitions
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AUGOCT
Match ratings · rated matches only · gaps = no rating24 Oct · vs Lincoln City (A) 1–4 · 5.84
24 OctChampionship
Lincoln City away
L 1–4
96′
5.84
16 OctChampionship
Wolverhampton Wanderers home
L 1–2
90′
6.90
13 OctChampionship
Charlton Athletic home
D 2–2
8′
6.34
8 SepChampionship
Wrexham away
D 1–1
22′
6.35
5 SepChampionship
Bristol City home
L 1–2
45′
6.78
All 43 matches
2 SepChampionship
Middlesbrough home
D 1–1
90′
6.45
26 AugCarabao Cup
Bradford City away
L 0–0
120′
7.06
2025/26
1 MayPremier League
Leeds United away
L 1–3
90′
6.81
22 AprPremier League
Manchester City home
L 0–1
90′
6.87
19 AprPremier League
Nottingham Forest away
L 1–4
90′
6.11
11 AprPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion home
L 0–2
90′
7.08
14 FebFA Cup
Mansfield Town home
L 1–2
90′
6.39
17 JanPremier League
Liverpool away
D 1–1
16′
6.55
10 JanFA Cup
Millwall home
W 5–1
90′
1A
7.12
3 JanPremier League
Brighton & Hove Albion away
L 0–2
90′
6.45
30 DecPremier League
Newcastle United home
L 1–3
90′
6.76
27 DecPremier League
Everton home
D 0–0
90′
7.24
20 DecPremier League
AFC Bournemouth away
D 1–1
90′
6.72
13 DecPremier League
Fulham home
L 2–3
90′
6.12
6 DecPremier League
Newcastle United away
L 1–2
90′
6.47
3 DecPremier League
Crystal Palace home
L 0–1
90′
7.18
26 OctPremier League
Wolverhampton Wanderers away
W 3–2
1′
27 SepPremier League
Manchester City away
L 1–5
90′
5.85
20 SepPremier League
Nottingham Forest home
D 1–1
90′
6.83
14 SepPremier League
Liverpool home
L 0–1
90′
7.25
30 AugPremier League
Manchester United away
L 2–3
83′
6.58
23 AugPremier League
Sunderland home
W 2–0
90′
7.45
16 AugPremier League
Tottenham Hotspur away
L 0–3
90′
5.99
2024/25
18 MayEredivisie
PEC Zwolle away
L 0–2
90′
7.24
14 MayEredivisie
Ajax home
D 2–2
90′
6.28
11 MayEredivisie
AZ away
L 0–3
71′
6.67
3 MayEredivisie
RKC Waalwijk home
W 6–1
90′
7.67
23 AprEredivisie
Heracles Almelo home
W 4–1
90′
6.75
13 AprEredivisie
FC Utrecht away
L 1–3
90′
7.33
5 AprEredivisie
PSV home
L 1–3
90′
6.90
2 AprEredivisie
Feyenoord away
L 1–4
90′
6.30
29 MarEredivisie
NAC Breda away
D 1–1
90′
7.18
16 MarEredivisie
Fortuna Sittard home
W 1–0
90′
7.26
1 MarEredivisie
FC Twente home
D 1–1
90′
7.25
15 FebEredivisie
Willem II away
W 3–1
90′
6.76
8 FebEredivisie
NEC Nijmegen home
W 2–1
90′
7.07
2 FebEredivisie
Sparta Rotterdam away
L 0–1
90′
7.03
11 JanFA Cup
Reading away
W 3–1
48′
Transfers
- 30 Jun 2025end of loan FC Groningen Burnley —
- 23 Jan 2025loan Burnley FC Groningen —
- 21 Jan 2023transfer Djurgården Burnley €2.8m
- 8 Jan 2021transfer Hammarby Djurgården €70k
- 30 Nov 2020end of loan Sirius Hammarby —
- 3 Mar 2020loan Hammarby Sirius —
Career
| Club | Matches | Goals | Assists |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | |||
| Burnley Championship · Carabao Cup | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | |||
| Burnley Premier League · FA Cup | 21 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024/25 | |||
| FC Groningen Eredivisie | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Burnley FA Cup · Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023/24 | |||
| Burnley Premier League · Carabao Cup | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022/23 | |||
| Djurgården Conference League | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| Burnley Championship · FA Cup | 9 | 1 | 1 |
National team
Sweden
World Cup 2025/26