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Sebastian Holmén

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Sebastian Holmén
Personal information
Full name Rasmus Sebastian Holmén
Date of birth (1992-04-29) 29 April 1992 (age 32)
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 61 (4)
International career
2013–2015 Sweden U21 12 (0)
2015–2020 Sweden 6 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
Winner 2015 Czech Republic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 July 2024

Rasmus Sebastian Holmén (born 29 April 1992) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Allsvenskan club IF Elfsborg. He has won six caps for the Sweden national team.

Club career

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Elfsborg

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Holmén made his debut in Allsvenskan on 22 April 2013 against Djurgården, replacing injured Jon Jönsson.

Dynamo Moscow

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On 18 February 2016, he moved to Russia on a 3.5-year contract with Dynamo Moscow.[1] On 12 June 2019, he left Dynamo upon the expiration of his contract.[2]

Willem II

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On 24 July 2019, he signed a two-year contract with the Dutch club Willem II.[3]

International career

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Holmén was a part of the Sweden U21 team that won the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[4]

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.[5] On 16 March 2022, he announced his retirement from international football after having won six caps for his country between 2015 and 2020.

Personal life

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Sebastian is the younger brother of the former Sweden national team midfielder Samuel Holmén.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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Holmén playing for the Sweden national under-21 football team in 2013
As of 28 November 2023
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
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
Willem II 2019–20 Eredivise 26 1 3 0 29 1
2020–21 Eredivise 30 3 1 0 2 0 33 3
Rizespor 2021–22 Süper Lig 33 0 33 0
IF Elfsborg 2022 Allsvenskan 15 0 2 0 17 0
2023 Allsvenskan 29 1 29 1
Career total 294 8 27 2 23 3 344 12

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2015 2 0
2016 2 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 0 0
2020 2 0
2021 0 0
2022 0 0
Total 6 0

Honours

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Sweden U21

References

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  1. ^ Бечирай и Хольмен - в «Динамо» (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ Себастьян Хольмен покинул «Динамо» [Sebastian Holmen left Dynamo] (in Russian). FC Dynamo Moscow. 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ "SEBASTIAN HOLMÉN TEKENT VOOR TWEE JAAR" [SEBASTIAN HOLMÉN SIGNS FOR TWO YEARS] (in Dutch). Willem II. 24 July 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Sebastian Holmén - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Sverige - Elfenbenskusten - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Sebastian Holmén om att vara lillebror till Samuel". Retrieved 1 June 2013.
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