Sam Ekdal

Left Forward - Almagro
14 Jul 2029
Saturday
Process

Events

60
Severity
Mood
  1. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  2. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  3. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  4. He has made a formal demand: A loan, for games

    Mind
  5. Wants to head back home

    Serious
    Cause
    After a long, difficult settling period he is openly hoping for a move home or to a familiar club. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  6. Still struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has not yet made the connections that come naturally to most signings.
  7. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  8. Lack of playing time

  9. Manager trust is growing

    Moderate
    Cause
    A supportive tone left him motivated to respond.
    Outlook
    Manager trust should improve if this form continues.
  10. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  11. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  12. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  13. He has come to believe: He struggles away from home

    Mind
  14. He has said it out loud: A loan, for games

    Mind
  15. He has come to believe: This is where he broke through — Almagro

    Mind
  16. Wants to head back home

    Serious
    Cause
    After a long, difficult settling period he is openly hoping for a move home or to a familiar club. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  17. Still struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has not yet made the connections that come naturally to most signings.
  18. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  19. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  20. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  21. Breakthrough into the senior squad

  22. Made his senior debut for the club

  23. Stung by a half-time roasting

    Minor
    Cause
    The team were behind, and the manager needed a response.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  24. Dressing-room inquest after a humiliating result

  25. He has said it out loud: To learn the language

    Mind
  26. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind
  27. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind
  28. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  29. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  30. Praised by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  31. Loan listing accepted

    Moderate
    Cause
    The clubs have agreed in principle to take him on loan.
  32. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  33. Wants to head back home

    Serious
    Cause
    After a long, difficult settling period he is openly hoping for a move home or to a familiar club. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  34. Still struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has not yet made the connections that come naturally to most signings.
  35. Head coach left the club

  36. Energised by the new manager's arrival

  37. He has said it out loud: A loan, for games

    Mind
  38. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind
  39. Worried by competition from a new signing Duncan Onyango

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  40. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Minor
    Cause
    He has unresolved concerns over his contract. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.
  41. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  42. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.
  43. He has started to want: To go home

    Mind
  44. Wants to head back home

    Serious
    Cause
    After a long, difficult settling period he is openly hoping for a move home or to a familiar club. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  45. Still struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has not yet made the connections that come naturally to most signings.
  46. Contract offer arrived

    Minor
    Cause
    The terms are still being weighed against his expectations.
  47. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $7.5K/y
  48. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $7.5K/y
  49. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind
  50. He has started to want: A settled future

    Mind
  51. Wants to head back home

    Serious
    Cause
    After a long, difficult settling period he is openly hoping for a move home or to a familiar club. (The move took him to a different continent.; He still does not speak the local language.)
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.
  52. Still struggling to settle into the squad

    Moderate
    Cause
    He has not yet made the connections that come naturally to most signings.
  53. Joined a club well below his ambitions

  54. Struggling to settle into the squad

    Serious
    Cause
    The settling-in period at a new club is the bigger picture. The language gap is making integration harder.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.
  55. Turned down the offered deal

    Serious
    Cause
    He turned down the club's offer. The wage was below his expectations.
  56. Contract renewal rejected

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $7.9K/y
  57. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $7.9K/y
  58. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Almagro
  59. Free transfer listed

    Decision
    Cause
    Released by mutual agreement
    Who
    Board
  60. Contract expired — became a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Örgryte U18 →