Filip Ekberg (born 14 April 2007) is a Swedish

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winger for the

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of the

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(OHL). He previously played for

Almtuna IS Almtuna Idrottssällskap, commonly known as Almtuna IS, is a Swedish ice hockey club based in Uppsala and is currently playing in HockeyAllsvenskan, the second highest league of ice hockey in Sweden. The team maintained its place in the Allsvensk ...

of the

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Playing career

Ekberg made his professional debut for

of the

during the 2022–23 season. He scored a

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in his first career game with Almtuna, and became the youngest player to ever score in the HockeyAllsvenskan at 15 years, 328 days. He spent the majority of the season with Almtuna IS' under-20 team, where he recorded nine goals and six assists in 20 games. During the 2023–24 season he recorded two assists in 19 games. He also recorded 12 goals and 17 assists in 33 games with the under-20 team. On 3 July 2024, he was drafted 33rd overall by the

in the 2024 CHL Import Draft. On 26 August 2024, he signed with Ottawa. During the 2024–25 season, he recorded 16 goals and 29 assists in 53 games. In March 2025, he recorded four goals and 11 assists in ten games and was subsequently named OHL Rookie of the Month.

International play

On 23 October 2023, Ekberg was named to

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's roster for the 2023 World U-17 Hockey Challenge. During the tournament he ranked second on the team in scoring with two goals and six assists in seven games and won a bronze medal. On 23 April 2025, he was selected to represent Sweden at the

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. During the first preliminary round game against

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he scored four goals and one assist. He led the tournament in scoring with ten goals and eight assists in seven games and won a silver medal. His 18 points set a single-tournament Swedish record, surpassing the previous record of 16 points held by

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and Otto Stenberg. He was subsequently named tournament MVP, and was also named to the media all-star team and was named best forward by the IIHF Directorate.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honors

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ekberg, Filip 2007 births Living people Almtuna IS players Ottawa 67's players Ice hockey people from Uppsala Swedish ice hockey forwards Swedish expatriate ice hockey players in Canada 21st-century Swedish sportsmen