Kevin Holmén

Kevin Holmén
Personal information
Full name Kevin Kristoffer Holmén
Date of birth (2001-12-13) 13 December 2001 (age 22)
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Degerfors IF (on loan from IF Elfsborg)
Number 8
Youth career
Annelunds IF
–2020 IF Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– IF Elfsborg 7 (0)
2022 → Skövde AIK (loan) 16 (1)
2023 → Örgryte IS (loan) 13 (1)
2024– → Degerfors IF (loan) 29 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024

Kevin Holmén (born 13 December 2001) is a Swedish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Degerfors IF, on loan from IF Elfsborg in Allsvenskan.[2]

Career

Wikman started his youth career in Annelunds IF.[1] He then played youth football for IF Elfsborg and attended the football gymnasium in Borås. Ahead of the 2021 season he was promoted to the senior team alongside Oliver Zandén, Noah Söderberg and Jack Cooper Love.[3]

He did not play any league games in 2021, but made his Allsvenskan debut in October 2022 against Varberg.[4] Earlier in 2022 he had been loaned to Skövde AIK.[5] In 2023 he was loaned to Örgryte IS,[6] followed by another loan to Degerfors IF in 2024.

Personal life

Kevin Holmén is a son of Kristoffer Holmén. In 2014, they played a match together for low-level team Annelunds IF.[7] Notably, Kevin Holmén is a nephew of fellow Elfsborg players Samuel Holmén and Sebastian Holmén.[8][9]

Kevin Holmén was born with a hearing defect. After several surgeries, Holmén entered senior football with hearing in one ear, and played with a hearing aid.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Kevin Holmén". Fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  2. ^ Kevin Holmén at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  3. ^ Nilsson, Stefan (22 January 2021). "Nya i A-laget – succé direkt: "Var helt sjukt"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  4. ^ Diamant, Jonathan Pinheiro (19 October 2022). "Här kommer ännu en Holmén: "Skitroligt"". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  5. ^ Julin, Max (17 June 2022). "Officiellt: Elfsborg förlänger med Kevin Holmén - och lånar ut honom" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Kevin Holmén gjorde sin debut för Örgryte mot Brage". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 29 July 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  7. ^ Mokander, J. (1 December 2014). "Far och son i samma lag – då blev det seger" (in Swedish). Lokalfotboll.se. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  8. ^ "Två generationer Holmén på plan när Elfsborg vann" (in Swedish). P4. 19 October 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  9. ^ "Dags för en ny Holmén att göra avtryck i Elfsborg". Alingsås Tidning (in Swedish). 31 October 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Kevin, 20, föddes utan öra: "Hatar att åka till sjukhus"". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 19 November 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
  11. ^ Lindvall, Ella (3 November 2022). "Holmén spelar med hörselnedsättning: "Jag hade en period då jag ville skita i fotbollen"" (in Swedish). Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 21 March 2024.