| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Albin Ekdal | ||
| Date of birth | July 28, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Cagliari | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2007–2008 | Brommapojkarna | 24 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | Juventus | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Siena (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Bologna | 22 | (1) |
| 2011– | Cagliari | 3 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2008–2011 | Sweden U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2011– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Albin Ekdal (born 28 July 1989 in Stockholm) is a Swedish footballer who plays as an midfielder for Serie A club Cagliari.
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Albin Ekdal started his professional playing career with Brommapojkarna at the beginning of the 2007 Allsvenskan season. He plays mainly as a right winger but also as an attacking midfielder or right midfielder.
On May 23, 2008, he signed an official four-year contract with Juventus F.C.. Ekdal turned down offers from big clubs like Chelsea and Inter when he was just 16 and 17 years old because his father, the journalist Lennart Ekdal said he had to finish high school first.[1] Albin Ekdal made his Serie A debut on October 18, 2008 in the 1–2 defeat against Napoli when he came on as a substitute in the 75th minute, replacing Christian Poulsen.
On July 15, 2009 A.C. Siena signed Ekdal on loan from Juventus F.C. for a season. In his lone season with the club, Ekdal was very impressive, making 27 appearances with 1 goal, although this was not enough to save the club from relegation. He was called-up to end season friendly tour in the US from Juventus[2] and call-up to pre-season camp on 1 July.[3]
On June 28, 2010 Juventus F.C. sold 50% of their shares in Ekdal to Bologna. Before each season the two clubs need to come to terms in what club he will play that season. He quickly established himself as a starter for the club.[4]
On 24th June, he returned to Juventus as they beat Bologna in the blind auction. But on August 21st 2011 he was sold in a co-ownership deal to fellow Serie A club Cagliari Calcio.[5]
Ekdal made his debut for Sweden on 10 August 2011 in a friendly game against Ukraine.
He is the son of Lennart Ekdal, a well known award winning Swedish journalist, TV-personality and newscaster known for his work on newspaper Dagens Nyheter, financial magazine Veckans Affärer, as well as hosting TV-shows such as Kalla fakta, Halvtid för Reinfeldt, Kvällsöppet med Ekdal & Hakelius and Hetluft.[6][7]
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