Albin Ekdal

Swedish association football player

Albin Ekdal (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎlːbɪn ˈêːkdɑːl]; born 28 July 1989) is a Swedish footballer. He plays as a midfielder for Serie A side Sampdoria.

Albin Ekdal
Ekdal playing against Spain in 2019
Personal information
Full name Albin Ekdal
Date of birth (1989-07-28) 28 July 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Sampdoria
Number 6
Youth career
2005–2006 IF Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 IF Brommapojkarna 24 (0)
2008–2010 Juventus 3 (0)
2009–2010Siena (loan) 26 (1)
2010–2011 Bologna 22 (1)
2011–2015 Cagliari 114 (8)
2015–2018 Hamburger SV 54 (1)
2018– Sampdoria 54 (0)
National team
2004–2006 Sweden U17 18 (5)
2007–2008 Sweden U19 8 (2)
2008–2010 Sweden U21 12 (2)
2011– Sweden 50 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:39, 17 February 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2019

He has been found positive to COVID-19 on 13 March 2020.[2]

References change

  1. "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  2. "COVID-19: Sampdoria statement, 13 March 2020". U.C. Sampdoria. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.