Hjalmar Ekdal

Nationality

Sweden

Born

1998-10-21

Height

188 cm

Weight

170 lbs

Number

#18

Hjalmar Ekdal (Swedish: ; born 21 October 1998) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Burnley and the Sweden national team. He is the younger brother of former footballer Albin Ekdal. Beginning his professional career with IK Frej in 2018, Ekdal briefly represented Assyriska FF, Hammarby IF, and IK Sirius before signing with Djurgårdens IF in 2021.