{
  "id": 1930774,
  "title": "Hjalmar Ekdal Siblings: All About Joel and Albin Ekdal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/hjalmar-ekdal-siblings-all-about-joel-and-albin-ekdal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-19T12:28:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/hjalmar-ekdal-siblings-all-about-joel-and-albin-ekdal/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hjalmar Ekdal is a Swedish professional footballer, born on October 21, 1998, in Stockholm. He currently plays as a center-back for Burnley and the Swedish national team. Hailing from a family of sports enthusiasts, Hjalmar grew up with two older brothers, Joel and Albin, both of whom share a passion for football. Joel, the eldest, chose to focus on floorball (innebandy) rather than professional football, while Albin, born on July 28, 1989, enjoyed a successful career as a defensive midfielder in Sweden, Italy, and across Europe.",
  "summary": "Hjalmar Ekdal is a Swedish professional footballer born on 21 October 1998 in Stockholm. He plays as a centre-back for English club Burnley and the Sweden national team. The son of well-known Swedish television host and journalist Lennart Ekdal and Malin Rääf, who works in healthcare, Hjalmar grew up in the Bromma area of Stockholm. [...] The post Hjalmar Ekdal Siblings: All About Joel and Albin…",
  "key_points": [
    "Hjalmar Ekdal born October 21, 1998, in Stockholm.",
    "Brother Joel focused on floorball, not football.",
    "Albin Ekdal, born July 28, 1989, had successful career."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}