Smilla Holmberg

Smilla Holmberg

Personal information
Full name	Smilla Hilma Holmberg
Date of birth	(2006-10-11) 11 October 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Hammarby IF
Number	31
Youth career
2013–2022	Hammarby IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022	Älvsjö	1	(0)
2022–	Hammarby IF	52	(6)
International career‡
2022–2023	Sweden U17	16	(1)
2023–2025	Sweden U19	22	(1)
2024	Sweden U23	3	(0)
2025–	Sweden	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 July 2025

Smilla Hilma Holmberg (born 11 October 2006) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Damallsvenskan club Hammarby IF and the Sweden women's national team.

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]

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 Women's Euro 2025 in Switzerland. Aged 18, she was the youngest player in the squad. ^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 20 June 2025 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ^[6]

Club	Season	League			National cup [a]		League cup		Continental		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	24	2	6	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	30	2
	2025	Damallsvenskan	12	4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	4
Career total			53	6	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	68	6

1. Includes Svenska Cupen

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

• Svenska Cupen: 2022–23, 2024–25
• Damallsvenskan: 2023

References

1. Sjöberg, Jonathan (4 October 2023). "16-åriga Smilla Holmberg om drömmarna: "Vill komma ut i Europa"". Fotbollskanalen. TV4. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
2. "Avslöjar: Bajentalang tränar med Lyon". Fotbollskanalen. 8 November 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
3. "Officiellt: Hammarby förlänger med Smilla Holmberg". Fotbolldirekt. 2 May 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
4. "Talangernas målsuccé i damallsvenskan". SVT Sport. 25 April 2025. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
5. "Svenska EM-truppen 2025" [Swedish European Championship squad 2025] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 11 June 2025. Archived from the original on 15 June 2025. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
6. Svenskfotboll.se – Smilla Holmberg

External links

• Smilla Holmberg at FBref.com
• Smilla Holmberg at kicker (in German)
• Smilla Holmberg at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)