Emil Holm keeps Bologna on tenterhooksThe winger who arrived in this transfer window from Spezia, in fact suffered a sprain to his right knee during yesterday’s training and will leave the retreat in Alto Adige tomorrow to return to the city and undergo instrumental tests that will tell us more about his injury.
Bologna’s press release from June 28th.
“Bologna FC 1909 announces that it has definitively acquired the rights to the sporting performances of defender Emil Holm from Spezia Calcio.
The eleventh Swedish footballer in the club’s history, Emil Holm is a defender born in 2000, known for his excellent physical and athletic skills.
Born as a footballer in the ranks of Annebergs IF, a few kilometers from the city of Gothenburg, in the summer of 2012 he joined the youth team of IFK Göteborg. In 2018 he made his debut in the first team, quickly becoming an important element of the squad. In January 2021 he was sold to the Danish club Sønderjyske and subsequently, in August 2021, he was purchased by Spezia Calcio who left him on loan to the Danish team for another year. He returned to Liguria the following season, collecting 20 appearances and one goal. The 2023-2024 championship saw him on loan to Atalanta with whom he recorded 22 appearances, one goal and one assist, finally managing to win the Europa League with the Bergamo team.
In the national team he represented Sweden at youth level with the Under-19 (7 appearances) and Under-21 (6 appearances and 2 goals) national teams, performances that in November 2022 earned him his first call-up to the senior national team, with which he currently has 8 appearances and one goal.
Skilled in tackling and positioning, Holm has good timing in his interventions and aerial duels. His defensive ability is reinforced by an excellent understanding of the game. In attack he excels in crossing from the right flank and dribbling, has confident ball control and precise passing.
Holm represents the prototype of the modern full-back: a defender capable of contributing significantly in both phases of the game. His combination of technical, physical and tactical skills makes him a complete and versatile player. From June 2024 he will be a permanent rossoblù”.