[1] Ekberg is a full Swedish international, making his debut in 1994.
[2] He rode in the British leagues,[3] starting with Oxford Cheetahs for the 1994 season.
[4] The following season he was subject to an attempt to sign him by King's Lynn Stars[5] but joined Eastbourne Eagles, where he won the Elite League Championship in 1995.
[6] He returned to the British Premier League with the Glasgow Tigers after a ten-year absence in 2005.
[2] In 2007, the Rye House Rockets signed Ekberg mid season to replace the injured Stuart Robson and the Rockets went on to become Premier League champions that season.