Albin Ekdal is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A side Sampdoria.

In 2008, Ekdal signed an official four-year contract with Juventus F.C. and made his Serie A debut on October 18, 2008 in the 1-2 defeat against Napoli. On July 15, 2009, A.C. Siena signed Ekdal on loan from Juventus F.C. for a season. In his lone season with the club, Ekdal was very impressive, making 27 appearances with 1 goal. In 2010, Juventus F.C. sold 50% of their shares in Ekdal to Bologna. He quickly established himself as a starter for the club. Later, he returned to Juventus as they beat Bologna in the blind auction. On 18 July 2015, German club Hamburger signed Ekdal from Cagliari on a 4-year deal.

Ekdal made his debut for Sweden on 10 August 2011 in a friendly game away to Ukraine in Kharkiv. He came on as a 60th-minute substitute for Sebastian Larsson in a 1–0 win.

Ekdal was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016 in France, despite a deep cut in his back from celebrating Hamburg's recent Bundesliga survival putting his involvement at risk. He played each match as the Swedes came bottom of their group.

In June 2018 Ekdal was named in Sweden's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. He played all five games of a run to the quarter-finals.

Ekdal was included in Sweden's 26-man squad for UEFA Euro 2020.