Emil Holm (footballer)
.jpg) Holm playing for Sweden in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emil Alfons Holm | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bologna | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2012 | Annebergs IF | ||
| 2012–2018 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | IFK Göteborg | 37 | (2) |
| 2021 | SønderjyskE | 20 | (3) |
| 2021–2024 | Spezia | 20 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | → SønderjyskE (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2023–2024 | → Atalanta (loan) | 22 | (1) |
| 2024– | Bologna | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018–2019 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2022– | Sweden | 14 | (2) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:40, 24 May 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:40, 10 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Emil Alfons Holm (born 13 May 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie A club Bologna and the Sweden national team.
Club career
On 27 January 2021, Holm joined Danish Superliga side SønderjyskE, signing a four-year contract with the club.[2]
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.[3][4]
On 31 August 2023, Holm joined Serie A club Atalanta on a season-long loan,[5][6] with the deal reportedly including an initial €2 million fee, as well as an €8.5 million option-to-buy.[6]
International career
Holm represented the Sweden U19 and U21 times a total of 16 times between 2018 and 2022.[7] He made his full international debut for Sweden on 16 November 2022 in a friendly game against Mexico, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 win.[8]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 May 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| SønderjyskE | 2020–21 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | 5 | |
| 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 25 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 3 | ||
| Total | 39 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 44 | 8 | |||
| Spezia | 2022–23 | Serie A | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 1 | |
| Atalanta (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 22 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7[b] | 0 | 32 | 1 |
| Bologna | 2024–25 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| Career total | 139 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 170 | 13 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup, Coppa Italia
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
- As of match played 10 June 2025[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2022 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 14 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Holm goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 September 2023 | Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden |  Austria
|
1–3 | 1–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying | [10] |
| 2 | 25 March 2025 | Strawberry Arena, Solna, Sweden | .svg.png){kind=small} Northern Ireland
|
1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly | [11] |
Honours
IFK Göteborg
Atalanta
Bologna
References
- ^ "Emil Holm". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ "SønderjyskE skriver med ung forsvarsspiller". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Emil Holm è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia Calcio (Press release) (in Italian). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ Jessen, Per (27 August 2021). "SønderjyskE sælger Emil Holm og lejer ham i Spezia". SønderjyskE (Press release) (in Danish). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ "Emil Holm nuovo innesto sulle corsie laterali". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Calcio: Atalanta; ufficiale Holm, eredita la n. 3 di Maehle". ANSA (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Emil Holm - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Sverige - Mexiko - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ Emil Holm at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta". Svensk fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Sverige - Nordirland - Matchfakta". Svensk fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "Pikar rivalen direkt efter cupguldet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "AC Milan 0–1 Bologna: Bologna win Coppa Italia to end 51-year trophy drought". BBC Sport. 14 May 2025. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
External links
- Profile at the Bologna FC 1909 website
- Emil Holm at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- #23 Emil Holm at ifkdb.com
- Emil Holm – UEFA competition record (archive)