Rob Holding

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)
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	3	(0)
National team
2016–	England U21	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2016 (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 13 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 3–4.^[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 25 October 2016.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	5	0
Career total			30	1	3	0	3	0	0	0	36	1

Honours

International

England U21

• Toulon Tournament: 2016

Individual

• Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year: 2015–16

References

1. "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.
2. Veevers, Nicholas (19 May 2016). "Rob Holding's 'honour' after England U21 call for Toulon". The FA. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
3. Murphy, Dan (22 April 2016). "Scout Report: Rob Holding - Bolton Wanderer's talented defender". Outside Of The Boot. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
4. "Rob Holding: Bury sign Bolton defender on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
5. "Cambridge 0-2 Bury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
6. "Bolton 0-1 Burton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
7. "Rob Holding wins Player of the Year for 2015/16". Bolton Wanderers FC. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
8. "Rob Holding joins Arsenal". Bolton Wanderers F.C. Official Site. 22 July 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
9. "FT: Arsenal 3-4 Liverpool".
10. "Rob Holding called into Under-21s squad for Toulon trip". TheFA.com. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
11. "Arsenal close to £2m deal for Bolton's England Under-21 defender Rob Holding". The Guardian. 19 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
12. "Games played by Rob Holding in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
13. "Games played by Rob Holding in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
14. "Games played by Rob Holding in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

External links

• Robert Holding career statistics at Soccerbase