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Albin Ekdal

Swedish association football player (born 1989)

Person

Born: 1989-07-28

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Type: Person
Country: SE
Active from: 1971-07-29

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5 total works indexed

The functional anatomy of basal ganglia disorders
· 1989 · cited 4,368x
Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy
· 2012 · cited 2,917x
Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing
· 2019 · cited 2,775x
An atlas of active enhancers across human cell types and tissues
· 2014 · cited 2,482x
New insights into the genetic etiology of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias
· 2022 · cited 2,167x

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Key facts

Full name: Albin Ekdal
Date of birth: ( 1989-07-28 ) 28 July 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth: Stockholm , Sweden
Height: 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position: Defensive midfielder
1996 2006: IF Brommapojkarna
Years: Team
2007 2008: IF Brommapojkarna
2008 2010: Juventus
2009 2010: → Siena (loan)
2010 2011: Bologna
2011 2015: Cagliari
2015 2018: Hamburger SV

Key dates

Born: 28 July 1989

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Albin
Family name: Ekdal
Gender: male
Citizenship: Sweden
Place of birth: Stockholm
Sibling: Hjalmar Ekdal
Occupation: association football player
Languages spoken: Swedish
Native language: Swedish

Article

Albin Ekdal ( Swedish: [ˈǎlːbɪn ˈêːkdɑːl]; born 28 July 1989) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the older brother of footballer Hjalmar Ekdal.

Formed at Brommapojkarna, Ekdal spent most of his career in Italy, where he has made over 300 Serie A appearances. He has represented Cagliari, Juventus, Siena, Bologna, Sampdoria and Spezia in the competition. He also spent three years in Germany's Bundesliga with Hamburger SV.