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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07 Jun 2012 | 22 | Cagliari Calcio | €3.00m |
| 11 Jan 2012 | 22 | Cagliari Calcio | €2.80m |
| 21 Jun 2011 | 21 | Bologna FC 1909 | €3.20m |
| 05 Jan 2011 | 21 | Bologna FC 1909 | €4.00m |
| 29 Aug 2010 | 21 | Bologna FC 1909 | €4.50m |
| 02 Aug 2010 | 21 | Juventus FC | €3.00m |
| 27 Jan 2010 | 20 | Siena FC | €2.50m |
| 04 Jan 2008 | 18 | IF Brommapojkarna | €1.00m |
| 17 Dec 2007 | 18 | IF Brommapojkarna | €500k |
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.