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 has won six caps for the Sweden national team.

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	68	(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 13 November 2024

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

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

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

Sweden U21

• UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2015