Joel Ekstrand
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Henning Joel Ekstrand | ||
| Date of birth | February 4, 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Udinese | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2005 | Lund | ||
| 2006–2007 | Helsingborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2011 | Helsingborg | 73 | (1) |
| 2011– | Udinese | 7 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2010– | Sweden | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 January 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Joel Ekstrand (born 4 February 1989) is a Swedish footballer who play defender at Udinese Calcio.
Ekstrand started playing football for his home town club Lunds BK. In 2005 he moved to Helsingborgs IF. He made his first team debut against PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of the 2007–08 UEFA Cup Round of 32, at Philips Stadion.[1]
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[edit] Udinese
On January 18, 2011 Ekstrand penned a four-year deal with Udinese through to 2015. [2] He debuted for the club when Udinese faced Lazio in a 2-1 victory. Ekstrand came off the bench in the 70th minute.[3]
He made his first game from start in a Champions League qualifying game against Arsenal. [4] That match Udinese changed from last season's 3–5–2 formation to 4–1–4–1, where wing-backs Mauricio Isla and Pablo Armero became midfielders, thus using 4 defenders instead of 3 centre-backs last season. Ekstrand was the starting right-back.
Ekstrand picked up a yellow card after 50 seconds after tackling The Gunners' Marouane Chamakh.[5]
Ekstrand remained in starting XI in the return leg in 4–4–1–1 formation.
[edit] International career
He made his Sweden debut in a friendly against Syria. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ "En debut som lovar mycket" (in Swedish). hd.se. 2008-02-14. http://hd.se/sport/2008/02/14/en-debut-som-lovar-mycket/. Retrieved 2009-06-30.
- ^ http://www.tribalfootball.com/articles/helsingborg-defender-joel-ekstrand-signs-udinese-1396281
- ^ http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/ekstrand-bjuder-pa-pizza-efter-debut
- ^ http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotboll/article13479280.ab
- ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/9566078.stm
- ^ http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/landslag/2010/01/ytterligare-tre-debutanter-i-syrien/
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