Hjalmar Ekdal
#5 · Defender · age 27
Right-back / center-back option
Club
Burnley
England · Premier League
Caps
12
Intl goals
0
59
WC26 rating
high confidence -13.565217391304344 vs FC26
- Recent form
- 38
- Career peak
- 41
- League level
- 100
- Competition pedigree
- 24
- International pedigree
- 56
- Longevity
- 49
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29
Versatile defender; CB depth and emergency right-back.
Strengths
- Versatility — right-back or CB
Recent form
Burnley regular through 2025-26 Premier League season.
His brother Albin Ekdal is also a Swedish international midfielder — the two have shared international duty for nearly a decade.