Burnley

Hjalmar Ekdal

Defender#18

Key facts

Age: 28
Height: 1.88 m
Weight: 76 kg
Number: #18
Born: 21/10/1998
Position: Defender
Nationality: Sweden

Official profile

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Career stats

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	STRT	FC	FA	YC	G	A	SHOT	SOG
2026-27 English League Championship BUR	7	4	9	1	0	0	2	0
2024-25 English League Championship BUR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2022-23 English League Championship BUR	9	8	9	1	1	1	1	1

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Every game we hold

Includes finals, playoffs and exhibition games, so totals run higher than regular-season figures.

Season
2026-27 EFL ChampionshipBurnley	8	0	0	0	0	517	1	0	0	8	2	4	9	0	9	0
2026 UEFA Nations LeagueSweden	1	0	0	0	0	27	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
2026 International FriendlySweden	2	0	0	0	0	55	1	0	0	2	2	1	0	0	1	0
2025-26 Premier LeagueBurnley	19	0	0	6	1	1,539	0	0	2	19	2	5	7	0	34	0
2025 International FriendlySweden	2	–	–	–	–	180	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2024-25 EredivisieFC Groningen	14	0	0	3	1	1,241	2	0	0	14	0	16	9	0	24	0
2024 International FriendlySweden	1	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2023-24 Premier LeagueBurnley	8	0	0	1	0	438	2	0	0	8	3	8	2	0	8	0
2023 International FriendlySweden	2	–	–	–	–	166	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2022-23 EFL ChampionshipBurnley	8	1	1	1	1	689	1	0	0	8	0	7	9	0	2	0
2022 UEFA Nations LeagueSweden	2	0	0	0	0	180	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	0	4	0
Career11 seasons	67	1	1	11	3	5,041	7	0	2	62	10	41	39	0	82	0

Game log, 2026-27 EFL Championship

Game
4 Nov @ Queens Park RangersD 1-1 4 Nov	90	0	1	0	0	2	1
1 Nov v PortsmouthD 0-0 1 Nov	90	0	1	0	1	3	0
25 Oct @ Lincoln CityL 1-4 25 Oct	90	0	1	0	0	0	4
17 Oct v Wolverhampton WanderersL 1-2 17 Oct	90	0	1	0	1	1	2
14 Oct v Charlton AthleticD 2-2 14 Oct	0	0	1	1	0	0	1
9 Sept @ WrexhamD 1-1 9 Sept	22	0	1	1	0	0	0
6 Sept v Bristol CityL 1-2 6 Sept	45	1	1	0	2	2	0
3 Sept v MiddlesbroughD 1-1 3 Sept	90	0	1	0	0	1	1

Recent games

Nov '268
@ Cardiff City
2 SHOT
L 5-4
Nov '264
@ Queens Park Rangers
2 FA
D 1-1
Nov '261
v Portsmouth
1 FC · 3 FA
D 0-0
Oct '2625
@ Lincoln City
Did not record a stat
L 4-1
Oct '2617
v Wolverhampton Wanderers
1 FC · 1 FA
L 2-1
Oct '2614
v Charlton Athletic
Did not record a stat
D 2-2
Oct '2611
@ Watford
Did not record a stat
W 4-0
Sept '2620
v Derby County
Did not record a stat
D 1-1

Stats from official league and public sports feeds. Updated hourly.

Splits, EFL Championship

Split
AwayHome or away · won 3 of 8	8	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	77.6	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.6	1.0	0.8
HomeHome or away · won 2 of 8	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	73.1	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	1.3	0.6
DrawsResult	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	70.3	0.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.9	0.6
WinsResult	5	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	83.8	0.2	1.0	0.0	1.2	1.6	0.0
LossesResult	3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	75.0	0.3	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
Regular seasonStage · won 5 of 16	16	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	75.4	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.7	1.1	0.7
BlackpoolOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Bristol CityOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	45.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	2.0	0.0
Charlton AthleticOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Huddersfield TownOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Hull CityOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	70.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0
Lincoln CityOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
Luton TownOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
MiddlesbroughOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0
MillwallOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Norwich CityOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	79.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
PortsmouthOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	3.0	0.0
Queens Park RangersOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0
WatfordOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
Wigan AthleticOpponent · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0
Wolverhampton WanderersOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0
WrexhamOpponent · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Turf Moor, BurnleyGround · won 2 of 8	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	73.1	0.1	1.0	0.1	0.8	1.3	0.6
Bloomfield Road, BlackpoolGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0
Carrow Road, NorwichGround · won 1 of 1	1	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	79.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0
Kenilworth Road, LutonGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.0
LNER Stadium, LincolnGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.0
MATRADE Loftus Road, LondonGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0
STōK Cae Ras, WrexhamGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	22.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
The Den, LondonGround · won 0 of 1	1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	90.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0
The MKM Stadium, HullGround · won 1 of 1	1	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	70.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	3.0	1.0	0.0