Rob Holding
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Samuel Holding[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 September 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Stalybridge, England | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club 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 | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2016–2017 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2017 (UTC). | |||
Robert Samuel "Rob" Holding (born 20 September 1995) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for Arsenal. Holding previously played for club Bolton Wanderers and as of now features for the England national under-21 football team.[2]
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 Premier League season opener against Liverpool, which Arsenal lost 4–3.[9] On 7 December 2016, Holding made his UEFA Champions League debut in Arsenal's 4–1 win over FC Basel at St. Jakob Park.[10]
In the final two months of the season, Holding became a regular member of Arsenal's starting line-up, with the team winning all six of the matches he played in the Premier League. On 27 May 2017, he played the full 90 minutes in the Gunners' 2–1 victory over Chelsea in the 2017 FA Cup Final.[11]
International career
On 15 May 2016, Holding was called up to the England under-21 squad for the Toulon Tournament as a replacement for Everton defender Brendan Galloway.[12] He made his debut for Gareth Southgate's team when starting the game against Guinea on 23 May. England went on to win the tournament with Holding making two appearances.[13] Holding was selected for England's squad for the 2017 European Under-21 Championships that was held in Poland.[14]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 27 May 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[15] | League Two | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bolton | 2015–16[16] | Championship | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| Arsenal | 2016–17[17] | Premier League | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Career total | 36 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 49 | 1 | ||
Honours
Club
- Arsenal[11]
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.
- ↑ "Rob Holding". Eurosport.com.
- ↑ 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.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "Basel 1-4 Arsenal". The Guardian. 20 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea". BBC. 27 May 2017.
- ↑ "Rob Holding called into Under-21s squad for Toulon trip". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- 1 2 "Arsenal close to £2m deal for Bolton.s England Under-21 defender Rob Holding". The Guardian. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ↑ "European Under-21 Championship: Ruben Loftus-Cheek out of England squad". BBC Sport. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
- ↑ "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
