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 (age 30)
Place of birth	Borås, Sweden
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Centre back
Club 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	0	(0)
International career
2013–2015	Sweden U21	12	(0)
2015–2020	Sweden	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2022

Club career

Elfsborg

Holmén made his debut in Allsvenskan on 22 April 2013 against Djurgårdens, 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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Elfsborg	2012	Allsvenskan	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	0
	2013	Allsvenskan	19	1	3	0	6	1	28	2
	2014	Allsvenskan	27	1	7	1	6	2	40	4
	2015	Allsvenskan	29	0	6	0	5	0	40	0
	Total		75	2	17	1	19	3	111	6
Dynamo Moscow	2015–16	Premier League	10	0	0	0	–		10	0
	2016–17	National League	33	0	3	1	–		36	1
	2017–18	Premier League	23	0	1	0	–		24	0
	2018–19	Premier League	20	0	2	0	–		22	0
	Total		86	0	6	1	0	0	92	1
Career total			161	2	23	2	19	3	203	7

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

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

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.

External links

• Sebastian Holmén at IF Elfsborg (in Swedish)
• at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
• Sebastian Holmén on Instagram