Smilla Holmberg
Swedish footballer
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Smilla Hilma Holmberg (born 11 October 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Women's Super League club Arsenal and the Swedish national team.
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Holmberg with Hammarby IF in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Smilla Hilma Holmberg | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2022 | Hammarby IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022 | Älvsjö | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2026 | Hammarby IF | 67 | (8) |
| 2026– | Arsenal | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022–2023 | Sweden U17 | 16 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Sweden U19 | 22 | (1) |
| 2024 | Sweden U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2025– | Sweden | 13 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 April 2026 | |||
Early life
Smilla Holmberg was born on 11 October 2006 and grew up on Södermalm in Stockholm. She began playing football at the age of seven with Hammarby IF, having previously tried several other sports. Holmberg progressed through Hammarby's youth academy and made her senior debut for the club at the age of 15.[1]
Club career
Holmberg made one senior appearance for Älvsjö AIK in 2022 before joining Hammarby IF’s first team later the same year. In late 2022, she trained with Olympique Lyonnais during a visit to France while still under contract with Hammarby.[2]
Holmberg debuted in a Svenska Cupen match in late 2022 and became a regular part of the squad during the 2023 season, contributing to the club’s Damallsvenskan and Svenska Cupen titles.[1]
In May 2024, she extended her contract with Hammarby until the end of 2026.[3] During the 2025 season, Holmberg emerged as one of the team's top scorers, registering four goals and one assist in the opening four league matches.[4]
On 5 January 2026, it was announced Holmberg had signed for English side Arsenal.[5][6] On 10 January, Holmberg made her Arsenal debut, coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute, in a 0–0 draw against Manchester United.[7] Later that year, on 29 April, she scored her first goals by netting a brace in a 7–0 win over Leicester City.[8]
International career
On 11 June 2025, Holmberg received her first call-up for the Sweden senior national team, when she was included in Peter Gerhardsson's 23-player squad for the UEFA Euro 2025 in Switzerland. Aged 18, she was the youngest player in the squad.[9] A month later, on 12 July, she scored her first goal in a 4–1 win over Germany during the Euro 2025.[10]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Älvsjö AIK | 2022 | Elitettan | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Hammarby IF | 2022 | Damallsvenskan | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | Damallsvenskan | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||||
| 2024 | Damallsvenskan | 25 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | — | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2025 | Damallsvenskan | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 1 | — | 33 | 8 | |||
| Total | 67 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 10 | ||
| Arsenal | 2025–26 | Women's Super League | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[c] | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| Career total | 77 | 10 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 118 | 12 | ||
- Includes Svenska Cupen and Women's FA Cup
- Includes Women's League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League
- Two appearances in UEFA Women's Champions League, four appearances and one goal in UEFA Women's Europa Cup
- Appearances in FIFA Women's Champions Cup
International
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 12 July 2025 | Stadion Letzigrund, Zurich, Switzerland |  Germany | 2–1 | 4–1 | UEFA Women's Euro 2025 |
Honours
Hammarby IF
Arsenal
