Domestic-league season · Djurgardens IF.
Missed 5 of Djurgardens IF's ~30 games this season through 5 injury absences (inactive). He still appeared 16 times — a solid return given how little of the season he was available. His rating is judged mainly on the games he was fit to play.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Allsvenskan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 511 | 6.83 |
Ekdal's current-season form is up 27% on last season (Season 11→14), while his Rating held around 7. His peak season for form remains 2020/21 (Season 40).
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Djurgardens IF · 5th | 16 | 0 | 1 | 6.83 | 7 | 14 |
| 2024/25 | Djurgardens IF · 4th | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6.82 | 8 | 11 |
| 2023/24 | Spezia · 15th | 13 | 0 | 0 | 6.68 | 10 | 5 |
| 2022/23 | Spezia · 17th | 33 | 0 | 2 | 6.6 | 24 | 24 |
| 2021/22 | Sampdoria · 15th | 26 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 | 29 | 25 |
| 2020/21 | Sampdoria · 9th | 32 | 2 | 1 | 6.83 | 40 | 40 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
A. Ekdal is a 36-year-old defensive midfielder at Djurgardens IF, rated 7.3 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (22.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 7.75 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ekdal.
On the season, Ekdal graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals, 1 assist and 7.75 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 11 → 14). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 7. At 36 Ekdal is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 0.8 reflects that trajectory.
Read the appearance count in context: Ekdal missed 5 games through injury (inactive) out of roughly 30 this season. The 16 he did play is a solid return on the time he was fit, and his ratings are weighted toward those games rather than the ones he sat out injured.
Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
7.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — high defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 16 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (5th of 16) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 0 goals and 1 assist — a useful bonus from the back.
Rated 7.3 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as high defensive volume (7.75 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~3), then tapers with age. At 36, Ekdal sits on 0.8, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ekdal's projected Rating — 7.3 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.
€8.3M total transfer fees · 10 moves
No transfer news found for this player.
