Emil Holm (footballer)

Emil Holm

Holm playing for Sweden in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Emil Alfons Holm
Date of birth	(2000-05-13) 13 May 2000 (age 24)
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	13	(1)
International career^‡
2018–2019	Sweden U19	7	(0)
2021–2022	Sweden U21	9	(2)
2022–	Sweden	10	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:38, 25 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, 19 November 2024 (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 29 January 2025[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	13	1	1	0	4[c]	0	18	1
Career total			131	11	16	2	12	0	159	13

1. Includes Svenska Cupen, Danish Cup, Coppa Italia
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International

As of match played 19 November 2024[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	2022	2	0
	2023	3	1
	2024	5	0
Total		10	1

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Holm goal.

List of international goals scored by Emil Holm

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]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

• Svenska Cupen: 2019–20[11]

Atalanta

• UEFA Europa League: 2023–24[12]

References

1. "Emil Holm". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
2. "SønderjyskE skriver med ung forsvarsspiller". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). 27 January 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
3. "Emil Holm è un nuovo calciatore dello Spezia". Spezia Calcio (Press release) (in Italian). 27 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
4. Jessen, Per (27 August 2021). "SønderjyskE sælger Emil Holm og lejer ham i Spezia". SønderjyskE (Press release) (in Danish). Retrieved 31 August 2023.
5. "Emil Holm nuovo innesto sulle corsie laterali". Atalanta BC (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
6. "Calcio: Atalanta; ufficiale Holm, eredita la n. 3 di Maehle". ANSA (in Italian). 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
7. "Emil Holm - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
8. "Sverige - Mexiko - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
9. Emil Holm at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
10. "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta". Svensk fotboll (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 September 2023.
11. "Pikar rivalen direkt efter cupguldet". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 30 July 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
12. "Atalanta 3-0 Leverkusen: Lookman treble brings UEFA Europa League glory to Bergamo". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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)