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Defender

Hjalmar Ekdal

  • Burnley
  • Sweden
  • 28 yrs
  • 187 cm
  • Preferred foot: Right
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Appearances
10
642 min
Goals
0
G+A per 90: 0.00
Assists
0
Average rating
6.79
Age28
Date of birth21 Oct 1998
Height187 cm
Weight76 kg
Preferred footRight
Market value€4.7M
Contract until30 Jun 2027

Season performance · 2026

Championship Burnley
Appearances / Starts8 / 6
Minutes525
Rating6.80
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy314 · 84%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions11 / 3
Duels won32 / 61
Successful dribbles1
Yellow cards / Red cards1 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.05
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls10
Accurate crosses0
Touches402
Possession lost59
Dispossessed5
Aerial duels won11
Ground duels won21
Clearances34
Ball recoveries30
Fouls won9
Fouls committed4
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0
Distance covered (km)46.06
Top speed (km/h)32.22
UEFA Nations League Sweden
Appearances / Starts1 / 0
Minutes27
Rating6.70
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)0 (0)
Passes · accuracy16 · 88%
Key passes0
Tackles / Interceptions0 / 1
Duels won1 / 2
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Expected goals / assists– / 0.00
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls0
Accurate crosses0
Touches20
Possession lost2
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won0
Clearances2
Ball recoveries0
Fouls won0
Fouls committed0
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets0
Saves from inside the box0
EFL Cup Burnley
Appearances / Starts1 / 1
Minutes90
Rating6.80
Goals / Assists0 / 0
Shots (on target)1 (0)
Passes · accuracy61 · 89%
Key passes1
Tackles / Interceptions1 / 0
Duels won3 / 8
Successful dribbles0
Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0
Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0
Detailed statistics
Big chances created0
Big chances missed0
Goal conversion0%
Headed goals0
Goals from outside the box0
Hit woodwork0
Accurate long balls2
Accurate crosses0
Touches71
Possession lost8
Dispossessed0
Aerial duels won1
Ground duels won2
Clearances3
Ball recoveries5
Fouls won1
Fouls committed2
Offsides0
Penalties won0
Errors leading to goal0
Team of the week0
Clean sheets1
Saves from inside the box0

Attributes

Position: D

line: D average
Attacking33
Technical36
Tactical50
Defending67
Creativity37

Characteristics

Strengths

15

Weaknesses

13

National team

  • Sweden14 caps · 0 goals · debut Jun 2022

Recent matches

DateMatchScoreMinrating
3 Nov 2026 Queens Park Rangers – Burnley 1–1 90' 6.9
31 Oct 2026 Burnley – Portsmouth 0–0 90' 7.3
24 Oct 2026 Lincoln City – Burnley 4–1 90' 6.0
16 Oct 2026 Burnley – Wolverhampton 1–2 90' 7.4
13 Oct 2026 Burnley – Charlton Athletic 2–2 8' 6.4
10 Oct 2026 Watford – Burnley 0–4 – –
25 Sep 2026 Sweden – Romania 2–1 27' 6.7
19 Sep 2026 Burnley – Derby County 1–1 – –
12 Sep 2026 Swansea City – Burnley 3–1 – –
8 Sep 2026 Wrexham – Burnley 1–1 22' 6.6
5 Sep 2026 Burnley – Bristol City 1–2 45' 7.0
2 Sep 2026 Burnley – Middlesbrough 1–1 90' 6.8
29 Aug 2026 Norwich City – Burnley 4–1 – –
26 Aug 2026 Bradford City – Burnley 4–2 90' 6.8
8 Aug 2026 Burnley – Notts County 5–4 – –

Career and transfers

10 clubs · 14 moves · total fees 2.9M €
  1. Groningen To: Burnley
    Loan return
  2. Burnley To: Groningen
    Loan
  3. Djurgården To: Burnley
    Transfer 2.8M €
  4. Hammarby To: Djurgården
    Transfer 70k €
  5. Sirius To: Hammarby
    Loan return
  6. Hammarby To: Sirius
    Loan
  7. Frej To: Hammarby
    Loan return
  8. Hammarby To: Frej
    Loan
  9. Frej To: Hammarby
    Transfer Undisclosed
  10. Assyriska To: Frej
    Loan return
  11. Frej To: Assyriska
    Loan
  12. UNC Wilmington Seahawks To: Frej
    Free transfer
  13. Brommapojkarna To: UNC Wilmington Seahawks
    Free transfer
  14. Brommapojkarna U19 To: Brommapojkarna
    Transfer

Form, last 12 months

Updated: 4 Nov 2026
Matches (12 months)26
Average rating6.75
Last match rating6.93 Nov 2026
Matches missed0
5 6 7 8 9 6.75 Dec 2025 May 2026 Nov 2026 6.9

Last 10 matches

6.9 7.3 6.0 7.4 6.4 6.7 6.6 7.0 6.8 6.8

Statistics by season

Season Competition Team Apps (starts) Minutes Goals Assists Rating
2026 Championship Burnley 8 (6) 525 0 0 6.80
2026 EFL Cup Burnley 1 (1) 90 0 0 6.80
2026 UEFA Nations League Sweden 1 (0) 27 0 0 6.70

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

VriendenLoterij Eredivisie 2024 · percentile among defenders (148 players)

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50 Tackles 52 Interceptions 70 Clearances 91 Aerials won 94 Duels won 58 Pass accuracy 61 Progressive carries 46 Rating 40

14 matches · 1,241 min

Hjalmar Ekdal: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric Value Percentile
Tackles / 90 min 1.81
52
Interceptions / 90 min 1.31
70
Clearances / 90 min 6.74
91
Aerials won / 90 min 3.41
94
Duels won 57.4%
58
Pass accuracy 86.2%
61
Progressive carries / 90 min 0.00
46
Rating 6.85
40

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