Sebastian Holmén

Sebastian Holmén
Personal information
Full name	Rasmus Sebastian Holmén
Date of birth	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
2012–2016	IF Elfsborg
2016–2019	Dynamo Moscow
2019–2021	Willem II
2021–2022	Çaykur Rizespor
2022–	IF Elfsborg
International career
2013–2015	Sweden U21
2015–2020	Sweden
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Sweden
UEFA European Under-21 Championship
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 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

Elfsborg

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

Dynamo Moscow

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

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

International career

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

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

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 November 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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
Willem II	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
IF Elfsborg	2023	Allsvenskan	29	1					29	1
Career total			294	8	27	2	23	3	344	12

International

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

Honours

Sweden U21

UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015

References

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

External links

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

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[HolmenBeciraj-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.

[:0-4] "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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