Albin Ekdal

Swedish association football player (born 1989)

Key facts

Full name: Albin Ekdal
Date of birth: ( 1989-07-28 ) 28 July 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth: Stockholm , Sweden
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position: Defensive midfielder
1996 2006: IF Brommapojkarna
Years: Team
2007 2008: IF Brommapojkarna
2008 2010: Juventus
2009 2010: → Siena (loan)
2010 2011: Bologna
2011 2015: Cagliari
2015 2018: Hamburger SV
2018 2022: Sampdoria
2022 2023: Spezia
2024 2025: Djurgårdens IF
2004 2006: Sweden U17
2011 2023: Sweden

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Sports profile

Sport: Soccer
Team: Djurgaarden
Position: Midfielder
Nationality: Sweden

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Albin
Family name: Ekdal
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Stockholm
Sibling: Hjalmar Ekdal
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Swedish
Native language: Swedish
Participant in: UEFA Euro 2016
Sport: association football
Member of team: Djurgårdens IF Fotboll
Position played: midfielder
League: Bundesliga
Country for sport: Sweden
Mass: 82
Image: Albin Ekdal 2018.jpg
Height: 186

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date of birth: 1989-07-28
sport number: 8
Commons category: Albin Ekdal
start of work period: 2007-00-00
medical condition: COVID-19
name in native language: Albin Ekdal

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Encyclopedic overview

Albin Ekdal ( Swedish: [ˈǎlːbɪn ˈêːkdɑːl]; born 28 July 1989) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the older brother of footballer Hjalmar Ekdal.

Formed at Brommapojkarna, Ekdal spent most of his career in Italy, where he has made over 300 Serie A appearances. He has represented Cagliari, Juventus, Siena, Bologna, Sampdoria and Spezia in the competition. He also spent three years in Germany's Bundesliga with Hamburger SV.

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