Sebastian Holmén

Rasmus Sebastian Holmén (born 29 April 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg. He is known for his passing-skills and strong positioning. A full international between 2015 and 2020, he won six caps for the Sweden national team.

Sebastian Holmén
Holmén with Dynamo Moscow in 2016
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Sebastian Holmén
Date of birth (1992-04-29) 29 April 1992
Place of birth Borås, Sweden
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 IF Elfsborg
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2007 Annelunds IF
2007–2012 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 IF Elfsborg 75 (2)
2016–2019 Dynamo Moscow 86 (0)
2019–2021 Willem II 56 (4)
2021–2022 Çaykur Rizespor 33 (0)
2022– IF Elfsborg 36 (0)
International career
2013–2015 Sweden U21 12 (0)
2015–2020 Sweden 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 September 2023

Club career

Elfsborg

Holmén made his debut in Allsvenskan on 22 April 2013 against Djurgården, replacing injured Jon Jönsson. He was later invited to the Sweden U21 to play against Switzerland and Cuba U20.[1]

Dynamo Moscow

On 18 February 2016, he moved to Russia on a 3.5-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[2] On 12 June 2019, he left Dynamo upon the expiration of his contract.[3]

Willem II

On 24 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with the Dutch club Willem II.[4]

International career

Holmén was a part of the Sweden U21 team that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[5] He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 15 January 2015 in a friendly 2–0 win against the Ivory Coast, replacing Johan Mårtensson in the 89th minute.[6] On 16 March 2022, he announced his retirement from international football after having won six caps for his country between 2015 and 2020.[7]

Personal life

Sebastian is the younger brother of the former Sweden national team midfielder Samuel Holmén.[8]

Career statistics

Club
Holmén playing for the Sweden national under-21 football team in 2013
As of 24 April 2019
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Elfsborg 2012 Allsvenskan 00102030
2013 Allsvenskan 1913061282
2014 Allsvenskan 2717162404
2015 Allsvenskan 2906050400
Total 7521711931116
Dynamo Moscow 2015–16 Premier League 10000–100
2016–17 National League 33031–361
2017–18 Premier League 23010–240
2018–19 Premier League 20020–220
Total 8606100921
Career total 16122321932037

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 2 0
Total 6 0

Honours

Sweden U21

References
  1. "Sebastian Holmén uttagen i U-21 landslaget". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. Бечирай и Хольмен - в «Динамо» (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 18 February 2016.
  3. Себастьян Хольмен покинул «Динамо» [Sebastian Holmen left Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 12 June 2019.
  4. "SEBASTIAN HOLMÉN TEKENT VOOR TWEE JAAR" [SEBASTIAN HOLMÉN SIGNS FOR TWO YEARS] (in Dutch). Willem II. 24 July 2019.
  5. "Sebastian Holmén - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  6. "Sverige - Elfenbenskusten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  7. "Janne Anderssons besked: Holmén slutar i landslaget". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-03-16.
  8. "Sebastian Holmén om att vara lillebror till Samuel". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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