Junior Eldstål

Youth academy

Eldstål previously played for two English (Aldershot and Reading) clubs, before having a trial with Malaysian outfit. With a Swedish father, Eldstål holds a Swedish passport but decided to pursue Malaysian citizenship because his mother is Sabahan. When he turned 19, he was enrolled in UWE Hartpury College Football Academy, where he studied a Sports Coaching degree while also being a part of the elite football programme. During his time with UWE, he also played for Slimbridge in 2012 on a part-time basis in the Hellenic Football League before he decided to play for Sarawak in the Malaysia Premier League.

Sarawak

2013–14 season

In April 2013, Eldstål signed with Sarawak and made his league debut on 17 April 2013 in a second leg FA Cup Malaysia 0–2 home defeat against Kelantan as a last minute substitution. Since Eldstål joined the Crocs in April, he helped Sarawak win their first premiership domestic trophy in almost 16 years. Sarawak had an unbeaten run which was the league record. Eldstål, who had yet to score his first goal for Sarawak, had the distinction of providing two assists leading to two goals as the other goal scored by Zamri Morshidi was a similar result provided by his back-flick again. Sarawak officially booked their spot in the quarterfinals of the 2013 Malaysia Cup as they smashed in six goals against Perak to secure an impeccable 6–1 win. In 2014, Sarawak was back in the Malaysia Super League since 2012, Eldstål…

Malaysia XI

In July 2013, Eldstål was called up to join the Harimau Muda A squad for the World University Games in Kazan, but he was not allowed to be registered for the tournament due to technical issues. On 11 July 2013, Eldstål was named in the senior squad for the first time in K. Rajagopal's 23-man shortlist for the upcoming July friendly against Chonburi on 16 July 2013. He later received a call-up for a match against Chelsea and Barcelona.

Malaysia

On 7 September 2013, Eldstål earned his first under-23 cap in a game against Singapore U-23 and scored his first goal for the squad on 14 September 2013 in the Merdeka Cup final against Myanmar U-23. Malaysia emerged as Asia Cup Champion after defeating Myanmar 2–0 at the Darul Makmur Stadium, with the match concluding with his goal in the 90th minute. In September 2014, Ong Kim Swee named Eldstål in his final 23-man squad for the 2014 Asian Games, playing in Group A for the tournament in Incheon, South Korea. Eldstål played just two games in the tournament, a 0–3 loss in the first round match against the host South Korea. He missed the second round match, a 4–0 win over Laos, due to a minor calf injury. With only playing two games during the tournament, Malaysia finished third in the group after being knocked out as they lost 0–3 to Saudi Arabia on 21 September.

Born in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah to a Malaysian mother from Sabah and Swedish father. Eldstål's family moved to Stockholm, when he was two years old, and then to Guildford, Surrey, England in 1999.

Eldstål is half-Swedish and half-Malaysian. He received the FAM Most Promising Player Award in 2013.