Albin Ekdal

Albin Ekdal
Ekdal with Sweden at the 2018 World Cup
Personal information
Full name Albin Ekdal
Date of birth (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2006 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 IF Brommapojkarna 24 (0)
2008–2010 Juventus 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Siena (loan) 26 (1)
2010–2011 Bologna 22 (1)
2011–2015 Cagliari 114 (8)
2015–2018 Hamburger SV 54 (1)
2018– Sampdoria 7 (0)
National team‡
2004–2006 Sweden U17 18 (5)
2007–2008 Sweden U19 8 (2)
2008–2010 Sweden U21 12 (2)
2011– Sweden 40 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:33, 2 October 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2018

Albin Ekdal (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈalːbɪn ²eːkdɑːl]; born 28 July 1989) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A side Sampdoria.

Club career

Brommapojkarna

Albin Ekdal started his professional playing career with Brommapojkarna at the beginning of the 2007 Allsvenskan season. He played mainly as a central midfielder but also as an attacking midfielder or right midfielder.

Juventus

On 23 May 2008, he signed an official four-year contract with Juventus F.C.. Ekdal turned down offers from other clubs, including Chelsea and Inter, before signing for Juventus FC.[2] Ekdal made his Serie A debut on 18 October 2008 in the 1–2 defeat against Napoli when he came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, replacing Christian Poulsen.

Siena

On 15 July 2009, A.C. Siena signed Ekdal on loan from Juventus F.C. for a season. In his lone season with the club, Ekdal was very impressive, making 27 appearances with 1 goal, although this was not enough to save the club from relegation. He was called up to end season friendly tour in the US from Juventus[3] and call-up to pre-season camp on 1 July.[4]

Bologna

Ekdal with Cagliari in 2012

On 28 June 2010, Juventus F.C. sold 50% of their shares in Ekdal to Bologna. Before each season the two clubs need to come to terms in what club he will play that season. He quickly established himself as a starter for the club.[5]

Cagliari

On 24 June, he returned to Juventus as they beat Bologna in the blind auction. But on 21 August 2011 he was sold in a co-ownership deal to fellow Serie A club Cagliari Calcio.[6]

On 28 September 2014, Ekdal scored a hat-trick as Cagliari won 4–1 at Inter Milan.[7]

Hamburger SV

On 18 July 2015, German club Hamburger SV signed Ekdal from Cagliari on a four-year deal for €4.5 million which will earn him €600.000 per season.[8] He was given the number 20 shirt. On 3 March 2017, Ekdal scored his first Bundesliga goal in the 1–0 win against Hertha BSC.

Sampdoria

On 14 August 2018, After three years with Hamburger SV, Ekdal returned to Serie A by signing for Sampdoria.[9]

International career

Ekdal made his debut for Sweden on 10 August 2011 in a friendly game against Ukraine.

In May 2018 he was named in Sweden’s 23 man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 October 2018[11]
Club Season League League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Brommapojkarna 2007 Allsvenskan 150–––150
2008 Superettan 90–––90
Total 240000000240
Juventus 2008–09 Serie A 300000–30
Siena (loan) 2009–10 26110––271
Juventus 2010–11 000010–10
Total 3000100040
Bologna 2010–11 Serie A 22110––231
Cagliari 2011–12 30110––311
2012–13 31130––341
2013–14 22110––231
2014–15 33510––345
Total 11686000001218
Hamburger 2015–16 Bundesliga 14010––150
2016–17 21120––231
2017–18 19000––190
Total 541300000571
Sampdoria 2018–19 Serie A 7000––70
Career total 23011110100024211

International

As of 7 July 2018.[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 201110
201210
201350
201460
201570
201680
201740
201870
Total390

Personal life

He is the son of Lennart Ekdal, an award-winning Swedish journalist, TV personality and newscaster known for his work for the newspaper Dagens Nyheter and the financial magazine Veckans Affärer, as well as hosting TV shows such as Kalla fakta, Halvtid för Reinfeldt, Kvällsöppet med Ekdal & Hakelius and Hetluft.[13][14]

Ekdal's younger brother, Hjalmar Ekdal, is also a professional footballer who plays for Swedish second tier club IK Frej Täby.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Albin Ekdal signs 4-year contract with Juventus Archived 26 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ "From Vinovo to New York!". Juventus FC. 20 May 2010. Retrieved 21 May 2010.
  4. ↑ "Bianconeri al raduno, si parte!". Juventus FC (in Italian). 1 July 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2010.
  5. ↑ "Albin Ekdal flyttar till Bologna – DN.SE". 28 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 26 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  7. ↑ "Inter 1 Cagliari 4: Ekdal hat-trick inspires sensational away win". Four Four Two. 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  8. ↑ "Hamburg announce Albin Ekdal signing". Soccernews. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Ekdal arrives from Hamburg on a permanent deal". 16 August 2018.
  10. ↑ http://www.goal.com/en-gb/amp/news/revealed-every-world-cup-2018-squad-23-man-preliminary-lists/oa0atsduflsv1nsf6oqk576rb
  11. ↑ "Albin Ekdal". Soccerway.
  12. ↑ Albin Ekdal at Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Lennart Ekdal prisad för sin journalistik – Kvällsöppet – tv4.se". Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sveriges Radio – Sidan finns ej". Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  15. ↑ "Hjalmar Ekdal vill gå i brorsans fotspår" (in Swedish). Expressen. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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