PLAYER PROFILE / Defensive Midfield
Albin Ekdal.
Not recorded · Sweden
TM 49275 · Retired 01 Jan 2026Age today37
Recorded moves12
Peak recorded value€5.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Albin Ekdal
- Born
- 28 Jul 1989
- Nationality
- Sweden
- Position
- Defensive Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 186
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Djurgårdens IFLast recorded move · 01 Jan 2026
- Spezia CalcioLast recorded move · 08 Jan 2024
- UC SampdoriaLast recorded move · 13 Jul 2022
- Hamburger SVLast recorded move · 14 Aug 2018
- Cagliari CalcioLast recorded move · 18 Jul 2015
- Juventus FCLast recorded move · 20 Aug 2011
- Bologna FC 1909Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- Siena FCLast recorded move · 30 Jun 2010
- IF BrommapojkarnaLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2008
- IF Brommapojkarna U19Last recorded move · 01 Jan 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Nov 2025 | 36 | Djurgårdens IF | €0 |
| 18 Jun 2025 | 35 | Djurgårdens IF | €200k |
| 20 Dec 2024 | 35 | Djurgårdens IF | €250k |
| 13 Jun 2024 | 34 | Djurgårdens IF | €300k |
| 27 Dec 2023 | 34 | Spezia Calcio | €500k |
| 15 Jun 2023 | 33 | Spezia Calcio | €800k |
| 11 Nov 2022 | 33 | Spezia Calcio | €800k |
| 07 Jun 2022 | 32 | UC Sampdoria | €1.00m |
| 28 Dec 2021 | 32 | UC Sampdoria | €2.00m |
| 31 May 2021 | 31 | UC Sampdoria | €3.00m |
| 29 Dec 2020 | 31 | UC Sampdoria | €3.20m |
| 25 Aug 2020 | 31 | UC Sampdoria | €3.20m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 30 | UC Sampdoria | €3.20m |
| 12 Dec 2019 | 30 | UC Sampdoria | €4.00m |
| 06 Jun 2019 | 29 | UC Sampdoria | €5.00m |
| 20 Dec 2018 | 29 | UC Sampdoria | €5.00m |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 28 | Hamburger SV | €4.50m |
| 05 Jun 2018 | 28 | Hamburger SV | €2.50m |
| 28 Dec 2017 | 28 | Hamburger SV | €3.00m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 27 | Hamburger SV | €2.50m |
| 07 Feb 2017 | 27 | Hamburger SV | €3.00m |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 26 | Hamburger SV | €4.50m |
| 01 Jun 2016 | 26 | Hamburger SV | €4.50m |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 26 | Hamburger SV | €4.50m |
| 30 Jun 2015 | 25 | Cagliari Calcio | €4.50m |
| 07 Jan 2015 | 25 | Cagliari Calcio | €4.20m |
| 01 Jul 2014 | 24 | Cagliari Calcio | €3.70m |
| 07 Jan 2014 | 24 | Cagliari Calcio | €4.00m |
| 19 Jun 2013 | 23 | Cagliari Calcio | €4.00m |
| 14 Jan 2013 | 23 | Cagliari Calcio | €3.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jan 2026 | Djurgårdens IF | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 08 Jan 2024 | Spezia Calcio | Djurgårdens IF | Transfer | Free |
| 13 Jul 2022 | UC Sampdoria | Spezia Calcio | Transfer | Free |
| 14 Aug 2018 | Hamburger SV | UC Sampdoria | Transfer | €2.60m |
| 18 Jul 2015 | Cagliari Calcio | Hamburger SV | Transfer | €4.50m |
| 20 Aug 2011 | Juventus FC | Cagliari Calcio | Transfer | €2.70m |
| 01 Jul 2011 | Bologna FC 1909 | Juventus FC | Transfer | €1.31m |
| 13 Aug 2010 | Juventus FC | Bologna FC 1909 | Transfer | €2.40m |
| 30 Jun 2010 | Siena FC | Juventus FC | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 15 Jul 2009 | Juventus FC | Siena FC | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 01 Jul 2008 | IF Brommapojkarna | Juventus FC | Transfer | €600k |
| 01 Jan 2007 | IF Brommapojkarna U19 | IF Brommapojkarna | Internal move | — |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.