Benjamin Hjertstrand

Benjamin Hjertstrand

Personal information
Full name	Benjamin Hjertstrand
Date of birth	(1994-01-22) 22 January 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Falun, Sweden
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	EIF
Number	6
Youth career
	Slätta
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Falu	32	(1)
2014–2016	Dalkurd	31	(0)
2016	→ IK Brage (loan)	2	(0)
2017–2019	IK Brage	81	(7)
2020–2022	Örebro	78	(0)
2023	Halmstad	8	(0)
2024	Zhenis	5	(0)
2024–	EIF	10	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 October 2024

Benjamin Hjertstrand (born 22 January 1994) is a Swedish football defender who plays for Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF).^[1][2]

Career

On 24 January 2024, Kazakhstan Premier League club Zhenis announced the signing of Hjertstrand.^[3]

In August 2024, he joined Finnish Veikkausliiga club Ekenäs IF (EIF) for the remainder of the season.

Career statistics

As of 23 October 2024.^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Falu	2012	Swedish Division 2	15	0	1	0	–		16	0
	2013	Swedish Division 2	17	1	–		–		17	1
	Total		32	1	1	0	0	0	33	1
Dalkurd	2014	Swedish Division 1	13	0	3	0	–		16	0
	2015	Swedish Division 1	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2016	Superettan	6	0	0	0	–		6	0
	Total		32	0	3	0	0	0	35	0
IK Brage (loan)	2016	Swedish Division 1	2	0	–		–		2	0
IK Brage	2017	Swedish Division 1	24	3	1	1	–		25	4
	2018	Superettan	27	3	0	0	–		27	3
	2019	Superettan	30	2	0	0	2[b]	0	32	2
	Total		81	8	1	1	2	0	84	9
Örebro	2020	Allsvenskan	25	0	1	0	–		26	0
	2021	Allsvenskan	28	0	4	0	–		32	0
	2022	Superettan	25	0	2	0	–		27	0
	Total		78	0	7	0	0	0	85	0
Halmstad	2023	Allsvenskan	8	0	4	1	–		12	1
Zhenis	2024	Kazakhstan Premier League	5	0	1	0	0[c]	0	6	0
Ekenäs IF	2024	Veikkausliiga	10	0	–		–		10	0
Career total			248	9	17	2	2	0	267	10

1. Includes Svenska Cupen and Kazakhstan Cup
2. Includes Allsvenskan promotion play-offs
3. Includes Kazakhstan League Cup

References

1. Benjamin Hjertstrand at Soccerway
2. "6. Benjamin Hjertstrand - Örebro SK". Fotbolltransfers.com. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
3. "𝐁𝐄𝐍𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 🤝 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒". instagram.com/jenisfk.kz/?hl=en (in Kazakh). Zhenis Instagram. 22 January 2024. Retrieved 22 January 2024.