Rob Holding
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Samuel Holding[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Tameside, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2013 | Bolton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Bolton Wanderers | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Bury (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016– | Arsenal | 4 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2016– | England U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 April 2017 (UTC) | |||
Robert Samuel "Rob" Holding (born 20 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays for Arsenal and England U21s.
Club career
Bolton Wanderers
Holding began his career with Bolton Wanderers at the age of seven, progressing through the youth ranks at the club and joined League Two Bury on loan in March 2015.[3][4] He made his professional debut on 3 April 2015 in a 2–0 win against Cambridge United,[5] and made his Bolton debut on 11 August 2015 in a 1–0 League Cup defeat to Burton Albion.[6] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 January 2016 in a home game against Milton Keynes Dons. Holding was voted as Bolton Wanderers' Player of the Season for the 2015–16 campaign,[7] as the Trotters finished bottom of the league and returned to the third tier of English football, for the first time in 23 years.
Arsenal
On 22 July 2016, Holding joined Arsenal for an undisclosed fee.[8] Following injuries to centre-backs Per Mertesacker and Gabriel Paulista, he was called upon to make his Arsenal debut in the 2016–17 season opener against Liverpool, which Arsenal lost 4–3.[9]
International career
On 15 May 2016, he was called up to the England under-21 squad for the Toulon Tournament as a replacement for Everton defender Brendan Galloway.[10] He made his debut for Gareth Southgate's team when starting the game against Guinea on 23 May 2016. England went on to win the tournament with Holding making two appearances.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 19 April 2017.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bury (loan) | 2014–15[12] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bolton | 2015–16[13] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Arsenal | 2016–17[14] | Premier League | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career total | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
Honours
International
- England U21
Individual
References
- ^ "The Football League Limited: Club list of registered players as at 16th May 2015" (PDF). The Football League. 16 May 2015. p. 46. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Veevers, Nicholas (19 May 2016). "Rob Holding's 'honour' after England U21 call for Toulon". The FA. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Murphy, Dan (22 April 2016). "Scout Report: Rob Holding - Bolton Wanderer's talented defender". Outside Of The Boot. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Rob Holding: Bury sign Bolton defender on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Cambridge 0-2 Bury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Bolton 0-1 Burton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Rob Holding wins Player of the Year for 2015/16". Bolton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Rob Holding joins Arsenal". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Arsenal 3–4 Liverpool". BBC Sport. 14 August 2016.
- ^ "Rob Holding called into Under-21s squad for Toulon trip". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ^ a b "Arsenal close to £2m deal for Bolton's England Under-21 defender Rob Holding". The Guardian. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Rob Holding in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Rob Holding in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Games played by Rob Holding in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
External links
- Robert Holding at Soccerbase
