ratings updated 17 Oct 2026
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Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · Burnley.
Scout report
H. Ekdal is a 28-year-old central defender at Burnley, rated 36 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.53 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 3 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 3.529 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 12 → 3). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 36. At 28 Ekdal is in his prime years, and a market index of 10 reflects that trajectory.
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Output in context · Burnley finished 22nd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side
3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume across 5 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (22nd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.
Strengths
- Defensive volume. 3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.
Watch points
- Game time. Only 12.3% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
- Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.
Outlook
Rated 36 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.53 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).
Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.
Transfer news
No transfer news found for this player.
