| Dan Ekner | |
| Fullname: | Daniel Heimer Ekner |
| Birth Date: | 5 February 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Death Place: | Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1945 |
| Years2: | 1945–1949 |
| Years3: | 1949–1950 |
| Years4: | 1949–1950 |
| Years5: | 1950–1951 |
| Years6: | 1951–1953 |
| Years7: | 1953–1954 |
| Years8: | 1954–1955 |
| Years9: | 1955–1956 |
| Years10: | 1956–1958 |
| Years11: | 1958–1960 |
| Years12: | 1960–1962 |
| Years13: | 1962–1963 |
| Clubs1: | Örgryte IS |
| Clubs2: | IS Halmia |
| Clubs3: | IFK Göteborg |
| Clubs4: | Portsmouth F.C. |
| Clubs5: | Olympique de Marseille |
| Clubs6: | Fiorentina |
| Clubs7: | SPAL |
| Clubs8: | Chicago Vikings |
| Clubs9: | Atlético Madrid |
| Clubs10: | Rot-Weiss Essen |
| Clubs11: | PSV Eindhoven |
| Clubs12: | Örgryte IS |
| Clubs13: | Västra Frölunda IF |
| Caps2: | 75 |
| Goals2: | 16 |
| Caps3: | 19 |
| Goals3: | 12 |
| Caps4: | 5 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 27 |
| Goals5: | 8 |
| Caps6: | 60 |
| Goals6: | 11 |
| Caps7: | 31 |
| Goals7: | 5 |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Caps10: | 25 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Caps11: | 23 |
| Goals11: | 2 |
| Caps12: | 7 |
| Goals12: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1949 |
| Nationalteam1: | Sweden B |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Dan Heimer Ekner (5 February 1927 – 17 April 1975) was a Swedish footballer who played as a striker.[1] He played professionally in England, France, Italy, Spain, Germany, the United States, and the Netherlands during a club career that spanned between 1945 and 1963.
Ekner was the first Swedish player to play in the Football League when he played five games for Portsmouth during the 1949–50 season during which Portsmouth ended up winning the league title.[2] [3] While at Atletico Madrid, he was part of the team that reached the 1956 Copa del Rey final.[4] He also represented clubs in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States during his career.[5]
Ekner appeared once for the Sweden B team in 1949.[6]
Portsmouth