Rob Holding

Rob Holding
Holding playing for Arsenal in 2018
Personal information
Full name Robert Samuel Holding[1]
Date of birth (1995-09-20) 20 September 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Stalybridge, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)[3]
Position(s) Centre-back[4]
Team information
Current team
Crystal Palace
Number 4
Youth career
2003–2014 Bolton Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Bolton Wanderers 26 (1)
2015Bury (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2023 Arsenal 98 (2)
2023– Crystal Palace 1 (0)
International career
2016–2017 England U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2023 (UTC)

Robert Samuel Holding (born 20 September 1995) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Crystal Palace.

Holding progressed through the Bolton Wanderers youth system, making his senior debut in April 2015 while on loan at Bury. After one season in the Bolton first team, he signed for Premier League club Arsenal in July 2016. He has won the FA Cup twice and the FA Community Shield three times with the club. At Arsenal, he earned a reputation as a dogged defender, with good tackling and aerial ability. Holding has also represented England at under-21 level and was part of the team that won the Toulon Tournament in 2016.

  1. ^ "Squads for 2017/18 Premier League confirmed". Premier League. 1 September 2017. Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Rob Holding: Overview". ESPN. Archived from the original on 3 June 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Rob Holding: Overview". Premier League. Archived from the original on 1 August 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Rob Holding". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 June 2018.