H. Ekdal · career
Hjalmar Ekdal
Center Back · Burnley · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2021/22 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2021/22Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Streaky4 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 4 clubs, including a move abroad — 117 appearances with 7 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2021/22 at Djurgardens IF — Season rating 52, 4 goals and 0 assists in 26 games. 2021/22 was the leap — Season rating up 37 points at Djurgardens IF. Form is on a climb — up 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 40 Season points.
A streaky profile — form has swung hard between campaigns (spread of ±18 points), so the peak and the trough are far apart.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Burnley | 19 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 12 |
| 2024/25 | Burnley | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2024/25 | GroningenLoan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Burnley | 8 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 3 |
| 2022/23 | Burnley | 9 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 13 |
| 2022/23 | Djurgardens IF | 24 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | Djurgardens IF | 26 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 52 |
| 2020/21 | Djurgardens IF | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | Sirius | 26 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 |
| 2019/20 | SiriusLoan | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | IK FrejLoan | 15 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | IK Frej | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Assyriska FF | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2026/27 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024/25 | World Cup - Qualification Europe | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Euro Championship - Qualification | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023/24 | Friendlies | 2 | 0 | |
| 2022/23 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 | |
| Sweden U21 | 2021/22 | UEFA U21 Championship | 1 | 0 |
Honours
Championship×2Superettan×2Allsvenskan×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendliesat Sweden | 2 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played10 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Cincinnati | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | A Columbus Crew | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 16 | Friendlies Clubs | A Real Salt Lake | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Ajax | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 29 | Friendlies Clubs | H Espanyol | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | Friendlies Clubs | H Torino | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | H Notts County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 16 | Championship | H West Ham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | Championship | A West Brom | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | A Bradford | 0-0 | Not in squad | — |