Emil Alfons Holm (born 13 May 2000) is a Swedish professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right-back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for club
Bologna
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and the
Sweden national team.
Club career
On 27 January 2021, Holm joined
Danish Superliga
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side
SønderjyskE
SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...
, signing a four-year contract with the club.
On 27 August of the same year, Holm joined Italian club
Spezia, before being sent back to SønderjyskE on loan for the rest of the season.
On 31 August 2023, Holm joined
Serie A
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club
Atalanta
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There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...
on a season-long loan,
with the deal reportedly including an initial €2 million fee, as well as an €8.5 million option-to-buy.
International career
Holm represented the
Sweden U19 and
U21 times a total of 16 times between 2018 and 2022.
He made his full international debut for
Sweden
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on 16 November 2022 in a
friendly game against
Mexico
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, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win.
Career statistics
Club
International
:''Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Holm goal.''
Honours
IFK Göteborg
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Svenska Cupen:
2019–20
Atalanta
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UEFA Europa League
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:
2023–24
References
External links
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2000 births
Living people
Swedish men's footballers
Footballers from Gothenburg
Men's association football fullbacks
Sweden men's youth international footballers
Allsvenskan players
Danish Superliga players
Serie A players
IFK Göteborg players
Sønderjyske Fodbold players
Spezia Calcio players
Atalanta BC players
Bologna FC 1909 players
Swedish expatriate men's footballers
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
UEFA Europa League winning players