Rasmus Sebastian Holmén (born 29 April 1992) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

IF Elfsborg Idrottsföreningen Elfsborg, more commonly known as IF Elfsborg or simply Elfsborg (), is a professional association football, football club based in Borås, Sweden, and is affiliated to the Västergötlands Fotbollförbund. They play in the Alls ...

. He has won six

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for the Sweden national team.

Club career

Elfsborg

Holmén made his debut in

on 22 April 2013 against

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, replacing injured

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Dynamo Moscow

On 18 February 2016, he moved to Russia on a 3.5-year contract with

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. On 12 June 2019, he left Dynamo upon the expiration of his contract.

Willem II

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

International career

Holmén was a part of the Sweden U21 team that won the

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. He made his full international debut for the Sweden national team on 15 January 2015 in a friendly 2–0 win against the

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, replacing

Johan Mårtensson Johan Daniel Mårtensson (born 16 February 1989) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career GAIS During his career at GAIS, he first came from the third-tier club Skövde AIK and, therefore, had some ti ...

in the 89th minute. On 16 March 2022, he announced his retirement from international football after having won six

for his country between 2015 and 2020.

Personal life

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

Career statistics

Club

SwedenU21 04 Sebastian Holmen 130606 Sve-Sch 3-2 174200 6424

International

Honours

Sweden U21 *

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2015 2015 was designated by the United Nations as: * International Year of Light * International Year of Soil __TOC__ Events January * January 1 – Lithuania officially adopts the euro as its currency, replacing the litas, and becomes ...

References

External links

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* 1992 births Living people Footballers from Borås Men's association football defenders Swedish men's footballers Allsvenskan players Russian Premier League players Eredivisie players IF Elfsborg players FC Dynamo Moscow players Willem II Tilburg players Sweden men's under-21 international footballers Sweden men's international footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Russia Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands 21st-century Swedish sportsmen {{Sweden-footy-defender-stub